List and explain any inventions from the Early Bronze Age to the Iron Age

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Early Bronze Age

  • Pottery technology developed in Canaan around 3300 - 1950 BCE.
    • The potter's wheel came into common use.
    • Methods for firing wares were better controlled.
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  • Metal weapons and tools were created by artisans.
    • N.B. Despite the term "Bronze Age", the metal used to make these tools was copper.


Middle Bronze Age

  • For the first time, palaces were built in the largest settlements.
    • Around 1950 BCE
    • These palace-towns controlled nearby villages and competed for power.
    • Period of great wealth and strong self-government