The document discusses the prehistory of metallurgy and the Metal Age. It notes that metallurgy was invented around 7,000 years ago, allowing metals like copper, bronze, and iron to be used for tools, weapons, and jewelry. This led to great inventions like the wheel, sail, and plough. Societies experienced social changes as trade developed and villages grew, creating social inequalities between those who had access to metals and those who did not. During this period, megalithic monuments like menhirs, dolmens, and stone circles were also constructed. The Metal Age arrived on the Iberian Peninsula around 5,000 years ago.

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1. METALLURGY WAS INVENTED
2. GREAT INVENTIONS
3. SOCIAL CHANGES
4. MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS
5. METAL AGE ON THE IBERIAN
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METALLURGY was invented.
Metals were used to make
• TOOLS
• WEAPONS
• JEWELLERY
7.000 years ago THE METAL AGE 5.000 years ago
Which metal did they use?
•COOPER. The first metal to be used
•BRONZE. Mixture of copper and tin
•IRON. The strongest metal

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GREAT INVENTIONS.
• WHEEL
• SAIL
• PLOUGH
7.000 years ago THE METAL AGE 5.000 years ago

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SOCIAL CHANGES.
• Trade developed because people could trade metal for other
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• Villages grew
• Social inequalities increased because people in societies that
had metal had more power than other societies.
7.000 years ago THE METAL AGE 5.000 years ago

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MEGALITHIC MONUMENTS.
MENHIR
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DOLMEN
STONE CIRCLE OR CROMLECH
7.000 years ago THE METAL AGE 5.000 years ago

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IBERIAN PENINSULA.
7.000 years ago THE METAL AGE 5.000 years ago