Egyptians used copper for ornamentation during 7000-5000 B.C.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. They used tin instead
• D. They used iron instead

Answer: (A)

Early metalworking in Egypt centers on copper, which is one of the first metals people learned to work. In predynastic Egypt, around 7000–5000 B.C., copper was already turned into decorative beads, pendants, and small ornaments. Its softness and malleability let artisans hammer, shape, and polish pieces into attractive jewelry, so finds from that time show copper used for ornamentation. Iron hadn’t appeared yet in Egypt, and tin is not used on its own for decoration in this period (bronze, copper’s alloy with tin, comes later). So the statement matches archaeological evidence: copper was indeed used for ornamentation during that era.