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Chapter 8 Timeline Exercise

The events listed in the right column are out of order. Please place the events in correct order by dragging and dropping each event so it matches the correct year on the timeline.

1107–1307

1250–1517

1290s

1354

1389

1402

1453

1501

1514

1516–1517

1588–1629

correct incorrect Seljuks of Rum rule from Konya

correct incorrect Mamluk Empire

correct incorrect Ottoman expansion begins in western Anatolia under Osman

correct incorrect Ottoman Expansion into Europe under Orhan

correct incorrect Battle of Kosovo establishes Ottoman control over Balkans

correct incorrect Ottoman Sultan Bayezid defeated at the Battle of Ankara by Timurleng

correct incorrect Ottomans under Muhammad the Conqueror capture Constantinople

correct incorrect Safavid Empire founded by Shah Ismail

correct incorrect Ottoman victory over Safavids at the Battle of Chaldiran

correct incorrect Ottoman army under Selim I defeats Mamluks at Marj Dabiq and enters Cairo in early 1517, thus ending the Mamluk empire

correct incorrect Reign of Shah Abbas I (the Great)

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Use Tab to navigate through the movable items

Use Shift + Tab to navigate up through the movable items

Press Enter to select an item to be moved and to enter the context menu

Press Enter to move the selected item