What is a blacksmith?
Q: What is a blacksmith?
A: A blacksmith is a person who works with iron and steel. They use an anvil to shape the metal, and make tools from it.
Q: How many metals were known about a thousand years ago?
A: A thousand years ago, people only knew about seven metals (iron, gold, silver, copper, tin, lead, and mercury).
Q: What color is gold?
A: Gold is yellow.
Q: What color are copper and silver?
A: Copper is red; and silver, tin, lead, and mercury are different gray colors.
Q: How does iron usually look?
A: Iron usually has a surface covered with a black oxide which is a kind of rust. This gives it its dark color so it's called the "black metal" in English.
Q: Who works with iron like a blacksmith?
A: A farrier works with iron like a blacksmith but their work only involves making horseshoes.
Q: What other colors do the other metals have?
A: The other metals have light colors such as grey or white.
