Uruk period
Uruk period appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Mesopotamia (Middle East) from c. 3200 to 3100 BCE, a span of more than 100 years. Its people spoke Isolates and ancient languages (Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu).
Age of the first cities in southern Mesopotamia, when Uruk grew to tens of thousands of people. Temple administrators there invented writing late in the period, and Uruk outposts reached Syria and Iran.
See Uruk period on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- c. 3200 to 3100 BCE
- Duration
- more than 100 years
- Type
- People or culture
- Region
- Mesopotamia, Middle East
- Language family
- Isolates and ancient
Became
Events in Middle East during its time
- Writing invented at Uruk
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
Questions
When did Uruk period exist?
c. 3200 to 3100 BCE, about more than 100 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.
Where was Uruk period?
Mesopotamia, in Middle East.
What language did Uruk period speak?
Isolates and ancient. This family includes Sumerian, Elamite, Hurrian, Urartian, Hattic, Kassite, Etruscan, Basque, Ainu.
What came after Uruk period?
Jemdet Nasr period.