We all know that we as humans have gone through several stages of development in order to reach the stage that we are in right now as the most intelligent beings on this planet earth. Several civilizations have emerged and wiped out and it is the result of those civilizations that we are what we are today. We still ensure to relate ourselves to the barbarian times where we were still humans but in the most naive form who only knew how to hunt, eat, and survive life. In the various civilizations that have come and gone if we had to choose that one civilization that set the benchmark for the Today that we are in then it has to be the Bronze Age civilization.
As far as human development and technological inventions are concerned, it is the Bronze Age civilization that has played a huge role. It is during this particular civilization that our human brain was capable to produce several wondrous tools and innovative inventions that only laid down the path in the advancement of the everyday life that we are living in today and for the future civilizations and nations to excel furthermore. We bring to you 10 important inventions of the Bronze age, read on.
- Soap
There exist certain historical records that indicate that the first-ever handmade soap in the history of human mankind was invented during the Bronze Age. There was a particular equation for the creation of soap that was found on a Babylonian tablet that dates back to 2800 BC. back then the two ingredients that were used to make the soap were water, cassia oil, a soluble base alkali. It is during the Nabonidus reign That soaps were prepared using cypress, sesame, and ashes.
- Umbrella
Yes, the incredible umbrella that Shields us from the rain even today was invented during the Bronze Age and the exact time when it was invented was 2400 BC. Of course, the various civilizations found various methods or instruments rather than shield themselves from the rain, however, the first-ever proper umbrella was known to be invented by the Egyptians. They basically used parasols for protection against rain.
- Rope
It is considered to be another major invention during the bronze civilization. Even to this day, we make use of the rope in various chores every single day, isn’t it? The credit for this again goes to the Egyptians. The older Egyptians are considered to be the first ever proper civilization that actually developed the first apparatus that contributes towards the creation of rope. The material to make rope back then voice water reed fiber.
- Kites
of course, even the kites were developed during the bronze civilization. Just like how flying kites is more of recreation activity in the present times, even in those days of the bronze civilization kites were developed only to meet the recreational needs of the population back then. In the bronze civilization, it was the Chinese who created kites for the first time as they had suitable materials for the same like for example silk fabric and high strength silk which are needed to build kites even today.
- Socketed Axe
The military is very important for any civilizations survival . And even in the Bronze Age a lot of military equipment was innovated, among which the socketed axe is of great importance to remember. This particular axe was used majorly by the Middle East armies of the Mesopotamian clan. this axe was considered to be a very serious weapon and gave the army that used it a very competitive benefit. This axe was used continuously for almost 2000 years after the Bronze Age.
- Carp’s Tongue Sword
This particular sword got its name because of its shape that is similar to the shape of our tongue. It was very commonly used in 1000 BC although it was invented during the Bronze Age. This sword is considered to be a very commendable military invention during its time and we can say this as a lot of its artifacts were discovered in the Thames valley. It is said that the people who invented this particular tongue sword actually copied the style of these wards that were used by the north western region of France.
- Sickle Sword
this particular sickle sword is considered to be a very serious innovation during its time and the complete credit for its invention is set to be given to the Sumerian civilization that belongs to southern Mesopotamia. it was during this particular time that the culture of wars began and the culture of finding and utilising power across regions gained importance. Military literally came into existence during this particular period of time.
- Plow
Another very unique innovation that the bronze civilization introduced to the world where Plow. these particular instruments were made using either wooden materials or stone materials. They were also made using bronze so that they could withstand any tough impact and never get damaged.
- The Bronze Axes
it is said that the bronze axes were primarily used for farming purposes and it was definitely much harder to use than a normal axe which was made of stone. the head of the axe contained a particular ring that assisted and protected the axe from any kind of damage.
- Chariots
As mentioned earlier the Bronze Age was the civilization where military power came into existence and obviously the invention of Chariots doesn’t come as a surprise because Chariots world those wheel travel equipment that was used almost as though they were a word machine of the elite society.
It is astonishing isn’t it that so much equipment that we still use in our everyday life, their invention dates back to the Bronze Age civilization. man has continued to grow and develop his inventions across different civilizations. It was the people from the Bronze Age civilization that lasted from 3300 BC to 1200 BC who came up with maximum number of inventions which we use even to this day.
