Q41
The first metal used by man was
A.
iron
B.
copper
AnswerC.
gold
D.
bronze
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Copper was first used by man over 10,000 years ago. A copper pendant discovered in what is now northern Iraq has been dated about 8700 B.C. For nearly five millennia copper was the only metal known to man, and thus had all the metal applications.