Interactive Timeline – Empires and Visionaries in India

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

Once you have placed all items in the correct order please complete the self-quiz below.

800-600 BCE

700-600 BCE

600-480 BCE

324-323 BCE

321-185 BCE

273-231 BCE

ca. 90 BCE - 300 CE

78-101 Ce

322-550

340-370

399-414

510

450-520

300-800

correct incorrect Early patterns of state formation in the Ganges valley

correct incorrect Upanishad reformers of Vedic tradition

correct incorrect Mahavira, founder of Jainism, and Buddha, founder of Buddhism

correct incorrect Alexander the Great's campaigns in northern India

correct incorrect Most of India united for the first time under Mauryan Empire

correct incorrect Reign of Ashoka, Mauryan emperor

correct incorrect Movements of central Asian peoples into India's northwest

correct incorrect Reign of Kanishka of Kushan Empire; early Buddhist works among Bactrian Greeks; period of the flowering of Gandharan art

correct incorrect Much of Indian runited under Gupta Empire

correct incorrect Flourishing of Kalidasa, poet and playwright

correct incorrect Journey of Buddhist monk Fa Xian throughout Asia

correct incorrect Battle of Gwalior; decline of Gupta power

correct incorrect Migrations of Huns into northern India

correct incorrect Rise of the Pallava and Chalukya kingdoms in the south

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Use Tab to navigate through the movable items

Use Shift + Tab to navigate up through the movable items

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Press Enter to move the selected item

1. Which sequence of empires and kingdoms is correct?

*A. Mauryan Empire, Kushan Empire, Gupta Empire B. Kushan Empire, Gupta Empire, Mauryan Empire C. Gupta Empire, Kushan Empire, Mauryan Empire D. Mauryan Empire, Gupta Empire, Kushan Empire

2. The journey of the Buddhist monk Fa Xian took place during which Indian empire?

A. Mauryan *B. Gupta C. Kushan D. Alexander's empire

3. Which is the correct sequence for these religious developments?

A. Mahavira, Buddha, Vedic reform B. Buddha, Mahavira, Vedic reform *C. Vedic reform, Mahavira, Buddha D. Buddha, Vedic reform, Mahavira

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