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- The Bronze Age, successor to the Stone Age, is characterized by the intensification of stock-breeding and the cultivation of cereals, pulses, olive trees and vines, as well as technological advances, and the gradual development of metallurgy through the generalized use of bronze.
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e. The Bronze Age is a historical period lasting from approximately 3300 to 1200 BC. It is characterized by the use of bronze, the use of writing in some areas, and other features of early urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the middle principal period of the three-age system, between the Stone and Iron Ages. [1]
4 days ago · 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.
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- The date at which the Bronze Age began varied with regions; in Greece and China, for instance, it began, before 3000 BCE, whereas in Britain, it di...
- The beginning of the Bronze Age is sometimes called the Chalcolithic (Copper-Stone) Age, referring to the initial use of pure copper. Scarce at fir...
- From about 1000 BCE, the ability to heat and forge another metal, iron, brought the Bronze Age to an end, and led to the beginning of the Iron Age.
- During the 2nd millennium, the use of true bronze greatly increased. The tin deposits at Cornwall, England, were much used and were responsible for...
Jan 2, 2018 · Bronze was harder and more durable than copper, which made bronze a better metal for tools and weapons. Archaeological evidence suggests the transition from copper to bronze took place around...
Oct 2, 2019 · The Mycenaean Civilization flourished in the Late Bronze Age (c. 1700-1100 BCE), peaking from the 15th to the 13th century BCE. The Mycenaeans extended their influence throughout the Peloponnese in Greece and across the Aegean from Crete to the Cycladic islands.
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- The Greek Mycenaean civilization is known for its fortified cities like Mycenae, Tiryns, and Argos. The Mycenaeans controlled the Greek Peloponnese...
- The Mycenaean civilization was discovered by the German pioneer archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann who excavated sites like Mycenae and Troy.
- Three achievements of the Mycenaean civilization are Linear B script, Cyclopean walls with interior passageways, and the Megaron part of palace bui...
- It is not clear why the Mycenaean civilization collapsed. The reasons may be one or more of the following: natural disaster, overpopulation, intern...
Sep 24, 2020 · The Bronze Age Aegean in the eastern Mediterranean encompassed several powerful entities: the Minoans on Crete; the Mycenaeans on mainland Greece, and the Cypriots on Cyprus. These cultures are often examined separately, and thus the ample cross-cultural transmission between them is overlooked.
Mycenaean (or the Mycenaean Pelasg civilization) was the last phase of the Bronze Age in ancient Greece, spanning the period from approximately 1750 to 1050 BC. [1] It represents the first advanced and distinctively Pelasgian civilization in mainland Greece with its palatial states, urban organization, works of art, and writing system.
The era of the Shang and the Zhou dynasties is generally known as the Bronze Age of China, because bronze, an alloy of copper and tin, used to fashion weapons, parts of chariots, and ritual vessels, played an important role in the material culture of the time.
