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General

Population: Perhaps 27 million*

• Deaths: Pepi II of Egypt (2476 BC)

Africa

• Egypt: Rule of Pepi II - longest ruling monarch who ruled 90 years (2476 BC)
  Egypt's Middle Kingdom (overlap with Old) (2440 BC)
  End of Egypt's 5th Dynasty - start of the 6th (2420 BC)
  Decline of royal power (2400 BC)

Asia

• China: Chinese develop modern astronomy (2400 BC)

Europe

• Western Europe: Copper used in West Europe as Bronze Age ends (2400 BC)

Middle East

• General: Foundation of cities of Ur, Ebla, Nineveh, Lagash, and Mari (2400 BC)
  Guti people move into fertile crecent (2400 BC)
  Under reign of Pepi I of Egypt ships sent to end revolt in Lebanon (2400 BC)
  Lugalzaggisi of Uruk defeats Lagash empire - becomes king of the countries (2400 BC)
• Mesopotamia: Four-wheeled wagins un Mesopotamia (2400 BC)