Wheel
Ila Rose E.
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Figure 1: “Multiple wheels lined up against a concrete ledge of different shapes and styles.”
Why was the wheel needed?
Why was the wheel needed?
As economies grew and cities modernized, Mesopotamians needed a way to keep up. So in result, the wheel began. Mesopotamia used a lot of pottery and clay items in their culture. But, pottery was a lengthy task. Until, the wheel shortened the time of creating pottery, no matter the shape or size, freeing Mesopotamians of that burden. With the need for this invention came the uproar of a multitude of inventions over the next centuries.
How was this civilization impacted by the wheel?
How was this civilization impacted by the wheel?
There were many different impacts of the wheel, such as propelling carts or rotating pottery. Transportation was also largely affected by the wheel. Trips didn't have to be as long as they usually were because carts were no longer constantly getting stuck. Backpacking off that, Mesopotamians could carry heavier things without worrying about their tools not being strong enough. Agriculture also got affected, becoming a simpler process rather than an intense one. Fertilizer was able to be spread more efficiently while still being done accurately, causing a profit growth. As well as a profit growth, now there are more crops being created. Plus, with more crops in quicker time leads to more time to spend on something else.
Figure 2: “A carving of some sort of a wheeled vehicle carrying people and being carried up by other humans.”
How were other civilizations impacted by the wheel?
How were other civilizations impacted by the wheel?
The impaction of wheels on later civilizations wasn’t sparse. Some examples are being a basis for making power, navigation, electrical gadgets, and especially with vehicles. One to two thousand years after the wheel was invented, the chariot was made. Another adaptation of the wheel was being used in wheelbarrows. But most importantly, vehicles. The cars that drive down the highway everyday or the buses that pick up kids for school every morning are only going because of wheels. If they didn't have tires, they wouldn't be able to turn and propel forward, even with gas. That friction and power that comes along with a wheel is why most things that have wheels are so strong.
How was the wheel created?
How was the wheel created?
The wheel was made out of different materials depending on where it was being created. Wood was a starting point for most communities, but as time went on, most developed into being metal for better durability. At the start, between the Bronze and Neolithic Age, wheels were created with wood and holes carved out in the middle for the axle. But, how the wheel actually started out is a mystery. Some theories suggest that the wheel developed from other inventions, like the sled. Yet others argue that the wheel was originally made for/during pottery, and then adapted as time moved along. So no one is quite sure just how the wheel became about.
Figure 3: “Wheel barrows being carted around by men and animals.”
Now a days in the twenty-first century, the wheel has some very interesting ways it shows up. How so? Well...
Now a days in the twenty-first century, the wheel has some very interesting ways it shows up. How so? Well...
“The fair celebrated the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s discovery of the New World, and organizers wanted a centerpiece like the 984-foot Eiffel Tower that was created for the Paris Exposition of 1889.” Megan Gambino said in “A Salute To The Wheel”. Supposedly, George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. made the ferris wheel design during a dinner when asked by the preparers of this event for something better than the Eiffel Tower.
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