Eli5 why did the Bronze Age happen before the Iron Age? 936 viewsJanuary 1, 2024 Question100.55K October 29, 2022 0 Comments I would have thought that with bronze being an alloy it would have been more difficult to work with than iron, so why was it the first to become widely used? In: 2489 25 Answers ActiveNewestOldest Anonymous Posted October 29, 2022 0 Comments Because Iron is harder to produce (or was for them). copper and tin (bronze) were easier to produce and work with, it needed lower temperatures. Iron needs like 1500+ degrees and they didn’t have the technology to make such high heat at the time. You are viewing 1 out of 25 answers, click here to view all answers. Register or Login
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