ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Iron Age Cold Epoch

Okay kiddo, so a really long time ago, when your great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandparents were around, the world was a really cold place. This time period is called the "Iron Age Cold Epoch."

During this time, people learned how to make things out of a metal called "iron." Iron is really strong and can be made into all sorts of useful things like swords, tools, and even plows to help grow food.

But because it was so cold during this time, it was really hard to grow food and find enough to eat. People had to work really hard just to survive.

Eventually, the weather got warmer and the Iron Age Cold Epoch ended. People started to have an easier time growing food and could focus on other things like building big cities and inventing new things.

So even though it was a tough time, the Iron Age Cold Epoch was important because it helped people learn how to make things out of iron and how to survive in tough conditions.