how was iron made into tools and weapons
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Iron was found in rocks called iron ore. Making iron from iron ore (smelting) needed very high temperatures. ... Iron had a much higher melting point than bronze, which meant it could not be poured into a mold to form weapons or tools. Iron objects were made by smiths (metalworkers).
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ɪʀᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪɴ ʀᴏᴄᴋs ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴏʀᴇ. ᴍᴀᴋɪɴɢ ɪʀᴏɴ ғʀᴏᴍ ɪʀᴏɴ ᴏʀᴇ (sᴍᴇʟᴛɪɴɢ) ɴᴇᴇᴅᴇᴅ ᴠᴇʀʏ ʜɪɢʜ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs. ... ɪʀᴏɴ ʜᴀᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴍᴇʟᴛɪɴɢ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴛʜᴀɴ ʙʀᴏɴᴢᴇ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴍᴇᴀɴᴛ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴘᴏᴜʀᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴍᴏʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴs ᴏʀ ᴛᴏᴏʟs. ɪʀᴏɴ ᴏʙᴊᴇᴄᴛs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ʙʏ sᴍɪᴛʜs (ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟᴡᴏʀᴋᴇʀs).
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