every year the world produces some 500 million tonnes of iron the history of
million tonnes of iron the history of
million tonnes of iron the history of this metal goes back thousands of years
this metal goes back thousands of years
this metal goes back thousands of years several ancient civilizations learned to
several ancient civilizations learned to
several ancient civilizations learned to manufacture iron including the Hittites
manufacture iron including the Hittites
manufacture iron including the Hittites whose Empire thrived in what is now
whose Empire thrived in what is now
whose Empire thrived in what is now Turkey in around 1600 to 1200 BC later
Turkey in around 1600 to 1200 BC later
Turkey in around 1600 to 1200 BC later the Assyrians used iron weapons during
the Assyrians used iron weapons during
the Assyrians used iron weapons during their invasion of Egypt in the 7th
their invasion of Egypt in the 7th
their invasion of Egypt in the 7th century BC in the 4th century BC the
century BC in the 4th century BC the
century BC in the 4th century BC the manufacture and trade of iron led to the
manufacture and trade of iron led to the
manufacture and trade of iron led to the rise of another Empire cush which became
rise of another Empire cush which became
rise of another Empire cush which became a powerful trading center located near
a powerful trading center located near
a powerful trading center located near the modern-day border of Egypt and Sudan
the modern-day border of Egypt and Sudan
the modern-day border of Egypt and Sudan in Northeast Africa
in Northeast Africa
in Northeast Africa much of cush bordered the sahara but the
much of cush bordered the sahara but the
much of cush bordered the sahara but the city of mero ii in the southern part of
city of mero ii in the southern part of
city of mero ii in the southern part of the country was dotted with trees the
the country was dotted with trees the
the country was dotted with trees the people of cush used this timber to fire
people of cush used this timber to fire
people of cush used this timber to fire the furnaces they used to produce iron
the furnaces they used to produce iron
the furnaces they used to produce iron in addition meadow II had a rich supply
in addition meadow II had a rich supply
in addition meadow II had a rich supply of iron ore the mineral from which iron
of iron ore the mineral from which iron
of iron ore the mineral from which iron is made meadow II was also located not
is made meadow II was also located not
is made meadow II was also located not far from the Red Sea which gave cush
far from the Red Sea which gave cush
far from the Red Sea which gave cush good access to the major training
good access to the major training
good access to the major training centers further south in addition to
centers further south in addition to
centers further south in addition to iron the people of cush traded gold
iron the people of cush traded gold
iron the people of cush traded gold jewelry pottery and ivory Mitte we
jewelry pottery and ivory Mitte we
jewelry pottery and ivory Mitte we thrived for nearly a thousand years
thrived for nearly a thousand years
thrived for nearly a thousand years during that time the Kushites developed
during that time the Kushites developed
during that time the Kushites developed an advanced society adopted some Roman
an advanced society adopted some Roman
an advanced society adopted some Roman style architecture and developed their
style architecture and developed their
style architecture and developed their own written language the cush Empire
own written language the cush Empire
own written language the cush Empire also gave women more political power
also gave women more political power
also gave women more political power than did most other ancient empires in
than did most other ancient empires in
than did most other ancient empires in fact several cush monarchs were women
fact several cush monarchs were women
fact several cush monarchs were women but just as iron had an impact on the
but just as iron had an impact on the
but just as iron had an impact on the rise of cush it also had an effect on
rise of cush it also had an effect on
rise of cush it also had an effect on its fall marui’s economy began to suffer
its fall marui’s economy began to suffer
its fall marui’s economy began to suffer during the 4th century AD
during the 4th century AD
during the 4th century AD one reason for the decline may have been
one reason for the decline may have been
one reason for the decline may have been the loss of forests in Nubia where trees
the loss of forests in Nubia where trees
the loss of forests in Nubia where trees were harvested to fuel the iron industry
were harvested to fuel the iron industry
were harvested to fuel the iron industry in about AD 350 the neighboring kingdom
in about AD 350 the neighboring kingdom
in about AD 350 the neighboring kingdom of Aksum invaded cush and the cush
of Aksum invaded cush and the cush
of Aksum invaded cush and the cush Empire fell today cush is largely
Empire fell today cush is largely
Empire fell today cush is largely forgotten but the metal that helped
forgotten but the metal that helped
forgotten but the metal that helped build the Empire is still important in
build the Empire is still important in
build the Empire is still important in all our lives today
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