Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences.

Answer:

Answers may vary, but should be similar to the following: The age of metals made its appearance in Europe and in the Aegean region around 2300BCE, copper, gold, and tin had been mined, worked and traded even earlier. The metals mined thus far could be worked, however they were too soft to be functional. The introduction of Bronze, an alloy, or mixture of tin and copper, changed the peoples of Europe. Strong weapons could be fashioned and exquisite objects made of bronze were fashioned.