1. © Oxford University Press España S.A., 2012 The Metal Age

2. What do we know?

3. The Metal Age Which things and activities in the image were new in the Metal Age? Which things and activities in the image had existed in the Stone Age?

4. Life in the Metal Age What were Metal-Age settlements like? Describe the Bronze-Age dwelling shown in these images.

5. Metal-Age skills What are the people in each image doing? Why was each of these skills important?

6. Architecture and art What can you see in this image? What other types of architecture and art did Metal-Age people produce?

7. The Metal Age Which rivers were near the copper trade routes? How do you think metal was transported to Europe?

8. The Metal Age in Spain Which areas of Spain have megalithic sites? Where was the El Argar culture based?

9. What have we learned? Life in the Metal Age There were greater social differences than in the Neolithic Age With metal weapons, war developed Human beings lived from farming, livestock and trade They lived in permanent settlements, which were normally walled Skills Weapons, agricultural instruments and tools The Metal Age The Copper Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age They worshipped the forces of nature and held religious ceremonies Metalworking The invention of the wheel led to improved transport The Metal Age is divided into Metalworking

10. What have we learned? The Metal Age in Spain The Metal Age in Spain The Bronze Age The Iron Age Art Megalithic constructions Painting Menhir, cromlech, dolmen Schematic; often in black and red The Copper Age Megalithic, Millares and Bell Beaker cultures El Argar, Talaiotic and Tartessos cultures The Iberians lived in Levante and Andalucía In the north the inhabitants mixed with the Celts