24th century BC

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The 24th century BC is a century which was from the year 2400 BC to 2301 BC.

Millennium: 3rd millennium BC
Centuries: 25th century BC · 24th century BC · 23rd century BC
Decades: 2390s BC 2380s BC 2370s BC 2360s BC 2350s BC
2340s BC 2330s BC 2320s BC 2310s BC 2300s BC
Categories: BirthsDeaths
EstablishmentsDisestablishments

Events

 
Extent and major sites of the Indus Valley Civilization.

Significant persons

Inventions, discoveries and introductions

  • The first official mentioning of beekeeping in Egypt[1]
  • The first documented use of an organized courier service for distributing written documents in Egypt

In popular culture

In modern South Korean national mythology, the character Dangun founded the state Gojoseon in 2333 BC. Danjun ruled it for about 2000 years.

24th Century BC Media

References

  1. "Ancient Egypt: Beekeeping and wax". Archived from the original on 2004-12-04. Retrieved 2012-05-17.