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Korea Iron & Steel Association                     Chapter 2●Take One: What is the origin of iron?

                                                                                                                                                           You are both brilliant.
                                                                                                                                                        It may be prevalent now, but it
              All matter and energy stayed                                                                                                                   wasn’t always so.
            jammed together as a small point.                                                                                                             Steel was rare because
             Then, it exploded and scattered                                                                                                              it requires sophisticated
            apart. This is the beginning of the                                                                                                          technology to make steel.    (Nod)
                                                                                                                                                                                      (Nod)
            universe that came into existence
                                                                                                                                                                                           (Nod)
               about 13.8 billion years ago.                                                                                                                                               (Nod)


                                                                                                                                  About 4,000 years ago, there was a land called
                                                                                                                                the Hittite Empire, known for its remarkable steel-
                                                                                                                                   making skills. They used steel weapons and
                                                                                                                                 farming tools to acquire agricultural productivity
                                                                                                                                            and military capability.


                              I'm only 12. I can't imagine                                                                         Owing to their horse-driven chariots, the Hittite military
                              13.8 billion years. That’s                                                                           capability was second to none in the world.
                                   too long ago!          So, when                                                                 The chariot’s wheel axles were made of steel, making it
                                                       did people start                                                            stronger than the Egyptian wooden axles.
                                                          using iron
                                                         and steel?
                                                                                                                                       Hattusa
                                                                                                                                       Hattusa
                                                                                                                                                       The
                                                                                                                                                       The
                                                                                                                                    The Hittite Empire
                                                                                                                                    The Hittite Empire  Assyrian
                                                                                                                                                      Assyrian
                                                                                                                                                      Empire
                                                                                                                                                      Empire
                                                                                                                           The Mediterranean
                                                                                                                           The Mediterranean
                                          Hmm, maybe since
                                           prehistoric times?
                                         I saw steel armor and
                                                                                   *iron armour
                                        helmets in the museum!
                                                                                                                                                                     I had no idea steel-
                                                                                                                                                                     making technology
                                                                                                                                                                      was so important!

                                         Me, too. steel
                                       knives and farming
                                           tools, too.                       and this!                                                            Thanks to their superior
                                                                             and this!
                                                                                                                                                       technology,
                                                                                                                                                the Hittites grew to become
                                                                                                                                                 an empire second only to
                                                                                                                                                         Egypt.

                                                        This
                                                        This

            Tidbit            Big Bang caused the universe to explode. Small floating particles came together to form elements.   Tidbit      The Hittite Empire flourished in what is now Türkiye and around the Anatolian plateau from 18th to
                              Heavier elements, such as iron, attracted lighter elements to form planets.                                     13th centuries B.C.


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