24th century BC

Events

c. 2900–2334 BC — Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period continue.
c. 2383 BC — Pepi II Neferkare, the longest reigning monarch of all time, started to rule at age 6.
c. 2350 BC — End of the Early Dynastic IIIb period in Mesopotamia.
c. 2350 BC — First destruction of the city of Mari.
c. 2345 BC — End of Fifth Dynasty. Pharaoh Unas died.
c. 2345 BC — Sixth dynasty of Egypt starts (other date is 2460 BC).
c. 2340 BC–2180 BC — Akkadian Empire.
c. 2334 BC–2279 BC — Semitic chieftain Sargon I of Akkad's conquest of Sumer and Mesopotamia.
c. 2333 BCE- The state of Gojoseon (Modern-day Korea) founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Yao.
City of Lothal founded under the Indus valley civilization.

The first official mentioning of beekeeping in Egypt
The first documented use of an organized courier service for the diffusion of written documents in Egypt