Stirrups, Knights and Civilization

Wheels, stirrups, bows and arrows, gunpowder and sailing ships, on the historical timeline, every artifact has its own story worth telling. They triggered changes in countries and caused collisions between different civilizations, thus forming the history of human civilization, and this is where the mystery and interest of history lie. This book is the first volume in the "Details of History" series. It tells the story of the first invention of the wheel, mankind's improvement and utilization of the wheel, and the extended process of countries, wars and civilizations. It also narrates the relationship between the wheel and human civilization. From wheels to chariots and roads, from carriages to sedan chairs, wheelbarrows, and automobiles, from the collapse of ritual systems in the Spring and Autumn Period to the modern industrial revolution. It can be said that what the wheel has brought to mankind is huge ideological enlightenment and technological revolution.