Uruk period

English

Alternative forms

Uruk Period

Etymology

Named after the Sumerian city of Uruk.

Proper noun

Uruk period

(historical) A period between circa 4000 to 3100 BC which saw the emergence of urban life in Mesopotamia and the Sumerian civilization.

Synonyms

Protoliterate period

See also

Ubaid period
Jemdet Nasr period

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