Uruk

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/uruk

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?Southern Mesopotamia, on the Euphrates River (modern-day Warka, Iraq)
2. What is the period of major development?Uruk Period (c. 4000–3100 BCE)
3. What was Uruk and where was it located?Uruk was a huge ancient city in southern Mesopotamia, near the Euphrates River.
4. Why is Uruk famous for writing?It invented cuneiform, the first known system of writing, around 3200 BCE, to keep track of goods and jobs.

Urbanism: The study of the social, economic, and political aspects of cities and urban life.
Hegemony: Leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.
Stratification: The arrangement or classification of something into different groups or layers, often referring to social classes.