# Uruk period

> English word · Proper noun

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

## Etymology
Named after the Sumerian city of Uruk.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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