Practice question · Multiple choice
Iron ore is far commoner than tin. Why did iron come second?
Hints
- Availability was never iron’s problem.
- It is a question of furnace and skill, not supply.
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C. It requires much higher temperatures to work
Why
The commoner metal was the harder one to master. Which is why the Bronze Age is a story about trade routes and the Iron Age is a story about technique.
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