The Bronze Age is the second of the three prehistoric time periods, with the others being the Stone Age and Iron Age. This time period began around the Western region of Asia with the first bronze tools around 4500 BC, and ended around 1200 BC with the collapse of several Bronze age civilizations due to first iron weapons which were stronger and beaterio for war . This era was characterized by the introduction of bronze, proto-writing, and other early features of urban civilization.
- First bronze tools were introduced in Western region of Asia around 4500 BC . The bronze is an alloy of tin and copper .
- During this period, the first civilization appeared. The first civilizations were Mesopotamia ( on Uruk ) and Egypt . They were formed near rivers, which make farming easier. At Mesopotamia , people built Ziggurats, temples for their gods. The word ziggurat was pronounced "baba-i’m" in some languages, giving today's name: Towerof Babel. In Egypt, pharaohs were the Kings of Egypt. They built their tombs to pass to the afterlife.
Around 2500 or 3000 BC, the Indo-Europeans arrived Western Europe with a new technology : wheel, riding … that was the beginning of the Bronze Age in that area. In Eastern Europe, the Minoan Kingdom developed an urban civilization.