Interactive Timeline – Rise of Empires in the Americas

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.

600

600-1100

600-900

700-1000

850-1000

900-1170

1427-1521

1438-1533

correct incorrect End of city-state of Teotihuacán in Mexican Basin

correct incorrect Conquering state of Tiwanaku in Andes (Southern Peru/Bolivia)

correct incorrect Late Maya kingdoms in Yucatán Peninsula

correct incorrect Conquering state of Wari in Andes (central Bolivia)

correct incorrect City-state of Chichén Itzá in northern Yucatán Peninsula

correct incorrect Toltec conquering state, north of Mexican Basin

correct incorrect Aztec Empire in Mesoamerica

correct incorrect Inca Empire in Andes

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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 sequence for states/empires in the Andes is correct?

A. Inca, Tiwanaku, Wari *B. Tiwanaku, Wari, Inca C. Wari, Tiwanaku, Inca D. Inca, Wari, Tiwanaku

2. Which sequence for states/empires in Mesoamerica and Mexico is correct?

A. Aztec, Toltec, Chichen Itza B. Toltec, Aztec, Chichen Itza *C. Chichen Itza, Toltec, Aztec D. Toltec, Chichen Itza, Aztec

3. Which statement best describes state formation in the Americas between the years 600 CE and 1000 CE?

*A. It was a period marked by the flourishing of many states B. It was a period of rapid imperial expansion C. It was a period of decline D. It was a period of conquest

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