Iron Age Quiz

When did the Iron Age start?

• Between 1200 B.C. and 600 B.C.

• Between 600 B.C. and 200 B.C.

• Between 200 B.C. and 200 A.D.

• Between 200 A.D. and 600 A.D.

What metal did people start making tools and weapons from during the Iron Age?

• Iron and steel

• Bronze

• Gold

• Stone

Which civilization may have been the first to make steel during the Bronze Age?

• Hittites

• Greeks

• Persians

• Romans

When did the Iron Age begin in the Mediterranean region and Near East?

• Around 1200 B.C.

• Around 800 B.C.

• Around 400 B.C.

• Around 200 B.C.

What caused the collapse of Bronze Age civilizations during the Iron Age?

• Severe droughts

• Earthquakes

• Famine

• Invasion by nomadic tribes

What happened to Greece during the Greek Dark Ages?

• Mycenaean Greece collapsed

• Greece became a major hub of activity

• Greece entered a period of prosperity

• Greece developed a written language

What did the Greeks of the early Iron Age leave behind?

• No written record

• Artifacts and ruins

• A written language

• Large palaces

Which civilization developed an armored cavalry during the Iron Age?

• Persians

• Greeks

• Hittites

• Romans

Where did the Celts live during the Iron Age?

• Across most of Europe

• Only in Ireland

• Only in France

• Only in Spain

What are bog bodies?

• Corpses preserved in peat bogs

• Iron tools and weapons

• Hill forts in Iron Age Europe

• Artifacts buried in peat bogs