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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. 2254 BC – 2218 BC: Stela of [[Naram-Sin of Akkad|Naram-Sin]], probably from [[Sippar]], discovered in [[Susa]] (modern [[Shush, Iran|Shush]], [[Iran]]), is made. It is now in [[Musée du Louvre]], [[Paris]]. |
*c. 2254 BC – 2218 BC: Stela of [[Naram-Sin of Akkad|Naram-Sin]], probably from [[Sippar]], discovered in [[Susa]] (modern [[Shush, Iran|Shush]], [[Iran]]), is made. It is now in [[Musée du Louvre]], [[Paris]]. |
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*c. 2250 BC Earliest evidence of maize cultivation in Central America. |
*c. 2250 BC: Earliest evidence of maize cultivation in Central America. |
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*c. 2240 BC: [[Akkad (city)|Akkad]], capital of the [[Akkadian Empire]], becomes the largest city in the world, surpassing [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]], capital of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|title=Largest Cities Through History|last=Rosenberg|first=Matt T|accessdate=2009-11-11}}</ref> |
*c. 2240 BC: [[Akkad (city)|Akkad]], capital of the [[Akkadian Empire]], becomes the largest city in the world, surpassing [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]], capital of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|title=Largest Cities Through History|last=Rosenberg|first=Matt T|accessdate=2009-11-11}}</ref> |
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*c. 2220 BC [[Scord of Brouster]] farmstead established in [[Shetland]], Scotland |
*c. 2220 BC: [[Scord of Brouster]] farmstead established in [[Shetland]], Scotland |
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*c. 2220 BC [[Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska)]] volcano erupts near present-day [[Sitka, Alaska]]. |
*c. 2220 BC: [[Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska)]] volcano erupts near present-day [[Sitka, Alaska]]. |
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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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The 23rd century BC was 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.
- 2333 BC: According to the Korean creation story, Dangun Wanggeom established the first Korean Empire, Gojoseon
- 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: 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 – 2200 BC: "Head of a man from Nineveh" (modern Kuyunjik, Iraq) is made. It is now in Iraq Museum, Baghdad.
- 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. 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
- 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.