Iron was really a discovery to people. It wasn't just there for people to use it for their daily tasks and things to do. In the early times of Africa, iron was a great discovery for them. It was discovered by the Nok people of Africa. They used iron for ploughs for farming, spears for the military strength, and axes to cut down trees for homes. All these old discoveries are now used by everyone today. But they helped the Africans with survival.
Iron was used for farming to help people work more efficiently with crops. That helped the Africans survive through times with food and grain from the farming. They got so much crop, that everyone all had a lot to share. Iron was also used for spears for the form of military they had. They army would use the spears, and fight against each other, and conquer them. This is how the Nok people became so powerful in the times of early Africa. African people also used iron to help them cut down trees for homes for more people. As theh Nok got powerful with all their land of conquest using the iron, they needed more houses for people to live in there. So, the Africans got those axes made from iron, and cut down trees to make huts for people to live in. Iron was such a great discovery by the Nok, and helped the African people survive in their l



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