How did the invention of the wheel change the way people lived?
The Round Revolution
How did the invention of the wheel change the way people lived?
Picture a world without wheels. No bikes, no carts, no skateboards, no pizza cutters. Everything you wanted to move, you dragged, carried, or rolled on your own two feet. Then, somewhere around 5,500 years ago, someone in the ancient Middle East made a round thing that turned — and the world started spinning a little faster.
Here's the funny part: the wheel did not start out as a way to move stuff around. Its very first job was making pottery. Potters spun wet clay on a flat turning disc so they could shape smooth, round bowls. The wheel was a kitchen gadget long before it was a vehicle.
