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