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The Bronze Age (c. 3300 – c. 1200 BC) was a historical period characterised principally by the use of bronze tools and the development of complex urban societies, as well as the adoption of writing in some areas. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of the three-age system, following the Stone Age and preceding the Iron Age. [1]
Bronze Age, third phase in the development of material culture among the ancient peoples of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, following the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods (Old Stone Age and New Stone Age, respectively). The term also denotes the first period in which metal was used.
The Bronze Age marked the first time humans started to work with metal. Bronze tools and weapons soon replaced earlier stone versions.
More than 3,200 years ago, the Mediterranean and Near East were home to a flourishing and interconnected Bronze Age civilization fueled by lucrative trade in valuable metals and finished goods ...
Bronze Age Timeline. Timeline. c. 6200 BCE. First copper smelting in Anatolia. 3800 BCE. Earliest bronze working. 3650 BCE. Invention of the wheel. 3500 BCE. Farming has spread across Europe. 3400 BCE. Priests become the rulers of Mesopotamian cities. c. 3000 BCE. First habitation of Epidaurus site.
When bronze was introduced and incorporated into the local culture, its role in terms of the cultural manners of manufacture and behaviour was rapidly established, and it quickly reflected a distinct local tradition: the Nordic Bronze Age.
The Bronze Age was the beginning of the era when people also made tools and weapons of metal. The first part of the Bronze Age may be called the Calcolithic referring to the use of pure copper and stone tools. Copper was known in Anatolia by 6500 B.C.
The Bronze Age was a period of human evolution that began approximately 4,500 years ago. This time period was one of the earliest technological revolutions that saw humans produce and use...
The Bronze Age refers to a period where bronze was used for making tools and weapons. At that time, bronze was strong, which was why the civilizations using it were advantaged technologically. The Bronze Age is mostly notable because it was the first time that civilizations began using metals.
This meant that traditional systems lost their meaning, sources of raw materials dried up, trade routes became forgotten, power was lost and new religious ideas gained importance. The Bronze Age...