Metal age unit 3
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THE METAL AGE
1. THE METAL AGE
Metallurgy was discovered around 4000 BC
Extraction of metals from ores ( rocks) for their treatment
THE METAL AGE
Copper Age
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Dividedinto
Transition from one ageto another varies
First metal to be used, but it was fragile and cracked easily.
Alloy of copper and tin that was much more resistant.
Hard, extraordinary qualitiesmore resistant objects. Techniques more developed.
2. LIFE IN THE METAL AGE
Economy and society
What did people live from?
-Agriculture, livestock ( they had more developed tools made of metal: ploughs, hoes, etc) New products: cheese.
- Trade: exchange metals for other products.
Where did they live?- Settlements: located in high places and surrounded by palisades
- Dwellings characteristics circular o rectangular- walls: adobe or woodenRoof: branches and thatch
Beliefs-
Worshipped the forces of nature and gods
- Ceremonies
Society
- Greater specialization of labour ( new jobs: metal artisans)-Greater social differences ( possession of metal)
-There was conflict and war. They built walls to defend settlements
-Villages grew- Women took a back ground role in society
Natural environment
Mild temperaturesForest, more animals and
plants
SKILLS• Metal could be moulded into new
shapes and more durable tools.
• e.g: agriculture( hoes, sickles, ploughs) weapons( swords, spears, shields) tools ( knives, etc)Metalworking
• The invention of the wheel made transport easier carts
• Also it improved pottery with the use of the potter´s wheelTransport
ART
Megalithic monuments MEGA= BIG LITHOS= STONE
Enormous stone blocks used as tombs and sanctuaries
Two types
MenhirsLarge stones standing vertically on the floor - Forming a circle: cromlech ( Stonehenge)
- Forming a line: alignment
Dolmens Several vertical stones supporting a horizontal stone
Alignments
Cromlech: Stonehenge
METAL AGE IN SPAIN
Chronology: From 3000 B.C approximately to 750 B.C
Main cultures
Millares Bell Beaker El Argar Talaiotic
- Location: Almeria
-Characteristic
s:• Village with several walls,
circular dwellings. Necropolis:
Tombs with a corridor and
circular chamber
- Copper Age-Location: centre and
periphery of Spain
- Characteristic: Bell shaped
ceramics
-Location: Granada, Almeria
-Characteristic
:Buried their
deaths in vessels
-Location:Balearic Islands
-Typical constructions:
TaulaNavetaTalaiot
- Copper Age -Bronze Age -Bronze Age
Chamber corridor
Millares village Los Millares
Bell beaker
walls
Tomb
El Argar
Talaiotic
Taula Naveta
Talaiot