Bronze Age
Bronze is mainly copper and tin. This topic is part of Prehistory within History. This page currently draws on 15 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Bronze Age trivia questions
The Bronze Age is named for widespread use of what metal alloy?
Answer: Bronze
Bonus fact: Bronze is mainly copper and tin.
Bronze is primarily an alloy of copper and what?
Answer: Tin
Bonus fact: Copper-tin bronze became a major tool and weapon material.
Which age generally followed the Bronze Age in many regions?
Answer: Iron Age
Bonus fact: Iron eventually replaced bronze for many tools and weapons.
The Bronze Age followed which earlier prehistoric period in the traditional three-age system?
Answer: Stone Age
Bonus fact: The traditional sequence is Stone Age, Bronze Age, then Iron Age.
Linear B was used primarily by which Bronze Age civilization?
Answer: Mycenaeans
Bonus fact: The tablets record administrative information from Mycenaean palaces.
Schliemann also excavated which major Bronze Age Greek site?
Answer: Mycenae
Bonus fact: He found rich shaft graves there.
Arthur Evans is famous for excavating which Bronze Age site?
Answer: Knossos
Bonus fact: He excavated the palace complex on Crete.
Mycenae and Tiryns were the two greatest cities of which Bronze Age Greek civilization?
Answer: Mycenaean civilization
Bonus fact: UNESCO says Mycenaean civilization dominated the eastern Mediterranean from the 15th to the 12th century BC.
Hattusha was the capital of which Bronze Age empire?
Answer: Hittite Empire
Bonus fact: UNESCO notes that Hattusha's remains include the Lions' Gate, Royal Gate, and the rock sanctuary of Yazılıkaya.
The Stone Age came before which metalworking age?
Answer: Bronze Age
Bonus fact: In many regions, Bronze Age technology followed.
What ancient stone towers are distinctive archaeological landmarks of Sardinia?
Answer: Nuraghi
Bonus fact: Thousands of nuraghi were built during the Bronze Age.
Which age generally preceded the Iron Age?
Answer: Bronze Age
Bonus fact: The sequence in many regions is Stone, Bronze, Iron.