Phillip Martin The Bronze Age is the period of human history after the Stone Age and before the Iron Age The Bronze Age The Bronze Age gets its name from the metal bronze But why ID: 677577
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Written and Illustrated
by
Phillip MartinSlide2
The
Bronze Age
is the period of human history after the Stone Age
and before the
Iron Age
.
The Bronze AgeSlide3
The
Bronze Age gets its
name from the metal
bronze. But why?
Bronze is a metal
made when a lot of
copper as well as a
little tin are mixed
together.
That little bit of tin makes the copper harder. And, harder copper was used for knives and swords.
The Bronze Age
BronzeSlide4
Bronze
was first smelted in western Asia as early as 3800 BC. The technology for smelting developed at different times in different parts of the world. So, there are different dates for the Bronze Age
depending on if you discuss China, Indus, Egypt, Greece or Mesopotamia.
Egypt
3300-1200 BC
China
3000-700 BC
Indus
3300-
1500 BC
Greece
2900 – 1500 BC
Mesopotamia
3000-1700 BC
The Bronze AgeSlide5
Bronze
replaced stones for weapons, but it was also used for agricultural tools.With other advances like the wheel and irrigation, life for the people of the
Bronze Age
was better than the
Stone Age
.
The Bronze AgeSlide6
The use of
bronze introduced the need for specialized labor. It required miners, traders, artisans and metal workers.
Those who made items of metal or traded with those items became the richest members of the society.
The Bronze AgeSlide7
A lot of people mentioned in the Bible as well as Egyptian history lived in the
Bronze Age.
That list includes Abraham, Joseph, Moses and David as well as King
Tutankhamun
and Ramses II.
The Bronze AgeSlide8
Stonehenge
, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of over 900 stone ring sites in Britain. It was made during the
Bronze Age
, at least 300 years before the Egyptian pyramids.
The Bronze AgeSlide9
The Stone
Age
The Bronze AgeThe Iron Age
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