Question

Provide some examples of "ages" named after the material used and explain why this is a poor method for identifying historical periods.

Answer 1

One of the least correct ways of naming the periods of history has been by naming the periods after the material that people used for their tools or weapons: such as, The Stone Age, The Bronze Age, The Iron Age and The Atomic Age. A real problem with naming them this way is that not all civilizations progressed at the same rate; therefore, some civilizations were in the atomic age while others were still in the stone age.