Chapter 5 The age of metals Flashcards
The Bronze Age was from ________ - ________
3000 - 1200 BCE
The iron age was from ________-_________
1200 - 500 BCE
What is metallurgy?
The act of working with metal (blacksmith is an example)
What does circa mean?
Roughly/ approximately
E.g. Bronze age began circa 5000 years ago
What is civilisation?
Any complex society system with systems such: urban developments, social hierarchy and written language
What does copper mean
Native metal
Can be found in a natural and usable state in certain areas
How did people start experimenting with copper?
What did it lead to
By heating it and melting it
It lead to them combining other metals with copper
What two metals make bronze?
Copper (88%) + tin (12%)
What was invented during the bronze age?
- swords, axes and armour (war related stuff)
- written language
- the wheel 🛴🛵
What happened during the bronze age?
The rise of civilizations
Explain urban development
That can be like building a castle or a wall around a city and having many houses in an area for people
Social hierarchy
Enforced by ruling class
The more complex a society, the fewer people grow their own food
Because there aren’t as many people farming, those people can have other jobs which allows greater specialisation of other skills
Give examples of written language…
Hieroglyphs (we all know dis 1)
Demotic
Ancient Greek
Cause:
Rapid technological advances
Event?
Innovations
- weapons
- writing
- luxury items
- farming implements (wheel etc.)
Innovations
- weapons
- writing
- luxury items
- farming implements (wheel etc.)
Result?
Need for more resources (metals like copper and tin cuz they make bronze)
Need for more resources (metals like copper and tin cuz they make bronze)
Event?
Trade routes expand and towns grow into trade centres because of expert craftsmen
Trade routes expand and towns grow into trade centres because of expert craftsmen
Result?
Trade centres became wealthy because of the trading
Trade centres became wealthy because of craftsmen
Event?
Increased need for protein since they need strong soldiers to protect the trade centres since they were wealthy and to protect population
Administration important
Increased need for protein since they need strong soldiers to protect the trade centres since they were wealthy and to protect population
Administration important
Result?
Warrior class administrative class and rulers (class system or hierarchy)
Class system
Event?
Complex society
Rulers 📏 Priests Administrators Traders Craftsmen Farmers 👨🌾 Slaves
Complex society led to…
RISE OF CIVILISATION
What is a famous story that survived the bronze age?
lliad - a poem
About a war between city states
Greek atacking the rick trade centre of troy
Lasted ten years, greek vicory
Most of the bronze age civilisation in the Mediterranean collapsed in ___________
1200 BCE
Why did most of the Mediterranean civilisations collapse?
Natural disasters or attacks from others
When was copper first used?
8 000 BCE
When was the beginning of the historic period?
At the beginning of the bronze age
3000 BCE
What happened when the Bronze age collapsed?
There was a scarcity in copper and tin (used to make bronze)
What did people start using instead of copper and tin when the bronze age collapsed?
They began to learn how to use iron instead
How do u make wrought iron?
Iron +fire/heat + hammering
When dis the iron age begin to end?
500 BCE
Why did the iron age end?
Blacksmiths in india started adding carbon to iron which made steel
Steel is wayyyy stronger and doesn’t break as easily as iron
Who clashed at the end of the iron age?
Persian empire and greek city states
