Wheels, Chariots, and Empire

Wheels, stirrups, bows and arrows, gunpowder, and sailboats: Every object on the timeline of history has a story worth telling. They have brought about the transformation of nations and collisions between different civilizations, shaping the history of human civilization. That is where history's mystery and fascination lie.

This book is the first volume in the "Details of History" series. It tells the story of how humans invented the wheel, improved it, and put it to use, along with the nations, wars, and civilizations that arose in its wake. It traces the relationship between the wheel and human civilization in vivid detail.

From wheels to chariots and roads, from horse-drawn carriages to sedan chairs, wheelbarrows, and automobiles, from the collapse of the rites system in the Spring and Autumn period to the Industrial Revolution of modern times.

It can be said that the wheel brought humanity a profound intellectual awakening and technological revolution.