SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ was first used by the Hittites in their weapons, which made them more powerful since it was stronger than bronze.
A
copper
B
Iron
C
silver
D
steel
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Hittites’ super-hard iron swords could chop through the soft-as-butter bronze swords of the Egyptians and Assyrians. They were effectively ‘Bronze Age lightsabers’, making the Hittites nigh-on invincible on the battlefield.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The biggest advantage that Hittite soldiers had over their opponents was weapons that were made of iron. The Hittites were the first civilization to develop the skill of iron working, and their weapons were therefore much stronger than the weapons of their opponents, which were made of bronze.

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