The wheel in itself isn't anything grand. Its just a circular object which is quite useless on it's own.
You must invent 2 wheels, an axle and something to attach them to. Thus you have a use for the wheel as a starting point.
However wheels do not allow you to haul large super-heavy blocks for pyramid construction, you need a bunch of wooden sticks and manpower at best.
So yea a wheel was quite a unique invention. I am willing to bet 3000 years from now if humans still exist, someone will be saying "yea I can't believe people lived without this electricity thing... its so damn obvious! A two-year old can invent it."
You must invent 2 wheels, an axle and something to attach them to. Thus you have a use for the wheel as a starting point.
However wheels do not allow you to haul large super-heavy blocks for pyramid construction, you need a bunch of wooden sticks and manpower at best.
So yea a wheel was quite a unique invention. I am willing to bet 3000 years from now if humans still exist, someone will be saying "yea I can't believe people lived without this electricity thing... its so damn obvious! A two-year old can invent it."