WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -It is believed that after the Hittites invaded the northern parts of Assyria, the Assyrians adopted and borrowed Hittite technology like the chariot and iron-making.

Detailed explanation-2: -In comparison to the other cultures of this time however, the Assyrians were the first to widely use iron technology. Their technology was adopted from the Hittites, an ancient civilization predating the 8th century BC, who first introduced the technique of iron smelting around 1500 BC.

Detailed explanation-3: -(T or F)The Assyrians learned the technique for hardening iron for use in weapons from the Sumerians.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Hittites taught the Assyrians how to make their weapons stronger by using iron. First mining iron from the ground, they melted down the iron ore and mixed it with charcoal to make it stronger than it was before. Using weapons and armor made from this strong iron, their enemies never stood a chance.

Detailed explanation-5: -They found and extracted it from meteorites and used the ore to make spearheads, tools and other trinkets. Between 2000 BCE and 1200 BCE, the Hittites developed a process for smelting the iron – heating its ore to purify it – expanding its usability.