Interactive Timeline – Interaction and Adaptation in Western Eurasia: Persia, Greece, and Rome

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.

2000-1500 BCE

1200 BCE

ca. 800 BCE

750 BCE - 1 CE

650 BEC - 300 CE

300 BCE

300 BCE - 900 CE

1-650 CE

100-750 CE

100 BCE - 500 CE

250-900 CE

300-600 CE

correct incorrect Sub-Saharan Africa: Dispersal of Bantus from northern Congo to Great Lakes in East Africa

correct incorrect Mesoamerica and Andes: Villages in most parts of Mesoamerica and the Andes

correct incorrect Sub-Saharan Africa: Earliest evidence of iron smelting in sub-Saharan Africa

correct incorrect Mesoamerica and Andes: Paracas chiefdom in southern Peru

correct incorrect Sub-Saharan Africa: Kingdom of Meroë in northeastern sub-Saharan Africa

correct incorrect Mesoamerica and Andes: First Mayan inscriptions, in a glyphic alphabet

correct incorrect Sub-Saharan Africa: City-state of Jenné-jeno in West Africa

correct incorrect Mesoamerica and Andes: Nazca chiefdom in southern Peru

correct incorrect Mesoamerica and Andes: Moche chiefdom in northern Peru

correct incorrect Mesoamerica and Andes: City-state of Teotihuacan in Mexico

correct incorrect Mesoamerica and Andes: Classic period of Maya kingdoms

correct incorrect Sub-Saharan Africa: Kingdom of Aksum in northeastern sub-Saharan Africa

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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

1. Which chronological sequence for the three empires that flourished in Persia during this time period is correct?

A. Achaemenid, Sasanid, Parthian *B. Achaemenid, Parthian, Sasanid C. Parthian, Sasanid, Achaemenid D. Sasnid, Achaemenid, Parthian

2. In what century did Christianity and Zoroastrianism become preferred or state religions in the Roman and Persian empires, respectively?

A. Third century CE B. Third century BCE *C. Fourth century CE D. Fourth century BCE

3. As shown on the timeline, one cause for the collapse of the Roman Empire in teh West was

A. Spread of the plague B. Wars with Greece C. Christianity adopted as state religion *D. Invasion of the Huns

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