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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Events
- 2900 - 2334 BC -- Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period
- 2350 BC - End of the Early Dynastic IIIb Period in Mesopotamia
- 2334 - 2279 BC -- Sargon of Akkad's conquest of Mesopotamia
- 2345 BC -- End of Fifth Dynasty, start of Sixth Dynasty in Egypt
- 2333 BC -- Foundation of Korea (Gojoseon) according to the 15th-century history book Dongguk Tonggam.
Significant persons
- Urukagina
- Sargon of Akkad
- Enheduanna, daughter of Sargon, priestess and the first author known by name
- Dangun
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
- The first official mentioning of beekeeping in Egypt
Source: [1] Ancient Egypt: Beekeeping and wax
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "24th_century_BC" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24th_century_BC, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
