how did the wheel influence, change, or otherwise shape history?
The prime historical impact of the wheel was the mechanical advantage and the mobility it provided. Farmers could move crops in large quantities. It made transportation possible. People could travel farther than they could either walk or ride If you took the wheel out of modern life, there wouldn't be much left.
The wheel revolutionized war and transportation. Chariots and carriages for transportation were invented because of the wheel. One of the reasons why the cradle of civilization was the Middle East is that the wheel was invented there.
