English Explanatory Dictionary

Uruk period

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. A period between circa 4000 to 3100 BC which saw the emergence of urban life in Mesopotamia and the Sumerian civilization.
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  1. Alternative form of Uruk period.

Word forms

Uruk period

Etymology

Named after the Sumerian city of Uruk.

Synonyms

Protoliterate period

Related words

Ubaid period Jemdet Nasr period
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