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The Metal Ages
• Definition: Period of human history that began with
the use of metal and ended when the written word appeared.
• Characteristics:
• Metalworking
• Craftsmen and Trade
• First Cities
• Megaliths
• They started using metal:
• At first they beat cold metal into shape
• Later they used forges to heat the metal first, making it easier to shape
• With the invention of smelting, metal could be given any form
• Craftsmen & Trade :
• Metalworking was difficult First specialist appeared. Later they began
organising into different social groups.
• First craftsmen (jewllers, blacksmiths and potters), received food in exchange of their
products
• First Cities:
• When population and wealth increased, some Neolithic villages get bigger and turned
into towns.
• Some groups began to accumulate wealth and power.
• From among this groups, a chief or king was chosen to govern
• To protect wealth, warriors appeared
Metal Ages: Characteristics
Metal Ages: Metalworking
•The first metal they used
was copper.
•In about 3,500 B.C. they
learned to combine copper
with tin to make bronze.
•Later, iron, which was
more efficient and resistant
than stone.
Metal Ages: Metalworking
Metal Ages: Metalworking
Copper axes
Bronze sword
Bronze jewlerie
Copper dagger
Copper
The Metal Ages: Megaliths
• Megaliths are huge monuments made of blocks of stones. They can be up to 20 metres high
• The word “megalith” comes from ancient Greek
language: MEGAS = great LITHOS= stone
• Where? In different parts of the world • When? Mostly in the Neolithic and in the Bronze Age. • Why? Often rituals. Sometimes also graves • Types: According to their shape, there are several types:
Metal Ages: Types of Megaliths
Menhir: A single standing stone.
Metal Ages: Types of Megaliths
Dolmen: A chamber consisting of upright stones with one or more large flat capstones forming a roof .
Metal Ages: Types of Megaliths
Stone Circle: A circle formed by menhirs or dolmens.
Metal Ages: Types of Megaliths
Passage Grave: A square, circular or cruciform chamber with a slabbed
or corbelled roof, accessed by a long, straight passageway, with the whole structure covered by a circular mound of earth.
Metal Ages: Megaliths
How did they do it?
Homework Metal Age: pg. 97 ex. 1
Spain in prehistoric times. Read the chapter
Pg: 99
Ex: 1, 2 and 4
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