Uruk period

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archaeological culture historical period

The Uruk period was an early phase of Mesopotamian history (c. 4000–3100 BCE) marked by the rise of the first cities, monumental architecture, and the earliest known writing.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Uruk period canonical	7
Uruk culture	2
Uruk IV–Jemdet Nasr horizon	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological culture ⓘ historical period ⓘ
architecturalStyle	monumental terraces ⓘ platform temples ⓘ tripartite temple plans ⓘ
country	Iraq ⓘ
culture	Sumerian ⓘ
economy	animal husbandry ⓘ craft specialization ⓘ irrigation agriculture ⓘ temple-centered redistribution ⓘ trade in metals ⓘ trade in obsidian ⓘ trade in stone ⓘ trade in timber ⓘ
endTime	circa 3100 BCE ⓘ
followedBy	Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Jemdet Nasr period NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Ubaid period NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	administrative centralization ⓘ development of cylinder seals ⓘ emergence of proto-cuneiform script ⓘ increasing social stratification ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ large temple complexes ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ mass-produced ceramics ⓘ standardized metrology ⓘ urbanization ⓘ use of bevel-rim bowls ⓘ use of numerical tablets ⓘ
hasPart	Early Uruk period NERFINISHED ⓘ Final Uruk period ⓘ Late Uruk period NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Uruk period ⓘ
knownFor	earliest administrative records ⓘ earliest large urban center at Uruk ⓘ spread of Mesopotamian cultural models across Near East ⓘ
locatedInTime	4th millennium BCE ⓘ late 5th millennium BCE ⓘ
mainPlace	Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Mesopotamian history ⓘ
region	Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mesopotamia ⓘ southern Mesopotamia ⓘ western Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	polytheism ⓘ
significantEvent	development of monumental architecture ⓘ emergence of earliest known writing ⓘ expansion of Uruk colonies and trading outposts ⓘ formation of early state-level societies ⓘ rise of first cities in Mesopotamia ⓘ
significantPlace	Eridu NERFINISHED ⓘ Godin Tepe NERFINISHED ⓘ Habuba Kabira NERFINISHED ⓘ Jebel Aruda NERFINISHED ⓘ Jemdet Nasr NERFINISHED ⓘ Kish NERFINISHED ⓘ Nippur NERFINISHED ⓘ Susa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tell Brak NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	circa 4000 BCE ⓘ
usedBuildingMaterial	mudbrick ⓘ reed ⓘ
usedWritingSystem	proto-cuneiform ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eanna temple complex → associatedWith → Uruk period ⓘ

Eanna temple complex → period → Uruk period ⓘ

Early Dynastic period → follows → Uruk period ⓘ

Uruk archaeological site → hasCulture → Uruk period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruk culture

Uruk archaeological site → hasPeriod → Uruk period ⓘ

Anu ziggurat → period → Uruk period ⓘ

Warka → culturalPeriod → Uruk period ⓘ

Proto-Elamite period → follows → Uruk period ⓘ

Proto-Elamite period → hasCulturalInfluenceFrom → Uruk period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruk culture

Proto-Elamite script → chronologicalPhase → Uruk period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Uruk IV–Jemdet Nasr horizon