WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Though often thought of as one of the earliest inventions, the wheel actually arrived after the invention of agriculture, boats, woven cloth, and pottery. It was invented sometime around 3, 500 BCE.

Detailed explanation-2: -However, the ancient Mesopotamian people are widely believed to have invented the wheel around 4200–4000 BC, It is likely to have also been invented, independently in China, around 2800 BC.

Detailed explanation-3: -The early man observed how easier it was for heavy things to roll down the mountains. He also observed that it was much easier to roll things over rounded objects such as logs of wood, rather than pulling them. So, a round log of wood was the first wheel of early man. Early man then made carts driven by animals.

Detailed explanation-4: -Wheels first appeared in ancient Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq, more than 5, 000 years ago. They were originally used by potters to help shape clay. Later, wheels were fitted to carts, which made moving objects around much easier. Some early wheels were solid disks of wood cut from tree trunks.

Detailed explanation-5: -The invention of the wheel help man in various ways: (i) Early men used the wheel to move heavy objects. (ii) Wheels were used to carry goods from one place to another. (iii) Wheels were used to move from one place to another. (iv) Wheels were used to make sledges and rafts.