24th century BC

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(25th century BC - 24th century BC - 23rd century BC - other centuries)

(4th millennium BC - 3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC)

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Contents 1 Events 2 Significant persons 3 Inventions, discoveries, introductions 4 Disputed Events 5 References

[edit] Events

• 2900 BC – 2334 BC – Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period.
• c. 2383 BC - Pepi II Neferkare, the longest reigning monarch of all time, started to rule at age 6.
• 2350 BC – End of the Early Dynastic IIIb Period in Mesopotamia.
• 2350 BC – First destruction of the city of Mari.
• 2334 BC – 2279 BC – Sargon of Akkad's conquest of Mesopotamia.
• c. 2332 BC - Sargon I started to rule.
• 2345 BC – End of Fifth Dynasty. Pharaoh Unas died.
• c. 2340 BC - 2180 BC; Akkad.
• The city of Lothal arises under the Indus valley civilization.

[edit] Significant persons

• Urukagina
• Sargon of Akkad
• Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon, priestess and the first author known by name
• Ptahhotep, ancient Egyptian Vizier, author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep.

[edit] Inventions, discoveries, introductions

• The first official mentioning of beekeeping in Egypt.
• The first documented use of an organized courier service for the diffusion of written documents in Egypt.

[edit] Disputed Events

• In 2349 BC, Noah entered the Ark (according to 17th century Anglican bishop and scholar James Ussher).
• In 2333 BC or on 3 October 2332 BC, Dangun founded the state Gojoseon (according to the Korean histories Samguk Yusa, originally written in the 12th c. CE, and Dongguk Tonggam, written in the 15th c. CE).

[edit] References

• Ancient Egypt: Beekeeping and wax

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