CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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more goods could be moved over longer distances
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injuries increased
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the way that wars were fought changed
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farming became easier and faster
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Detailed explanation-1: -They came up with a way of building wheels by clamping pieces of wood together. Before the wheel, Sumerians had to drag their goods on flat-bottomed carts called sledges. The sledges often got stuck in the mud, and couldn’t carry heavy loads of supplies. So, wheeled carts made transportation much easier.
Detailed explanation-2: -First, transport: the wheel began to be used on carts and battle chariots. Second, and more importantly, it contributed to the mechanisation of agriculture (animal traction, crop irrigation) and craft industries (for example, the centrifugal force of the wheel is the basic mechanism in windmills).
Detailed explanation-3: -The use of wheel made transportation easier and faster. Wheel was put to great use by the potters. They started making fine potteries of different shapes and sizes quickly on wheels. Later, the wheel was also used for spinning and weaving.