Bronze Age

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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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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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Vere Gordon Childe mainInterest Bronze Age
this entity surface form: Bronze Age Europe
city of Gezer timePeriod Bronze Age
subject surface form: Gezer
Argolis historicalPeriod Bronze Age
Gbl hasHistoricalPeriod Bronze Age
Gebal flourishedDuring Bronze Age
Harappa hasTimePeriod Bronze Age
Ganeriwala chronologicalPeriod Bronze Age
Sutkagen Dor timePeriod Bronze Age
Cairnpapple Hill hasPeriod Bronze Age
Near Eastern art hasTimePeriod Bronze Age
Hisarlik period Bronze Age
Palaite timePeriod Bronze Age
Nergal mythologicalPeriod Bronze Age
Luwians historicalPeriod Bronze Age
Neša timePeriod Bronze Age
northern Babylonia historicalPeriod Bronze Age
subject surface form: Northern Babylonia
Early Dynastic period partOf Bronze Age
Middle Bronze Age partOf Bronze Age
Jubbah area hasRockArtPeriod Bronze Age
Larsa timePeriod Bronze Age
Tara timePeriod Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age partOf Bronze Age
Der timePeriod Bronze Age
Bethel timePeriod Bronze Age
Lachish period Bronze Age
Ur Kasdim timePeriod Bronze Age
Vitlycke locatedInTimePeriod Bronze Age
Nordic Bronze Age partOf Bronze Age
this entity surface form: European Bronze Age
ancient trade route Via Maris historicalPeriod Bronze Age
subject surface form: Via Maris
The Age of Bronze alsoKnownAs Bronze Age
this entity surface form: The Bronze Age
Cissbury Ring usedDuringPeriod Bronze Age
Arados historicalPeriod Bronze Age
Arvad historicalPeriod Bronze Age
Lydda inhabitedSince Bronze Age
Troad historicalPeriod Bronze Age
Fertile Crescent timePeriod Bronze Age
Halab hasHistoricalPeriod Bronze Age
Cush timePeriod Bronze Age
King of Assyria timePeriod Bronze Age
Paddan-aram timePeriod Bronze Age
Keos hasPeriodOfOccupation Bronze Age