Chapter VII: THE BRONZE AGE IN EUROPE.

Races of Men, like Individuals—Gradual change of Neolithic Age to

that of Bronze—The Aryan family—First Aryans Neolithic—Origin of

Bronze—How Great discoveries are made—Gold the first metal—Copper

abundant—No Copper Age—The discovery of Tin—Explanation of an

Alloy—Bronze, wherever found, the same composition—What is meant

by the Bronze Age—Knowledge in other directions—Gradual Growth of

Culture—Three Centers of Bronze production—Habitations during the

Bronze Age—The Bronze Ax—Implements of Bronze—Personal

ornaments—Ornaments not always made of Bronze—Advance in Arts of

living—Advance in Agriculture—Warlike Weapons—How they worked

Bronze—Advance in Government—Trade in the Bronze Age—Religion of

the Bronze Age—Symbolical figures—Temples of the Bronze

Age—Stonehenge.

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