lecture 04 uruk to early dynastic period (b)
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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
The Ancient Near EastThe Ancient Near East
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)
The Neolithic RevolutionThe Neolithic Revolution
Samarra HalafSamarra Halaf
Spread of Halaf CultureSpread of Halaf Culture
The Neolithic RevolutionThe Neolithic Revolution
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
The Ancient Near EastThe Ancient Near East
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)
Eanna District (Uruk IV)Eanna District (Uruk IV)
Anu District (Uruk III)Anu District (Uruk III)
Anu District (Uruk III)Anu District (Uruk III)
Anu District (Uruk III)Anu District (Uruk III)
The Development of Cuneiform
The Development of Cuneiform
Administrative Tablets (3100 - 2900 BC)Administrative Tablets (3100 - 2900 BC)
The Development of Cuneiform
The Development of Cuneiform
The Ancient Near EastThe Ancient Near East
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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