Bronze Age

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archaeological period historical period

The Bronze Age was an ancient era characterized by the widespread use of bronze tools and weapons, early urbanization, and the emergence of complex societies across regions including the Near East, where the Hebrews lived.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Bronze Age in South Asia	1

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological period ⓘ historical period ⓘ
associatedWith	Akkadians ⓘ Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egyptians Babylonians ⓘ Hebrews ⓘ Hittite Empire ⓘ surface form: Hittites Indus Valley ⓘ surface form: Indus Valley Civilization Minoan civilization ⓘ surface form: Minoans Mycenaean civilization ⓘ surface form: Mycenaeans Shang dynasty ⓘ Sumer ⓘ surface form: Sumerians
characterizedBy	development of long-distance trade ⓘ development of metalworking ⓘ early urbanization ⓘ early writing systems ⓘ emergence of complex societies ⓘ palace-centered economies ⓘ social stratification ⓘ use of bronze tools ⓘ use of bronze weapons ⓘ use of copper-tin alloys ⓘ widespread use of bronze ⓘ
endTime	1st millennium BCE ⓘ
follows	Neolithic ⓘ
hasCulturalDevelopment	bureaucratic administration ⓘ early law codes ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ palatial architecture ⓘ state-level societies ⓘ temple complexes ⓘ
hasEvent	Aegean Bronze Age ⓘ surface form: Bronze Age collapse
hasPart	Early Bronze Age ⓘ Late Bronze Age ⓘ Middle Bronze Age ⓘ
hasTechnology	bronze casting ⓘ chariot warfare ⓘ lost-wax casting ⓘ sailing ships ⓘ
occursIn	Aegean islands ⓘ surface form: Aegean region Anatolia ⓘ Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt Ancient Mediterranean world ⓘ surface form: Ancient Near East British Isles ⓘ Central Europe ⓘ China ⓘ East Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Iberian Peninsula ⓘ Indus Valley ⓘ Levant region ⓘ surface form: Levant Mesopotamia ⓘ Nordic countries ⓘ surface form: Nordic region South Asia ⓘ
precedes	Iron Age ⓘ
startTime	4th millennium BCE ⓘ

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Vedic period → chronologicalContext → Bronze Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bronze Age in South Asia

Stonehenge → constructionPeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Iron Age → distinguishedFrom → Bronze Age ⓘ

Elamite → era → Bronze Age ⓘ

Hittite Empire → era → Bronze Age ⓘ

Karnak Temple Complex → era → Bronze Age ⓘ

Mohenjo-daro → era → Bronze Age ⓘ

Uruk → era → Bronze Age ⓘ

Iron Age → follows → Bronze Age ⓘ

Megiddo → hasHistoricalPeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Tanum → hasRockCarvingsFrom → Bronze Age ⓘ

Akkadian → historicalPeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Anatolian languages → historicalPeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Argolid → historicalPeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Hebrews → historicalPeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

King of the Four Corners of the World → historicalPeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Late Bronze Age → partOf → Bronze Age ⓘ

Minoan civilization → partOf → Bronze Age ⓘ

Epic of Gilgamesh → period → Bronze Age ⓘ

Malia → period → Bronze Age ⓘ

Su Nuraxi di Barumini → period → Bronze Age ⓘ

Hurrian → spokenDuring → Bronze Age ⓘ

Byblos → timeDepth → Bronze Age ⓘ

Tarsus → timeInhabitedSince → Bronze Age ⓘ

Anat → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Astarte → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Canaan → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Canaanites → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Code of Ur-Nammu → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Gilead → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Indo-Europeans → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Italic peoples → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Jebus → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

King of the Universe → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Phoenician religion → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Sidon → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Thracians → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Zakros → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

shekel (weight-based) → timePeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Asherah → worshipPeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

Baal → worshipPeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ

El → worshipPeriod → Bronze Age ⓘ