Sakia
device · 300 BC · Ancient world
A water-lifting wheel driven by an animal through a gear.
What it is made of
- Gear — has part. A gear drive from the animal to the wheel.
Principles and materials it uses
- Wood — is made of. A sakia has wooden wheels.
- Domestication — uses. It is turned by oxen or donkeys.
Where it is used
- Irrigation — is used in. Sakias in Egypt and India.
Things built in a similar way
- Noria — works like. The same buckets, but driven by an animal.