Question

Importance of invention of the wheel from the ancient period to the modern period.

Answer 1

Instructions: This is a three mark question and the question also asks us to state differences. So the best approach would be to state three differences between them to fetch us enough marks.

Solution:

• The wheel is the foremost invention of humans.When humans saw the stones rolling down from the mountains, they would have got the idea of making the wheel.
• Early man took great advantages from the invention of wheel. It was very easy for him to carry a round object from one place to another by rolling it instead of carrying a cubical object.
• The invention of the wheel represented a major turning point in human civilization. By using the wheel, mankind gained the ability to work more efficiently and travel more quickly. But the wheel was first used for the purpose of pot making.
• In the modern period wheels play a very vital role. No modern machine is run without wheels. Thus wheels play an important role both in the field of transport and industry.