Long, long ago, people didn't have cars or bikes. They had to carry heavy things themselves! 🏋️ Then, someone very smart thought of rolling things on round logs. Later, they made the first wheels out of wood! 🌳
We don't know exactly who invented the wheel because it was so long ago, but it helped people move things much easier!
The wheel is one of the oldest and most important inventions! 🔄 It was first used around 3500 BCE in Mesopotamia (modern-day Iraq). People didn't just wake up and "invent" the wheel - it took many small improvements over time.
First, they used round logs to roll heavy objects. Then they cut slices from logs to make wheels. Later, they added axles to make carts. The wheel changed how people lived and worked!
The invention of the wheel wasn't a single event but an evolution of technology. Around 3500 BCE, the Mesopotamians created the first wheel-and-axle combination for pottery making. Transportation wheels appeared about 300 years later.
The wheel revolutionized trade, transportation, and machinery, becoming fundamental to modern technology.