What is the Iron Age?
Q: What is the Iron Age?
A: The Iron Age is the period after the Bronze Age, when people began to use iron and steel tools instead of bronze or flint tools. It is a period of prehistory that ended when people began to write their history.
Q: When did iron production begin in Anatolia?
A: Iron production in Anatolia began at least as early as 12,000 BC, with some evidence pointing to even earlier dates.
Q: How long ago was an iron dagger found in a Hattic tomb in Anatolia?
A: An iron dagger with an iron blade was found in a Hattic tomb in Anatolia dating from 2500 BC.
Q: Where did the widespread use of iron weapons take place?
A: The widespread use of iron weapons took place throughout the Near East (North Africa, southwest Asia) by the beginning of the 1st millennium BC.
Q: Why was it difficult to make tools out of iron?
A: It was difficult to make tools out of iron because it melts at a higher temperature than bronze and blacksmiths had to learn how to make them.
Q: What were some benefits that came with using more and better tools made from iron?
A: Some benefits that came with using more and better tools made from iron included being able to farm fields better and grow more crops, invent coins for buying and selling crops and tools, and having stronger weapons for battle which allowed many peoples who didn't have access to such technology be conquered by those who did.
