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Ironworking

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

The production and working of iron, a technological achievement that characterized the Nok society as one of the earliest ironworking societies of West Africa around 500 BCE.

AP course connection

Topic 1.4: 1.4 Africa's Ancient Societies

Unit 1