HOW WAS IRON MADE?

• Iron ore is smelted to make iron.

• Some time after 1,550 BCE, techniques for
making iron were first developed in the
Middle East.
• Iron had much a higher melting point than
bronze, which meant it could not be poured
into a mold to form weapon tools, the iron
was heated and until it glowed and then
hammered into the new object's shape.
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• Changed ordinary people's lives,

making important tasks like farming
easier

• Iron was used to make weapons, tools,

cooking pots, horse harnesses, and
nails.
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• Made with decorative art style that had

lots of swirly lines.

• Chiefs showed their high status through

beautifully crafted acessories, wore gold
and bronze torques and bracelets.

• Celts wore brightly colored, patterned

clothing.
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• Men wore baggy pants, called bracae,
and leather belts with bronze buckles.

• Celts owned decorative vessels, and

weapons such as bronze shields
decorated with colored glass.