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*[[24th century BC|2334 BC]] – 2279 BC: ([[short chronology]]) [[Sargon of Akkad]]'s conquest of [[Mesopotamia]]. |
*[[24th century BC|2334 BC]] – 2279 BC: ([[short chronology]]) [[Sargon of Akkad]]'s conquest of [[Mesopotamia]]. |
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*c. [[2300 BC]]: [[Indus Valley Civilization]] (Harappan) flourishing in modern day eastern [[Pakistan]] - western [[India]]. |
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*c. 2300 BC – [[2184 BC]]: Disk of [[Enheduanna]], from [[Ur]], (modern [[Muqaiyir]], [[Iraq]]) is made. It is now in [[University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology]], [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Philadelphia]]. |
*c. 2300 BC – [[2184 BC]]: Disk of [[Enheduanna]], from [[Ur]], (modern [[Muqaiyir]], [[Iraq]]) is made. It is now in [[University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology]], [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Philadelphia]]. |
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*c. 2300 BC – 2200 BC: Head of a man from [[Nineveh]] (modern [[Kuyunjik]], [[Iraq]]) is made. It is now in [[Iraq Museum]], [[Baghdad]]. |
*c. 2300 BC – 2200 BC: "Head of a man from [[Nineveh]]" (modern [[Kuyunjik]], [[Iraq]]) is made. It is now in [[Iraq Museum]], [[Baghdad]]. |
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*c. 2300 BC: Canal [[Bahr Yusuf]] (current name) is created when the waterway from the [[Nile]] to the natural lake (now [[Lake Moeris]]) is widened and deepened to create a canal. |
*c. 2300 BC: Canal [[Bahr Yusuf]] (current name) is created when the waterway from the [[Nile]] to the natural lake (now [[Lake Moeris]]) is widened and deepened to create a canal. |
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*c. 2288 BC: Queen [[Ankhesenpepi II|Merye-ankhnes]] and her son Pepy II is sculpted, [[Sixth dynasty of Egypt]]. The alabaster statuette is now at The [[Brooklyn Museum of Art]], [[New York City|New York]]. |
*c. 2288 BC: "Queen [[Ankhesenpepi II|Merye-ankhnes]] and her son Pepy II" is sculpted, [[Sixth dynasty of Egypt]]. The alabaster statuette is now at The [[Brooklyn Museum of Art]], [[New York City|New York]]. |
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*c. 2285 BC: [[Enheduanna]], high priestess of the moon god [[Sin (mythology)|Nanna]] in [[Ur]], was born. |
*c. 2285 BC: [[Enheduanna]], high priestess of the moon god [[Sin (mythology)|Nanna]] in [[Ur]], was born. |
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*c. 2278 BC: [[Pharaoh]] [[Pepi II]] starts to rule (probably). |
*c. 2278 BC: [[Pharaoh]] [[Pepi II]] starts to rule (probably). |
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*c. 2215 BC: A [[Guti (Mesopotamia)|Guti]] army swept down from the [[Zagros Mountains]] and defeated the demoralized [[Akkadian Empire|Akkadian]] army. They took [[Agade]], the capital of [[Akkad (city)|Akkad]], and destroyed it thoroughly. |
*c. 2215 BC: A [[Guti (Mesopotamia)|Guti]] army swept down from the [[Zagros Mountains]] and defeated the demoralized [[Akkadian Empire|Akkadian]] army. They took [[Agade]], the capital of [[Akkad (city)|Akkad]], and destroyed it thoroughly. |
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*c July 2215 BC: [[Comet Hale-Bopp]] visits the inner solar system and this was the last time the comet visited the inner solar system until the year 1997. |
*c July 2215 BC: [[Comet Hale-Bopp]] visits the inner solar system and this was the last time the comet visited the inner solar system until the year 1997. |
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==Significant persons== |
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The 23rd century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2300 BC to 2201 BC.
Events
- 2334 BC – 2279 BC: (short chronology) Sargon of Akkad's conquest of Mesopotamia.
- c. 2300 BC: Indus Valley Civilization (Harappan) flourishing in modern day eastern Pakistan - western India.
- c. 2300 BC: Metals start to be used in Northern Europe.
- c. 2300 BC: Unetice culture emerges in the modern day Czech Republic.
- c. 2300 BC – 2184 BC: Disk of Enheduanna, from Ur, (modern Muqaiyir, Iraq) is made. It is now in University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
- c. 2300 BC – 2200 BC: "Head of a man from Nineveh" (modern Kuyunjik, Iraq) is made. It is now in Iraq Museum, Baghdad.
- c. 2300 BC: Canal Bahr Yusuf (current name) is created when the waterway from the Nile to the natural lake (now Lake Moeris) is widened and deepened to create a canal.
- c. 2288 BC: "Queen Merye-ankhnes and her son Pepy II" is sculpted, Sixth dynasty of Egypt. The alabaster statuette is now at The Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York.
- c. 2285 BC: Enheduanna, high priestess of the moon god Nanna in Ur, was born.
- c. 2278 BC: Pharaoh Pepi II starts to rule (probably).
- c. 2254 BC – 2218 BC: Stela of Naram-Sin, probably from Sippar, discovered in Susa (modern Shush, Iran), is made. It is now in Musée du Louvre, Paris.
- c. 2250 BC Earliest evidence of maize cultivation in Central America.
- c. 2240 BC: Akkad, capital of the Akkadian Empire, becomes the largest city in the world, surpassing Memphis, capital of Egypt.[1]
- c. 2220 BC Scord of Brouster farmstead established in Shetland, Scotland
- c. 2220 BC Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska) volcano erupts near present-day Sitka, Alaska.
- c. 2215 BC: A Guti army swept down from the Zagros Mountains and defeated the demoralized Akkadian army. They took Agade, the capital of Akkad, and destroyed it thoroughly.
- c July 2215 BC: Comet Hale-Bopp visits the inner solar system and this was the last time the comet visited the inner solar system until the year 1997.
Significant persons
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Sargon of Akkad
- Sargon of Akkad, founder of the Akkadian Empire and the earliest empire builder in recorded history
- 2279 BC—Death of Sargon I
References
- ^ Rosenberg, Matt T. "Largest Cities Through History". Retrieved 2009-11-11.