What effect did the development metallurgy have on civilization?1. 1.The development of metallurgy and the invention of firearms severely reduced population growth.
2.Advances in metallurgy diverted resources away from agricultural development delaying population growth until the past 200 years.
3.The development caused a depletion of natural resources because of intense mining for metals.
4.Metallurgy helped create increases in world population through the development better tools and agricultural equipment.