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Sandals were the most common footwear in most early civilizations, however, a few early cultures had shoes. In Mesopotamia, (c. 1600-1200 BC) a type of soft shoes were worn by the mountain people who lived on the border of Iran. The soft shoe was made of wraparound leather, similar to a moccasin. As late as 1850 most shoes were made on absolutely straight lasts, there being no difference between the right and the left shoe.
In the beginnings, human kind learned to protect their feet by grabbing what was at their reach like bark, large leaves and grass - and tie them under the foot with vines. In countries where the climate was warm they developed sandals made out of woven palms, grass and attached to the foot with toe loops. While in cold weather countries, men used the skin of animals for better protection and to preserve the warmth in their feet. A piece of treated skin with holes punched around the edge was put under the foot and laced with a leather strap that acted as a drawstring to hold the shoe in place around the foot, formed the precarious moccasin.
Few early shoes have survived; though fragments of Bronze Age footwear have been found in excavations, but not enough to determine styles. From the Roman times on wards many shoes have survived suggesting that there were several more shoe styles than one would expect. But in the present days it is common to find that style and fashion are more important than comfort.
Ever since the god, Zeus, stepped on the Earth, with shoes that have soles without rubber, slipped and fell. He then decided that he must do something about that. The wise professor of his time told him rubber would help. So, he went to the most skilled shoemaker and told him to make the best shoes with RUBBER soles. He was the first to have that kind of shoe.
Sandals made from discarded tires were often used by villagers and guerrilla soldiers in Vietnam during the US conflict there. The material was durable and generally available from destroyed or abandoned vehicles.
In present-day Ethiopia, enterprising tradesman use rubber from old tires to make soles for inexpensive shoes.
The modern recycling movement has had limited success with recycling tires, as most are made of synthetic rubber.
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