Why is the invention of the wheel credited to Mesopotamia?

Mesopotamia is known as the cradle of civilization. It was here that settled life and agriculture first began. The Mesopotamians grew bumper crops of grains. The needed to trade this for other items like building stones and metals that they wanted. This trade was developed with the help of wheeled carts.


For a long time, the wheel remained crudely shaped, as it was made by stone tools. A better shape for the wheel came about after the development of metal tools