Worldhistory24.com Although this time is often called "The Bronze Age," the use of bronze was not universal, nor was it the only seismic shift in human history occurring at this time, massive civilizations were coalescing and beginning to write their own history, literature, songs, laws and tax codes. Many people’s lives were defined by slavery and warfare. This episode will examine 5 of these early civilizations in modern day Iraq, Peru, India, Egypt, and China, these history classes refer to as “The Five Cradles of Civilization.” Although we will have to dismantle each word in this phrase, we will borrow its framework and zoom through them, discussing food, art, monuments, language, government and more, along the way. After visiting these 5 cradles between 4000 and 1700 BCE, we will hopefully have a more contextualized sense of the word “civilization.”
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