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Bronze Age
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Bronze Age
(noun)
Bronze Age
noun
Bronze Age
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BRONZE AGE
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
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iron age
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stone age
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