INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was the first metal to be discovered and used as tools by humans?
A
Iron
B
Gold
C
Tin
D
Copper
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first discovery of metal probably happens during the period of 4000BC and first metal that was used by man was copper.

Detailed explanation-2: -In fact, the first metal that man discovered in 9000 BCE was copper. Gold, silver, tin, lead, and iron were the other metals used in prehistoric times.

Detailed explanation-3: -Copper is a metal which was first discovered by man.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Sumerians and the Chaldeans living in ancient Mesopotamia are believed to be the first people to make wide use of copper, and their copper crafting knowledge was introduced to the ancient Egyptians.

Detailed explanation-5: -The first metal to be extensively used by the people in India was copper. Archaeological evidence suggests that copper was first used between 8, 000 and 5, 000 B.C., most likely in the regions known now as Turkey, Iran, Iraq and toward the end of that period the Indian subcontinent.

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