The History of the Bell

 The bell is titled as a "percussion instrument" such you strike the bell to make a sound, bells normally have a clapper or a hammer on a pivot in the center of the bell to make the sound.
When you hit the bell the bell hits the center or the "clapper", which makes the sound resonate.

Bells are made normally of Bell metal which is a kind of bronze, cowbells, church bells, and clock bells, usually use this Bell metal to make their bells.

The word Bell comes from the German word Bel meaning "to roar" or "to make loud sounds". 

The earliest mention of bells in history is from the 3rd millennium BC, it is from the Yangshao culture of the Neolithic era in China. 
It was named the "Clapper bell", which was made of pottery and was found in several archeological sites, the first bells in west Asia were in 1000 BC. 

The earliest metal bells were from the Taosi site and the Eritou archeology site. With more bells from the Shang dynasty.p TI was found for parts of gear for horse-and chariot gear as well as a collar bell made for dogs.

By the 13th century, bells were being cast that weight over 150kg, After 1000 AD. People used bells cast from metal instead of bronze for their bells, the earliest dated bell was manufactured in 1079 in the Hubei province in China.

Bells are part of religious celebrations and traditions.