Lecture 04 uruk to early dynastic period (b)

HISTORY 26

Lecture Four:

From the Uruk Periodto the Early Dynastic

Periodin Mesopotamia

HISTORY 26

Lecture Four:

From the Uruk Periodto the Early Dynastic

Periodin Mesopotamia

The Neolithic Revolution

(c. 9000 – c. 4000 BC)

The Neolithic Revolution

(c. 9000 – c. 4000 BC)

The Ancient Near EastThe Ancient Near East

Chatal Hüyük – c. 7200 – 6000Chatal Hüyük – c. 7200 – 6000

Chatal Hüyük – c. 7200 – 6000Chatal Hüyük – c. 7200 – 6000

• Located in central Anatolia (Turkey)

• Rectangular houses of mud brick

• Social hierarchy• Specialization of

room use

• Located in central Anatolia (Turkey)

• Rectangular houses of mud brick

• Social hierarchy• Specialization of

room use

Jericho – c. 8000 – 6000Jericho – c. 8000 – 6000

• Houses built of stone

• Complex and far-reaching trade networks

• Obsidian

• Houses built of stone

• Complex and far-reaching trade networks

• Obsidian

The Neolithic RevolutionThe Neolithic Revolution

• Hassuna (7th millennium)

• Samarra (late 7th millennium)

• Halaf (6th millennium)

• Hassuna (7th millennium)

• Samarra (late 7th millennium)

• Halaf (6th millennium)


Samarra HalafSamarra Halaf

Spread of Halaf CultureSpread of Halaf Culture


UbaidUbaid

Spread of Ubaid CultureSpread of Ubaid Culture

The Urban Revolution

(c. 4000 – c. 3100 BC)

The Uruk Period

The Urban Revolution

(c. 4000 – c. 3100 BC)

The Uruk Period

When a Sumerian deity asks if you are a god,say “yes.”

When a Sumerian deity asks if you are a god,say “yes.”

Uruk (Warka)Uruk (Warka)

Beveled-Rim BowlsBeveled-Rim Bowls

The Uruk PeriodThe Uruk Period

Uruk Vase (3000 BC)

Cylinder Seal (3300 - 2900 BC)

Uruk Vase (3000 BC)

Cylinder Seal (3300 - 2900 BC)

Eanna District (Uruk IV)Eanna District (Uruk IV)

Anu District (Uruk III)Anu District (Uruk III)

The Development of Cuneiform


Administrative Tablets (3100 - 2900 BC)Administrative Tablets (3100 - 2900 BC)

Uruk Expansion and Retraction

Uruk Expansion and Retraction

• Susa and Susiana

• Northern Mesopotamia• Habuba Kabira• Tell Brak• Tepe Gawra

• Uruk III/Jemdet Nasr (c. 3100 - 2900 BC)• Proto-Elamite culture (Susiana)

• Susa and Susiana

• Northern Mesopotamia• Habuba Kabira• Tell Brak• Tepe Gawra

• Uruk III/Jemdet Nasr (c. 3100 - 2900 BC)• Proto-Elamite culture (Susiana)

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