Using Metals & Minerals
Chiefdoms and States that have minerals or metals are now discovering how to use them. If you have any minerals or metals on your resource card and you would like to use them, answer the following questions:
1. What is iron?
2. How is iron made?
3. What can iron / steel be used for?
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4. What is smelting?
5. What is an alloy?
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EXTRA CREDIT:
Why wouldn’t someone in Papua New Guinea be able to make steel even if they did have access to these materials?