21st Century Bc

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Events

Ur seen across the Royal tombs, with the Great Ziggurat in the background, January 17 2004

2100 BC — Beginning of the Xia Dynasty, the first dynasty and government system in China.
c. 2100–2050 BC — Nanna Ziggurat, Ur (modern Muqaiyir, Iraq) is built.
2091 BC — Beginning of the mythological Patriarchal Age is traditionally set in this year.
2080 BC — Ninth Dynasty wars in Egypt.
2080 BC — First Intermediate Period of Egypt ends. Middle Kingdom starts in Ancient Egypt.
2071 BC — Magh Ithe, first recorded battle in Ireland myths.
2070 BC (disputable) — Yu the Great set up the Xia Dynasty,which isn't verified by archeological findings, some propose the Erlitou culture.
2064–1986 BC — Twin Dynasty wars in Egypt.
c. 2055 BC — End of First Intermediate Period of Egypt (another date is 2040 BC).
c. 2055 BC — Middle Kingdom starts in Ancient Egypt (other date is 2040 BC).
c. 2055 BC — Prince Mentuhotep II from Thebes manages to reunite Ancient Egypt (other date is 2040 BC).
c. 2055 BC — Pharaoh Mentuhotep II starts to rule in Ancient Egypt
2049 BC — Oak trees for Seahenge felled.
c. 2040 BC — End of First Intermediate Period of Egypt. Start of Middle Kingdom. 11th–14th Dynasties.
2040 BC — Pharaoh Merykare died. End of Tenth dynasty of Egypt. Pharaoh Mentuhotep II started to rule. Start of Eleventh Dynasty.
2034–2004 BC — Ur-Amorite wars.
c. 2009–1997 BC — Funerary temple of Mentuhotep III was built. Eleventh Dynasty.
2004 BC — Elamite destruction of Ur.
c. 2004 BC — Pharaoh Mentuhotep II, Eleventh dynasty of Egypt dies.

Significant persons

Ur-Nammu, 3rd dynasty of Ur
Shulgi of Urim
Abraham (perhaps, other datings include 19th century BC, 17th century BC, 16th Century BC, and 15th Century BC)
According to Hindu tradition, lifetime of Rama, the 7th avatar of Vishnu

Births

Shelah, son of Arpachshad, (2067–1634 BC) according to the Hebrew Calendar
Eber, son of Shelah, (2037–1573 BC) according to the Hebrew Calendar
Peleg, son of Eber, (2003–1764 BC) according to the Hebrew Calendar

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

2100 BC — Earliest extant law code in Mesopotamia, the Code of Ur-Nammu
2037 BC — Emperor Shen Nong makes first (perhaps mythical) tea drink by boiling fresh leaves

Decades and Years

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For the Sixteen Kingdoms Period state, see .

The Xia Dynasty (Chinese: 夏朝; Pinyin: xià cháo; Wade-Giles: hsia-ch'ao), ca.
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China (Traditional Chinese:
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Nanna may refer to:

Nanna (Sumerian deity) (Suen), god of the moon in Sumerian mythology
Nanna (Telugu) Father, Dad
Nanna (Tamil deity), god of the moon in Tamil Nadu mythology
Nanna (Norse deity), the wife of Baldr (Balder) in Norse mythology

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Description

Ziggurats date from the 6th century BC. The top of the ziggurat was flat, unlike many pyramids. The step pyramid style began near the end of the Early Dynastic Period.
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Ur, or ur may refer to:

Ur, an ancient city in southern Mesopotamia
Hayy Ur, a neighborhood of eastern Baghdad, Iraq
Úr ᚒ, a letter of the Ogham alphabet
Ur (rune) ᚢ, a letter of the runic alphabets

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Motto
الله أكبر (Arabic)
"Allahu Akbar" (transliteration)
"God is the Greatest"
Anthem

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The Patriarchal Age is the era of the three biblical Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, according to the narratives of Genesis 12-50. (These chapters also contain the history of Joseph, although Joseph is not one of the Covenantal Patriarchs).
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Dynasties of Pharaohs
in Ancient Egypt
Predynastic Egypt
Protodynastic Period
Early Dynastic Period
1st 2nd
Old Kingdom
3rd 4th 5th 6th
First Intermediate Period
7th 8th 9th 10th
11th (Thebes only)

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Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah

Arab Republic of Egypt

Flag Coat of arms
Anthem
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
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The Middle Kingdom may refer to:

One of the names of China.
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
A group of midwest U.S. states associated with the Society for Creative Anachronism.
A part of Ocean Park Hong Kong.
Middle Francia.

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Magh Ithe was the location of the first recorded battle fought in Ireland, dated to 2530 Anno Mundi (since the creation of the world), or 2670 BC, in the Annals of the Four Masters; or 2071 BC in Seathrún Céitinn's chronology.
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Ireland
Éire
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Northwest of continental Europe with Great Britain to the east.

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Location Western Europe <nowiki />
Archipelago
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Yǔ (Chinese: 禹 (21st century BC), born Sì Wénmìng Chinese: 姒文命), often regarded with legendary status as Yu the Great (大禹 Dà-Yǔ
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The Xia Dynasty (Chinese: 夏朝; Pinyin: xià cháo; Wade-Giles: hsia-ch'ao), ca.
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The Erlitou culture (二里頭文化) (2000 BC to 1500 BC) is a name given by archaeologists to an Early Bronze Age society that existed in China. The culture was named after the site discovered at Erlitou in Yanshi, Henan Province.
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Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyyah

Arab Republic of Egypt

Flag Coat of arms
Anthem
Bilady, Bilady, Bilady
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Mentuhotep II (2046 BC – 1995 BC) was a Pharaoh of the 11th dynasty, the son of Intef III of Egypt and a minor queen called Iah. His own wife was the 'king's mother' Tem. Other wives were Neferu (his sister) and five women buried in his funerary complex.
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State Party Egypt
Type Cultural
Criteria i, iii, vi
Reference 87
Region Arab States

Inscription History
Inscription 1979 (3rd Session)
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Seahenge or Holme I is the name of a Bronze Age monument discovered in 1998 just off the coast of the English county of Norfolk at Holme-next-the-Sea. It is sometimes described as a timber circle but bears only an ostensible resemblance to this monument type.
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The Middle Kingdom may refer to:

One of the names of China.
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt.
A group of midwest U.S. states associated with the Society for Creative Anachronism.
A part of Ocean Park Hong Kong.
Middle Francia.

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21st Century Bc

Information about 21st Century Bc

Events

Significant persons

Births

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

Decades and Years

Description