c. 3500 BCEReputable sourceWell documented
The Wheel and the Plow
On the timeline · around c. 3500 BCE ·
What happened
Mesopotamia gave the world some of its most fundamental technologies. The wheel — first used for pottery and then for transport — appears here in the 4th millennium BCE, alongside the ox-drawn plow and the sailing boat.
Why it matters
These inventions transformed farming, trade and travel, and remain among the most important in human history.
Sources
- World History Encyclopedia. The Wheel · Reputable source