Natural Syria – Part 7

There is no Preference in Ancient civilization achievements due to the importance of every production. Accordingly I shall Randomly Pick Tasks that have played a major role in the advancement of Human Life.

Writings and Language:

Imagine a world with no written Languages, How would people communicate, How would Knowledge spread around, How would people communicate, how would Nations Develop, and how would our Life be?

The First ever written Language in history is the Sumerian Language. Although Primitive, Yet it holds the Privilege of efficient communication Legacy, An additional Honor to the Syrian Nation.
The Sumerian Writings (Scripts) called Cuneiform, Meaning “Wedge shaped”.

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It is with no doubt that the invention of Cuneiform Scripts had opened the way for other Ancient Syrian Ethnicities to develop their own Languages until the alphabets came to birth in both Ugarit and Byblos, the Two Canaanite city Kingdoms at the shores of the Amoro Sea.

"The difference between cuneiform and an alphabet is that the cuneiform system was composed of a large number of symbolic signs which represent things, ideas, words, etc., while an alphabet is composed of approximately 30 or fewer signs which represent the individual sounds of a spoken language." (Source)

The Alphabet Family Tree below speaks for itself, as it is obvious that Those Early Syrians had given Humanity the foundation of communication upon which Literature was expressed, Science was circulated and advanced through means of Registration, and Treaties were initiated to end conflicts and strengthen international cooperation, and,,, Just let your imagination Explore the Potentials provided by such Great invention, if not the Greatest.

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The Wheel:

Look around you, every object you see relies on a wheel, being it the paint on the wall, the chair you are sitting on, the cloths you are wearing, the Monitor you are watching, and I mean everything.
How is that?
Paint is a mixture of various Chemicals that goes through a process of milling, mixing, Packaging and other processes. The industrial Machines that cater for such Process, consists of various mechanical parts, such as Gears, Shafts, Rotating motors and others. Those are forms of a wheel.

The same applies in the Manufacturing of cloths, Monitors, chairs and almost every utility we use in our daily life.
If it weren’t for the invention of the wheel, how would our lives be today?
The invention of the wheel is behind it all. And the Early Syrians (Sumerians), were the first to bring the wheel to life.
The oldest wheel known was discovered in Mesopotamia and probably dates back to 3,500 B.C.
This wheel was believed to have been made by the Sumerians. It was made of planks of wood joined together. The picture below briefly describes the stages of development of the wheel.

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The invention of the wheel was a turning point in the course of civilization, for it provided easier and faster means of transportation. Goods were transported faster from one place to another, thus providing better efficiency in the Trading business, Food circulation in Communities, Carrying heavy Loads which contributed much to the construction of huge temples like the Ziggurat, and advanced military power over enemies due to swift movements of chariots in battle fields driven by warriors.

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The use of wheels at a later stage developed to the introduction of Processing Machines and tools like the pottery wheel which allowed for better shaped potteries that also contributed to the well being of Ancient communities.
Not to mention the introduction of Cylindrical Seals and stamps that contributed to the registration of Legal Deeds, Royal announcement, Mythological events and concepts and much more.

In short, if it weren’t for the wheel, Life would have been different today.