When Was the Bronze Age?

The Bronze Age is a prehistoric period, approximately 3300 BC to 1200 BC, that was characterized by the use of bronze, in some areas proto-writing, and other early features of urban civilization.

Why was it called the Bronze Age?

The Bronze Age is the time period when people made tools from an alloy (a mixture of metals) called bronze. ... Materials like wood and stone were also used for tools, but bronze was better for cutting and chopping, and was easy to shape.

What year the Bronze Age begins?

The Bronze Age starts about 2300 BC in Europe. Few tools are made in the beginning, but by 1200 BC bronze has replaced all stone tools. Bronze starts to be worked in Britain.

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