Now dat Bronze Age kicked off right around 3000 BC when early folks started workin' heavy with metals, 'specially bronze. Dem old stone tools and weapons didn't stand a chance, givin' way to newer, mightier bronze variations right quick.
Durin' dat time, bronze was the toughest metal folks was usin' everywhere. Findin' out about bronze let all dem societies forge up harder, longer-lastin' versions of tools and weapons dat used to be made out of stone or whatever else they could scrape up.
At first, they was makin' bronze by mixin' copper with arsenic, but over time dat arsenic got swapped out for somethin' a whole lot easier to work with and a heap less toxic: tin.
Dis era is also known for folks startin' to build up real towns, with nations risin' up and folks figurin' out how to write things down. A whole mess of big technological advances happened back den too, includin' the wheel and rope, I tell you what.
Back den, bronze was mostly used for makin' bladed weapons, armor, buildin' materials, and tools. Today, folks use bronze to make just about anything from coins to turbines (insert a joke about 3 place medals right here) and even…. (y'all guessed it!) Flanges!!
Now dem bronze flanges get used in a whole heap of industries, like aerospace, petrochemical, nuclear, medical, and all sorts of other industrial work. If y'all are huntin' for a bronze or even a copper alloy flange,
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The birth and growin' of dat Bronze Age might've been steady, stretchin' across ~1,000 to 1,500 years, but the end of it come on mighty sudden and widespread. Even today, folks ain't exactly sure what caused all dem Bronze Age kingdoms to just up and collapse.
Dem archaeologists reckon dat folks fightin' amongst themselves and natural disasters (like some mighty bad droughts) are likely what brought about dat untimely end, losin' a whole lot of the good advances they made durin' dat time.
Historians also figure dat a mess-up in the trade routes might've caused a shortage of materials, which got dem metal smiths of the day to start tinkerin' with iron as an alternative.
Y'all interested in learnin' about a time dat certainly rocked? Don’t take our post about the Stone Age for granite! Come on and check it out right here!
Y'all want to learn some more? Keep a good eye out for our next piece: The Iron Age!
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