Mankind the Story of All of Us - Story of Metal Challenge

What was the rarest metals of the ancient world?

• bronze

• copper

• iron

• tin

What two metals were combined to make bronze?

• copper & tin

• iron & copper

• tin & iron

• iron & silver

Where did Mesopotamian civilizations get their tin from in order to make bronze?

• Egypt

• Afghanistan

• Iran

• Cyprus

What spread around the world as humans began the world trade in tin?

• Christianity

• the Bible

• civilization

• warfare

Which body of water did the "Sea People" come from to cause chaos and destruction through the ancient world?

• Black Sea

• Mediterranean Sea

• Persian Gulf

• Red Sea

Which civilization was not attacked or disrupted by the "Sea People"?

• Egypt

• Hittite

• Mycenaeans

• Persians

How did the chaos caused by the "Sea People" end the use of bronze?

• their attacks disrupted trade; no trade = no tin

• people discovered they needed iron weapons to fight them

• they stole all the copper with which to make bronze

• they forced people away from their homes

  no homes = no metal workers

What metal replaced bronze as the most important metal to human technology?

• copper

• gold

• iron

• stone

On which island country (ruled/controlled by the Hittites) was the discovery of making iron made?

• Bahrain

• Cyprus

• Iraq

• Anatolia

What is a benefit of iron over bronze?

• is stronger

• holds a sharper edge

• is plentiful

• requires two metals to create