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The22nd century BCwas acenturythat lasted from the year 2200 BC to 2101 BC.
Events
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- 4.2-kiloyear event:A severe aridification event that probably lasts the entire 22nd century BC and causes the collapse of several Old World civilizations.
- 2217 BC–2193 BC:Nomadicinvasions of the Mesopotamian city ofAkkad.
- c. 2200 BC:Austronesiansreach the Batanes Islands of the Philippine Archipelago as part of the Austronesian Expansion.
- c. 2218 BC: Ancient migrants from India reach Australia and mix with Indigenous Australians.[2]
- c. 2184 BC: Possible date for the death ofPharaohPepi II Neferkareof theSixth Dynasty of Egypt,the longest reigning monarch of history with 94 years on the throne.
- c. 2184 BC: Ephemeral rule ofMerenre Nemtyemsaf IIin Egypt.
- c. 2184–2181 BC: Reign ofNetjerkare Siptah,last pharaoh of theSixth Dynasty of Egypt,who will later give rise to the legendary figure ofNitocris.
- c. 2181 BC: End of theOld Kingdom of Egyptand start of theFirst Intermediate Period,the doubtfulSeventh Dynastyand theEighth Dynasty of EgyptwithMenkare(these periods may extend to c. 2160 BC or beyond). The fall of the Old Kingdom may have been caused by a conjunction ofsevere droughts,strong decentralization of the state and confusion following the extremely long reign of Pepi II.
- c. 2180 BC:Akkadian Empirefalls under attack by theGuti (Mesopotamia),amountain peoplefrom the northeast.
- c. 2160 BC: End of the reign of PharaohNeferirkare,last king of theEighth Dynasty of Egypt.Beginning of theNinth Dynasty,possibly after the overthrow of Neferirkare.
- c. 2160 BC: Beginning of MiddleMinoanperiod inCrete.
- c. 2150 BC: City state ofLagashin Mesopotamia is established.
- c. 2150–2030 BC: TheEpic of Gilgameshis written in Mesopotamia inAkkadian.
- c. 2144 BC:Gudea,ruler (ensi) ofLagash,starts to reign.
- 2138 BC: Asolar eclipseon 9 May and alunar eclipseon 24 May occur and are believed to be the double eclipse that takes place 23 years after the ascension of kingShulgiofBabylonby those holding to thelong chronology.
- c. 2125 BC–2055 BC:"Model of a house and garden, fromThebes",Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt.[3]
- 2124 BC:Gudea,ruler (ensi) ofLagash,dies.
- c. 2120 BC:Votivestatue ofGudeafromLagash(Iraq) is made.[4]
- 2119 BC–2113 BC (middle chronology):Utu-hengal,first king of thethird dynasty of Ur,also called the Neo-Sumerian Empire.
- 2116 BC–2110 BC:Uruk–Gutianwar.
- 2112 BC–2095 BC:Sumeriancampaigns ofUr-Nammu.
References
[edit]- ^Sin-léqi-unnínni(2017).Ele que o abismo viu[He who Saw the Abysm] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Translated by Jacyntho Lins Brandão. Autêntica. p. 13.ISBN978-85-513-0283-5.
- ^Mestel, Rosie; Times, Los Angeles (14 January 2013)."DNA study sheds light on aboriginal Australians' heritage".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved11 July2024.
- ^Now in theMetropolitan Museum of Art,New York.
- ^Now in theMusée du Louvre,Paris.
