Pare, Ivan

Onella, Ronald
Teves, Paolo
Martinez, Andrei
Sumer, site of the earliest known
civilization, located in the
southernmost part of Mesopotamia,
between the Tigris and Euphrates
rivers, in the area that later became
Babylonia and is now southern Iraq,
from around Baghdad to the Persian
Gulf.
One of the Greatest Inventions in History!
The Wheel
The wheel was first created and used as
potter's wheels around 3500 BC in the
Sumerian Civilization of Mesopotamia.
It is probably the most important and
simple mechanical invention of all time.
 The invention of the wheel allows
farmers to have carts in which they can
easily bring their produce a few miles to
market. This capability expanded with
the invention of vehicles like trains and
cars.
A Mesopotamian wheel.
 The Sumerians’ First Wheel: The Sumerians’ Second Wheel: The Sumerians’ Third Wheel:
“The Roller” “The Sledge” “A Sledge on Rollers”

The Sumerians’ Fourth Wheel: The Sumerians’ Fifth Wheel: The Sumerians’ Sixth Wheel:
“A Sledge on a Grooved Roller” “Two Wheels With a Fixed “Two Wheels With an Axle,
Axle Spinning Between Pegs” Attached With Bearings”

Innovation of the Wheel

The Wheel Today
 It’s hard to imagine any mechanized system that would be possible
without the wheel. Without the wheel the world we are in would have
had a different functioning all together. We wouldn’t have all the
cities and towns without the wheel that is why the wheel is
considered to be one of the most important and indispensable
inventions in our mankind.
Sources
https://www.britannica.com/place/Sumer

https://www.idesign.wiki/the-wheel/?fbclid=IwAR1M9C80i2jHrLVEQCU
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