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THE METAL AGE
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1. THE METAL AGEMetallurgy 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.
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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 wooden. Roof: branches and thatch
Beliefs- Worshipped the forces
of nature and gods- Ceremonies
Natural environmentMild temperatures
Forest, more animals and plants
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Mineral smelted again and
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SKILLS
Metalworking
•Metal could be moulded into new shapes and more durable tools.•e.g: agriculture( hoes, sickles, ploughs) weapons( swords, spears, shields) tools ( knives, etc)
Transport
•The invention of the wheel made transport easier carts•Also pottery was improved with the use of the potter´s wheel
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Mould
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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: alignmentDolmens Several vertical stones supporting a horizontal stone
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Alignments
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Cromlech: Stonehenge
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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
in the floor of dwellings
-Location:Balearic Islands
-Typical constructions:
TaulaNavetaTalaiot
- Copper Age -Bronze Age -Bronze Age
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Chamber corridor
Millares village Los Millares
Bell beaker
walls
Tomb
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El Argar
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TalaioticTaula Naveta
Talaiot