- Bronze Age, the
- `Bronze ,Age, thethe period of ancient history when people made tools and weapons from bronze, from around 3500 to 1500 B.C., after the Stone Age and before the Iron Age
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Bronze Age collapse — The fall of Troy, an event recounted in Greek mythology at the end of the Bronze Age, as represented by the 17th century painter Kerstiaen De Keuninck. Bronze Age … Wikipedia
Bronze Age of Comic Books — The Bronze Age of Comic Books is an informal name for a period in the history of mainstream American comic books usually said to run from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s. It followed the Silver Age of Comic Books. [ The Overstreet Comic Book… … Wikipedia
the Bronze Age — a period of time that began between 4000 and 3000 B.C. in which people used bronze to make weapons and tools The artifact dates to the Bronze Age. The Bronze Age preceded the Iron Age. a Bronze Age weapon/tool compare IRON AGE … Useful english dictionary
Bronze Age — n the Bronze Age the time, between about 6000 and 4000 years ago, when bronze was used for making tools, weapons etc →↑Iron Age, ↑Stone Age … Dictionary of contemporary English
Bronze Age — For other uses, see Bronze Age (disambiguation). Diffusion of metallurgy in western Europe. The darkest areas are the oldest. Bronze Age … Wikipedia
bronze age — noun (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence • Topics: ↑classical mythology • Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period * * * noun Usage … Useful english dictionary
Bronze Age — noun (archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons • Topics: ↑archeology, ↑archaeology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period … Useful english dictionary
Bronze Age sword — Bronze Age swords appear from around the 17th century BC, evolving out of the dagger. Early examples with typical leaf shaped blades are found in Mesopotamia, around the Mediterranean, particularly in Crete, and around the Black… … Wikipedia
Bronze Age Europe — The Bronze Age in Europe succeeds the Neolithic in the late 3rd millennium BC (late Beaker culture), and spans the entire 2nd millennium BC (Unetice culture, Urnfield culture, Tumulus culture, Terramare culture, Lusatian culture) in Northern… … Wikipedia
Bronze age — Bronze Bronze, n. [F. bronze, fr. It. bronzo brown, fr. OHG. br?n, G. braun. See {Brown}, a.] 1. An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is hard and sonorous, and is used… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
