•  The Iron Age was between 500 BC and 43 AD in Britain.
  •  People were ruled by warrior kings, and coins were invented.
  • . Iron was used to make sharp objects! People lived in hill forts.
  •  The average life expectancy was 25 years
  • 1300 BCE: First evidence of industrial-scale iron production in India. 1000 BCE: Iron use first appears in Southern Europe. 800–600 BCE: The Hallstatt Culture (Celts) spreads iron technology across Europe as part of their expansion. 750 BCE: Egyptians acquire iron technology.
  • Iron was far more durable and stronger than copper or bronze. A variety of tools, such as axes, plows, sickles, shovels, spears, etc., could be developed by forging iron. Iron could be sharpened as well instead of being reforged. This in itself was a technological advancement that changed the life of early man.
  • 1300 BCE: First evidence of industrial-scale iron production in India. 1000 BCE: Iron use first appears in Southern Europe. 800–600 BCE: The Hallstatt Culture (Celts) spreads iron technology across Europe as part of their expansion. 750 BCE: Egyptians acquire iron technology.
  • Iron was far more durable and stronger than copper or bronze. A variety of tools, such as axes, plows, sickles, shovels, spears, etc., could be developed by forging iron. Iron could be sharpened as well instead of being reforged. This in itself was a technological advancement that changed the life of early man.
  • Iron was far more durable and stronger than copper or bronze. A variety of tools, such as axes, plows, sickles, shovels, spears, etc., could be developed by forging iron. Iron could be sharpened as well instead of being reforged. This in itself was a technological advancement that changed the life of early man.
  1. The Iron Age lasted from c. 800 BC to c. 1 BC in Central and Western Europe. It began in pre-Roman Iron Age Northern Europe around 600 BC and reached Northern Scandinavian Europe around 500 BC.
  • Periodization. The Iron Age in Scandinavia and Northern Europe begins around 500 BC with the Jastorf culture and is taken to last until c. 800 AD and the beginning of the Viking Age. It succeeds the Nordic Bronze Age with the introduction of ferrous metallurgy by contact with the Hallstatt D/La Tène cultures.
  • Periodization. The Iron Age in Scandinavia and Northern Europe begins around 500 BC with the Jastorf culture and is taken to last until c. 800 AD and the beginning of the Viking Age. It succeeds the Nordic Bronze Age with the introduction of ferrous metallurgy by contact with the Hallstatt D/La Tène cultures.
  • Poor hygiene, illnesses, inadequate nourishment, and the burden of labor led to an average life expectancy of 20–25 years. Many children died in their first four years. In the Bronze and Iron Ages, adults already got a bit older: 30-45 years old.
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  • The era known as Classical Antiquity partially overlapped with the Iron Age; it went from the 8th century B.C.E. to the 5th century C.E., containing the sensational rise and fall of both Ancient Greece and Rome.
  • The Iron Age was a period in human history that began when iron replaced bronze in tools and weapons. The exact dates of the Iron Age vary by region, but it generally lasted from around 1200 to 500 BC
  • The Metal Ages are the Copper Age, the Bronze Age, and the Iron Age. These pages are in order from the discovery of the first metal
  • The Viking Age ended with the decline of Viking raids, marked by the longest period in human history, the Prehistoric Era. The prehistoric era is speculated to have begun around 2.5 million years ago and lasted until circa 1200 BCE. The prehistoric era includes the Stone Age, which can be divided into three periods: the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic. defeat of King Harold Hardrada at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 10
  • During the Iron Age, the Assyrians became the most powerful empire the world had ever seen.
  •  The Iron Age was between 500 BC and 43 AD in Britain.
  •  People were ruled by warrior kings, and coins were invented.
  • . Iron was used to make sharp objects! People lived in hill forts.
  • The Iron Age ended in different regions at different times, but it generally coincided with the Roman conquests and the beginning of Classical 
    The Classical Era followed the Iron Age. The Classical Era lasted from 500 BC to 500 AD
    The Ice Age came before the Stone Age. The Ice Age was a period when thick ice sheets covered a large portion of the Earth. 
    According to a study published in Science Advances, the average age at which humans had children over the past 250,000 years was 26.9 years old. Fathers were typically older than mothers, averaging 30.7 years old. The Industrial Age, or Modern Era, is generally taken to refer to post-1800. From this time, the Industrial Revolution, which began in Western Europe, resulted in global trade and greatly increased cultural exchange. averaged 23.2 years old for mothers. 
    The industrial age, or modern era, is generally taken to refer to post-1800. From this time, the Industrial Revolution, which began in Western Europe, resulted in global trade and greatly increased cultural exchange.
    Paleolithic (pre c. 8800 BCE) Mesolithic (c. 8800–4900 BCE) Neolithic (c. 4900–2000 BCE) Bronze Age (c. 2000–800 BCE) Iron Age (c. late 11th century BCE–1 BCE) Roman (c. 56 BCE–400 CE) Early medieval period (c. 400–800 CE) Medieval period (800 – c. 1500) Post-medieval period (c. 1500 – c. 1800)
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