CIVILIZATION
SUMERIAN
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Question
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It helped them make stronger tools and weapons
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It helped them make stronger tools only
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It helped them use advanced nuclear fission to generate energy
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It didn’t help them
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ancient Sumer may have been the first civilization to start adding tin to copper to make bronze. Bronze was harder and more durable than copper, which made bronze a better metal for tools and weapons.
Detailed explanation-2: -With the introduction of bronze, people could make much better tools. Bronze axes could hold a sharper edge than stone axes and last much longer. It made cutting trees much faster and allowed farmers to clear more land for planting. The stone hoe and plow were replaced with the bronze plow.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bronze had several advantages over the stone tools that had been used until those days. It’s easier to shape, easier to sharpen, more durable and above all: recyclable. Bronze tools and ornaments could be repaired or smelted and cast into new ones.
Detailed explanation-4: -Weapons and tactics Archaeological studies show that the Sumerians used war-carts and iron and bronze weapons; most soldiers used axes, daggers, and spears; units with spears would be organized into close-order formations.