Iron Age

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The Iron Age was a major prehistoric and early historic era marked by the widespread use of iron tools and weapons, urban growth, and complex societies across regions including the ancient Near East where the Hebrews lived.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological period
historical period
characterizedBy complex societies
development of agriculture
increased warfare
iron tools
iron weapons
long-distance trade
social stratification
urban growth
use of alphabetic writing in many regions
widespread use of iron
distinguishedFrom Bronze Age
Stone Age
follows Bronze Age
hasPart Iron Age self-linksurface differs
surface form: Early Iron Age

Iron Age self-linksurface differs
surface form: Late Iron Age

Middle Iron Age
occursIn British Isles
Alpine Celtic culture
surface form: Celtic Europe

Central Europe
East Asia
Levant region
surface form: Levant

Scandinavia
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Greek Antiquity
surface form: ancient Greece

ancient Italy
Ancient Mediterranean world
surface form: ancient Near East
overlapsWith Archaic Greece
Roman Kingdom
period of the Achaemenid Empire
period of the Neo-Assyrian Empire
period of the Neo-Babylonian Empire
period of the ancient Hebrews
precedes Ancient Mediterranean world
surface form: Classical Antiquity
timeSpanApproximateEnd 1st millennium BCE in much of the Mediterranean
timeSpanApproximateStart late 2nd millennium BCE in the Near East
typicalEconomy agrarian economy
craft specialization
metalworking
typicalSociety chiefdoms
early states
empires
typicalTechnology bloomery iron smelting
forging
quenching and tempering of iron
usedMaterial iron
steel

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Galli timePeriod Iron Age
Celtic art developedInPeriod Iron Age
Armorica timePeriod Iron Age
Aquitani territory timePeriod Iron Age
Celtic tribes culturePeriod Iron Age
this entity surface form: Iron Age Europe
gold rhinoceros associatedWith Iron Age
this entity surface form: African Iron Age
Qos worshipPeriod Iron Age
Zau historicalEra Iron Age
Helvetii timePeriod Iron Age
Gbl hasHistoricalPeriod Iron Age
Celtiberia timePeriod Iron Age
Kingdom of Ammon timePeriod Iron Age
Arameans timePeriod Iron Age
Sidon Port historicalPeriod Iron Age
Celtic mythology associatedWith Iron Age
this entity surface form: Iron Age Europe
Cairnpapple Hill hasPeriod Iron Age
Iberians timePeriod Iron Age
Picentes historicalPeriod Iron Age
Remi historicalPeriod Iron Age
Hisarlik period Iron Age
Melid region partOf Iron Age
this entity surface form: Iron Age Near East
Melid region timePeriod Iron Age
Carian language timePeriod Iron Age
Sequani historicalEra Iron Age
Menua era Iron Age
Argishti I era Iron Age
Rusa I era Iron Age
Biainili timePeriod Iron Age
Nervii timePeriod Iron Age
Karkemish flourishedInPeriod Iron Age
Kothon (sacred pool) period Iron Age
Uffington Castle period Iron Age
Toprakkale usedDuring Iron Age
Jubbah area hasRockArtPeriod Iron Age
Middle Nile Valley timePeriod Iron Age
Tara timePeriod Iron Age
Osci timePeriod Iron Age