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The History of Cats as Domesticated Pets

By spud167
  • 7500 BCE

    Cats were first discoverd

    Back then there was only two breeds of cats the North African wildcat and the Southwest Asian wildcat
  • 1950 BCE

    Cats were first domesticated

    Cats were first domesticated
    The Egyptions domesticated them and treated them like gods after they found out they protect grains from mice
  • 900 BCE

    North America got cats from European settlers

    North America got cats from European settlers
    Cats used to be an item for trading and those cats weren't just normal cats they were North African wildcat and the Southwest Asian wildcat
  • 500 BCE

    After Egypt cats started to move to China

    After Egypt cats started to move to China
    Cats in Egypt started to run out of food and like most cats they didn't want to sttay in one play for too long
  • 250 BCE

    Britain got cats from Chinese boats

    Britain got cats from Chinese boats
    The Chinese traded cats to Britain but the Chinese didn't know that Britain had cats but they wern't domesticated so the doemesticated and nondomesticated cats bred and new breeds were made
  • Queen Victoria introduced cats to the world

    Her dog lost a fight to a cat so she spread her knowledge about cats
  • Cats became the world's most popular pet

    They became the world's most popular pet because of there are so many different types of cats but the top 10 most popular cats are Maine Coon, Ragamuffin, Ragdoll, Persian, American Shorthair, Abyssinian, Siamese, Tonkinese, Russian Blue, and Bengal