Inqola wuhlobo lwemoto olwaqala kudala. Umlando wayo ungalandelelwa emuva cishe ku-4000 BC lapho izinqola zokuqala ezinamasondo zasungulwa eMesopotamia (i-Iraq yanamuhla). Lezi zinqola ekuqaleni zazisetshenziselwa izinhloso zezolimo futhi zazidonswa izilwane ezinjengezinkabi, amahhashi, noma iminyuzi.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, inqola yashintsha futhi yaba indlela ethandwayo yokuthutha abantu nempahla. NgeNkathi Ephakathi, izinqola zazisetshenziselwa ukuhweba nezohwebo, okuvumela abahwebi ukuba bathuthe izimpahla zabo bahambe amabanga amade. EYurophu, inqola yayisetshenziswa futhi njengendlela yokuthutha abahambi abavakashela ezindaweni ezingcwele njengeJerusalema.
Ngokuqala kwenguquko yezimboni ekhulwini le-19, izinqola zanda kakhulu futhi zase zisetshenziselwa ukuthutha imithwalo esindayo yezimpahla ezimbonini nasezimayini. Ukufika kwemoto ngasekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20 kwachaza ukuphela kosuku lwenqola njengomthombo oyinhloko wezokuthutha, kodwa ihlala iyimoto edumile futhi ewusizo ngezinjongo eziningi, okuhlanganisa njengemoto yomndeni, ukushayela ngaphandle komgwaqo, kanye ukuthutha impahla.
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