What is 24th century BC?
{{Centurybox|-24}} The '''24th century BC''' is a [[century]] which was from the year 2400 BC to 2301 BC. ==Events== [[Image:IVC Map.png|thumb|right|250px|Extent and major sites of the [[Indus Valley Civilization]].]] <!-- Note that per WP:DATE, years before 1700 BC should link to the relevant century. Thus wikifying any of these years will redirect to this page. Only wikify links to other centuries. --> *c. [[29th century BC|2900 BC]] – 2334 BC: [[Mesopotamia]]n wars of the Early Dynastic period continue. *c. 2360 BC: [[Hekla]]-4 eruption. *c. 2400 BC: [[20th century BC|2000 BC]]- Large painted jar with birds in the border ([[Indus valley civilization]]) now at the [[Boston Art Museum]]. *c. 2350 BC: End of the [[Early Dynastic III]] period in Mesopotamia. *c. 2350 BC: First destruction of the city of [[Mari, Syria|Mari]]. *c. 2345 BC: End of [[Fifth dynasty of Egypt|Fifth Dynasty]]. Pharaoh [[Unas]] died. *c. 2345 BC: [[Sixth dynasty of Egypt]] starts (other date is 2460 BC). *c. 2340 BC – [[22nd century BC|2180 BC]]: [[Akkadian Empire]]. *c. 2334 BC – [[2279 BC]]: [[Semitic people|Semitic]] chieftain [[Sargon of Akkad]]'s conquest of [[Sumer]] and Mesopotamia. <!-- Please keep 檀君, his state and the year 2333 out of the facts section. “Exceptional claims in Wikipedia require high-quality sources. If such sources are not available, the material should not be included.” —Wikipedia:Verifiability#Exceptional claims require exceptional sources --> *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]]'' ==Inventions, discoveries and introductions== *The first official mentioning of [[beekeeping]] in [[Egypt]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/beekeeping.htm |title=Ancient Egypt: Beekeeping and wax |access-date=2012