Importance of the Bronze Age

The Bronze Age lasted from about 2500 B.C. to about 1000 B.C. In 1500 years, human beings had developed trade, metallurgy and mining. They had learned how to seek and use natural resources. They created institutions to protect and to expand their trade and industry. The entire Eastern Hemisphere was changed forever. The foundation stones for modern civilization were laid.

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