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Bronze Age's Transformative Start
- The Bronze Age began when bronze became common for tools and weapons, replacing weaker materials like stone and copper.
- This shift spurred technological, economic, political, and social transformations in Greece and nearby regions.
Bronze Boosted Power And Politics
- Bronze tools and weapons were stronger and required less repair, boosting productivity and military power.
- Heightened trade for tin, absent in Greece, reshaped wealth and centralized political power around kings.
Mythology Preserved Bronze Age
- Bronze Age tales from Homer, like the Iliad and Odyssey, blended history and mythology to teach moral lessons.
- These oral stories preserved cultural values and gave glimpses into Bronze Age Greece, despite limited contemporary records.