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Unit Summary

This unit analyses how life changed in Britain between the Bronze and Iron Ages. It examines how the use of bronze changed life in Britain and how agriculture, settlement, and trade changed further in the Iron Age. Life in the two periods is compared and contrasted.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain when the Bronze Age was and how bronze is made.

Key Notes

• The Bronze Age began nearly 4000 years ago in Britain.
• This took place because many humans across the world began to make bronze.
• Bronze is made by melding the metals copper and tin to combine their properties.
• The Bronze Age began at different points for different civilisations.
• Copper is common but tin less so; tin had to be traded to make bronze.

Vocabulary To Learn

• Bronze Age: the Bronze Age is a period in history when humans used bronze
• ore: rock or soil from which metal can be obtained
• smelting: smelting is the process heating a metal ore to extract the raw metal
• melding: melding is mixing or combining two things together

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Bronze is a natural resource (metal) and not man-made.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Changing agriculture in Britain during the Iron Age Study Guide
• Changing settlements and trade in Iron Age Britain Study Guide
• Comparing and contrasting Bronze Age and Iron Age Britain Study Guide
• How bronze changed life in Britain Study Guide
• The beginning of the Iron Age Study Guide