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Bronze Age vs. Iron Age

Bronze Age

noun
  1. a period in the history of humankind, following the Stone Age and preceding the Iron Age, during which bronze weapons and implements were used.
  2. the third of the four ages of the human race, marked by war and violence; regarded as inferior to the silver age but superior to the following iron age.

Iron Age

noun
  1. the period in the history of humankind, following the Stone Age and the Bronze Age, marked by the use of implements and weapons made of iron.
  2. the present age, following the bronze age; the last and worst of the four ages of the human race, characterized by danger, corruption, and toil.
  3. any age or period of degeneracy or wickedness.