20th century BC

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Millennium: 2nd millennium BC
Centuries: 21st century BC · 20th century BC · 19th century BC
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The 20th century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2000 BC to 1901 BC.

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[edit] Events

The pyramid ruin of Amenemhet I at Lisht. He was the founder of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt


[edit] Births

  • 1973 BC—Reu, son of Peleg, according to the Hebrew Calendar
  • 1941 BC—Serug, son of Reu, according to the Hebrew Calendar
  • 1911 BC—Nahor, son of Serug, according to the Hebrew Calendar

[edit] Inventions, discoveries, introductions

[edit] In fiction

  • ~1600 BC: Setting for Valley of the Kings (Cecilia Holland)
  • 2000 BC: See Stonehenge (novel)
  • A rumored film called 2,000 BC,2011 is set in 2,000 BC and focuses on a tribe of Mongolians migrating to America.

[edit] Decades and years