Top 5 greatest discoveries from ancient history

Perhaps the most crucial invention in human history is the wheel. More than anything is, has transformed how humans have interacted with our world.

It is believed to have been invented in ancient Mesopotamia around 3500 BCE, but it quickly spread to almost every corner of the globe.

It revolutionized transportation, enabling humans to move heavy loads across long distances with ease.

It also led to the development of other important inventions such as the chariot, water wheels, and mills.

In addition, the wheel became an important feature of machinery. Its ability to rotate allows the motion of ropes and other materials in way that created less friction.

Even today, many thousands of years later, we rely upon wheels to keep our nations running.

Perhaps the most mysterious of human inventions, the Pyramids of Giza are easily the most iconic structures from ancient history.

They were built by the ancient Egyptian civilization over 4,500 years ago.

Primarily designed as tombs for the pharaohs, they have become a source of inspiration for other cultures.

What makes them so fascinated is that incredible realistion that the construction of these pyramids must have required an immense amount of planning, engineering, and labor.

How the pharaohs were able to muster all of these resources together in order to acheive these designs still amazing us today.

Regardless, the pyramids continue to draw visitors from all over the world.

Since most of the world knows how to read and write, it is often easy to overlook the importance of writing.

Among the most influential of all writing systems, the Greek Alphabet is at least one of the oldest known alphabets that is still in use today.

It was developed by the ancient Greeks around 800 BC. However, it was based on the Phoenician alphabet, which predated it by several centuries.

Ultimately, the Greek Alphabet would revolutionize the way that people in Europe communicated.

This paved the way for many modern language and writing systems, including Latin and its descendant languages: French, Italian, Spanish, and more.

It is the foundation of the modern Western Alphabet and is still used in mathematics, science, and philosophy.

You may not have expected mathamatics to be one of the most important discoveries in human history.

But, the person known as Archimedes was a Greek mathematician, physicist, and inventor who lived in the 3rd century BCE.

He is best known for his discovery of the Archimedes' Principle. This principle states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.

In other words, the amount of water that is moved in the bath is based upon the weight of the object entering the water. 

For example, when you sit in a full bath, the amount of water that pours over the edge is based upon the weight of your body.

While this is simple, it is a principle that has had important applications in engineering, physics, and many other fields.

Paper is certainly one of the most important inventions in history. It is believed to have been invented in ancient China during the Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE).

Prior to the invention of paper, writing had been done on materials such as bamboo, silk, and animal hides.

The invention of paper revolutionized the way that people recorded information and communicated with one another.

It was lighter, more durable, and cheaper to produce than other options. It was so important that for thousands of years, it was the predominant way that people communicated.

It is only with the advent of the digital age that papers has reduced in important.

Today, paper is still widely used and remains an essential part of our daily lives.