24th century BC Totally Explained

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Events

c. 2900–2334 BC — Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period continue.
c. 2383 BC — Pepi II Neferkare, the longest reigning monarch of all time, started to rule at age 6.
c. 2360 BC — Hekla-4 eruption.
c. 2350 BC — End of the Early Dynastic IIIb period in Mesopotamia.
c. 2350 BC — First destruction of the city of Mari.
c. 2345 BC — End of Fifth Dynasty. Pharaoh Unas died.
c. 2345 BC — Sixth dynasty of Egypt starts (other date is 2460 BC).
c. 2340 BC–2180 BC — Akkadian Empire.
c. 2334 BC–2279 BC — Semitic chieftain Sargon I of Akkad's conquest of Sumer and Mesopotamia.
c. 2333 BCE- The state of Gojoseon (Modern-day Korea) founded by Dangun Wanggeom.
City of Lothal founded under the Indus valley civilization.

Significant persons

Urukagina

c. 2332 BC — Sargon of Akkad starts to rule

Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon, priestess and the first author known by name

Ptahhotep, ancient Egyptian Vizier, author of The Maxims of Ptahhotep

Deaths

Jared, son of Mahalalel, (3300–2338 BC) according to the Hebrew Calendar

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

Decades and years

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