Uruk period

proper noun

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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Protoliterate period
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Uruk period1

proper noun

alternative Uruk Period

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

    Synonyms: Protoliterate period

Uruk Period2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Uruk period.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA period between circa 4000 to 3100 BC which saw the emergence of urban life in Mesopotamia and the Sumerian civilization.

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Protoliterate period

Origin

Named after the Sumerian city of Uruk.

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APA

Uruk period. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uruk%20period

MLA

“Uruk period.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uruk%20period. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Uruk period,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uruk%20period.

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