24th century BC

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

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

Events

• 2900 – 2334 BC — Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period
• 2350 BC --- End of the Early Dynastic IIIb Period in Mesopotamia
• 2350 BC — First destruction of the city of Mari
• 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