"The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization."
Study of the time period comprising the Bronze Age and its subdivisions based on a timeline.
Introduction to the Bronze Age: This includes an overview of the period, its characteristics, and the regions it covered.
Bronze Age Tools and Weapons: This topic covers the materials and methods used in making weapons and tools during the Bronze Age.
Bronze Age Architecture: This topic covers the architectural styles and techniques used during the period, including building materials, designs, and construction methods.
Bronze Age Trade and Commerce: The Bronze Age was a period of flourishing trade and commerce activities. This topic covers the various trade routes, goods traded, and economic systems that existed during the period.
Bronze Age Society and Culture: This topic covers the customs, beliefs, social hierarchy, and political systems that existed during the Bronze Age.
Bronze Age Art and Craft: The Bronze Age saw the rise of sophisticated artistic and craftwork, especially metalwork, pottery, and textiles. This topic covers the various art and craft forms that emerged during the period.
Bronze Age Warfare and Military Techniques: The Bronze Age was a period of frequent wars and conflicts. This topic covers the military techniques, strategies, and tactics used during the period.
Bronze Age Religion and Mythology: Bronze Age peoples had a rich mythology and religious beliefs. This topic covers the various gods and goddesses worshipped, their rituals and ceremonies, and the role of religion in society.
Bronze Age Agriculture and Domestication: This topic covers the agricultural practices and animal domestication techniques common during the Bronze Age.
Bronze Age Burial Practices: The Bronze Age saw the use of elaborate burial practices for the dead. This topic covers the various burial practices, funeral ceremonies, and the significance of the afterlife.
"...it either produced bronze by smelting its own copper and alloying it with tin, arsenic, or other metals, or traded other items for bronze from production areas elsewhere."
"Bronze is harder and more durable than the other metals available at the time, allowing Bronze Age civilizations to gain a technological advantage."
"Tin's low melting point of 231.93 °C (449.47 °F) and copper's relatively moderate melting point of 1,085 °C (1,985 °F) placed them within the capabilities of the Neolithic pottery kilns... Tin's higher temperature required for smelting, in addition to the greater difficulty of working with the metal, placed iron out of reach of common use until the end of the second millennium BC."
"...the collapse affected a large area of the Eastern Mediterranean (North Africa and Southeast Europe) and the Near East, in particular Egypt, eastern Libya, the Balkans, the Aegean, Anatolia, and the Caucasus."
"...it brought a sharp economic decline to regional powers, notably ushering in the Greek Dark Ages."
"According to archaeological evidence, cultures in Mesopotamia (cuneiform script) and Egypt (hieroglyphs) developed the earliest practical writing systems."
"The Bronze Age is the second principal period of the three-age system proposed in 1836 by Christian Jürgensen Thomsen for classifying and studying ancient societies and history."
"...it either produced bronze by smelting its own copper and alloying it with tin, arsenic, or other metals..."
"Tin's low melting point of 231.93 °C (449.47 °F) and copper's relatively moderate melting point of 1,085 °C (1,985 °F)."
"The Bronze Age generally followed the Neolithic period, with the Chalcolithic serving as a transition."
"...there were no tin bronzes in Western Asia before trading in bronze began in the 3rd millennium BC."
"The Bronze Age is said to have ended with the Late Bronze Age collapse, a time of widespread societal collapse during the 12th century BC, between c. 1200 and 1150."
"It was sudden, violent, and culturally disruptive for many Bronze Age civilizations."
"...it brought a sharp economic decline to regional powers."
"...lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC..."
"...the collapse affected a large area of the Eastern Mediterranean (North Africa and Southeast Europe) and the Near East..."
"It is also considered the second phase, of three, in the Metal Ages."
"...characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization."
"According to archaeological evidence, cultures in Mesopotamia (cuneiform script) and Egypt (hieroglyphs) developed the earliest practical writing systems."