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
Ancient Egyptians
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt

Babylonians
Hebrews
Hittites
linked to: Hittite Empire

Indus Valley Civilization
linked to: Indus Valley

Minoans
linked to: Minoan civilization

Mycenaeans
Shang dynasty
Sumerians
linked to: Sumer
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 Bronze Age collapse
linked to: Aegean Bronze Age
hasPart Early Bronze Age
Late Bronze Age
Middle Bronze Age
hasTechnology bronze casting
chariot warfare
lost-wax casting
sailing ships
occursIn Aegean region
linked to: Aegean islands

Anatolia
Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt

Ancient Near East
British Isles
Central Europe
China
East Asia
Europe
Iberian Peninsula
Indus Valley
Levant
linked to: Levant region

Mesopotamia
Nordic region
linked to: Nordic countries

South Asia
precedes Iron Age
startTime 4th millennium BCE

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Hebrews historicalPeriod Bronze Age
Iron Age follows Bronze Age
Iron Age distinguishedFrom Bronze Age
Indo-Europeans timePeriod Bronze Age
Canaan timePeriod Bronze Age
Italic peoples timePeriod Bronze Age
Vedic period chronologicalContext Bronze Age in South Asia
linked to: Bronze Age
Byblos timeDepth Bronze Age
Sidon timePeriod Bronze Age
Hittite Empire era Bronze Age
Akkadian historicalPeriod Bronze Age
Phoenician religion timePeriod Bronze Age
Baal worshipPeriod Bronze Age
Hurrian spokenDuring Bronze Age
Argolid historicalPeriod Bronze Age
Jebus timePeriod Bronze Age
Uruk era Bronze Age
Code of Ur-Nammu timePeriod Bronze Age
Epic of Gilgamesh period Bronze Age
Tanum hasRockCarvingsFrom Bronze Age
Tarsus timeInhabitedSince Bronze Age
Stonehenge constructionPeriod Bronze Age
Megiddo hasHistoricalPeriod Bronze Age
Anat timePeriod Bronze Age
Late Bronze Age partOf Bronze Age
Astarte timePeriod Bronze Age
Minoan civilization partOf Bronze Age
shekel (weight-based) timePeriod Bronze Age
Mohenjo-daro era Bronze Age
Thracians timePeriod Bronze Age
Canaanites timePeriod Bronze Age
El worshipPeriod Bronze Age
Asherah worshipPeriod Bronze Age
King of the Universe timePeriod Bronze Age
Su Nuraxi di Barumini period Bronze Age
Gilead timePeriod Bronze Age
Elamite era Bronze Age
Malia period Bronze Age
Zakros timePeriod Bronze Age
Karnak Temple Complex era Bronze Age
Golden Age precedes Bronze Age
Heroic Age follows Age of Bronze
linked to: Bronze Age
Gerar timePeriod Bronze Age (traditional attribution)
linked to: Bronze Age
Troy timePeriodOfFlourishing Bronze Age
Tell es-Sultan hasPeriod Bronze Age