3 Influential Inventions
Saying that the modern world has not been influenced by the past is like saying grass isn’t green. Not only have we learned from the past but some of the greatest inventions come from ancient times. We have the cuneiform and the wheel from Sumerians, and gun powder from the Chinese. Those are only some of the ancient inventions that have evolved to great modern world technology. Without a good base how can anything function right? Without them cars, the alphabet, and firearms may have never been invented. Inventions that most of us could not live without; because we have places to go, things to say, and stuff to protect. A wheel serves as a way to move objects from one place to another without having to exert as much force as doing it with just human power. It evolved from logs, to wagons, to carts, and now cars. In ancient times there were no forklifts and cranes to lift heavy stuff, and the stamina of the builders of great architectural feats like ziggurats ran out quickly. So great thinkers thought of a wheel, a creation that helped speed up the process of building because it reduces friction by facilitating motion aka rolling instead of just pushing. Basic science plays in, less friction equals easier to move things. Easier to move things meant things got built faster because times not wasted transporting materials. Another thing wheels helped do is diversify civilizations. You may not find something from one country but you may find it in another. Sure you could ride a horse or walk, but how are you able to haul a lot of things that you just got. The horse would tire out sooner and so would you because of a lot of weight. So the wheel allows you to go to farther places and get more products. All in all, the wheel has made transportation, trading, and building more sufficient. Cuneiform was the first widespread writing, not only did the Sumerians (creators) use it but many other civilizations used it. It’s not really the base of our alphabet because the