If They Didn't Have Bronze, How Would That Change Their Civilization?
by Janna and Kenji
Kenji at the Tama museum next to bronze sculptures that were made by the Tama people.
Bronze effected the Tama civilization because they used bronze for everyday purposes. They used it to make small circular coins that they used for money. Their pots were also made of bronze and that allowed them to make food. Bronze was also used to make sculptures of gods that they worshiped. Bronze was used for artistic purposes also. They had jewelry and wall hangings that were made of intricate bronze designs. The Tama people used bronze in many different ways to enhance their civilization and it would not have been the same without it. The river civilizations also used bronze in many of the same ways. In the India and China civilizations, bronze was used especially to make sculptures and weapons. These sculptures were worshiped as gods. But, unlike the Tama people, the Shang and Indus used bronze to make weapons such as spears and arrow heads.