Interactive Timeline – The Age of Empires and Visionaries

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.

ca. 800 BCE

550-331 BCE

551-479 BCE

ca. 427-347 BCE

322-185 BCE

221-206 BCE

196 BCE - 284 CE

100-750 CE

700 BCE - 900 CE

300-600 CE

322-550 CE

476 CE

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

correct incorrect Achaemenid Persia

correct incorrect Traditional dates for life of Confucius

correct incorrect Plato, founder of the first philosophical school, the Academy

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

correct incorrect First Chinese Empire under Qin

correct incorrect Early Roman Empire (including imperial republic)

correct incorrect Moche chiefdom in northern Peru

correct incorrect Maya kingdoms in southeastern Mexico and Central America

correct incorrect Kingdom of Aksum in northeastern sub-Saharan Africa

correct incorrect Much of India reunited under Gupta Empire

correct incorrect End of western Roman Empire

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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 empires flourished during the period covered in this timeline?

A. Moche chiefdom, Maya kingdoms, Roman Empire, Mauryan Empire, Gupta Empire *B. Achaemenid Persia, Chinese Empire, Mauryan Empire, Roman Empire, Gupta Empire C. Kingdom of Aksum, Chinese Empire, Mauryan Empire, Roman Empire, Gupta Empire D. Achaemenid Persia, Moche kingdom, Mauryan Empire, Roman Empire, Gupta Empire

2. Which empire lasted for approximately 500 years?

A. Chinese Empire under the Qin B. Mauryan Empire C. Achaemenid Empire *D. Roman Empire

3. Then life of Confucius is contemporaneous with what empire?

A. Chinese empire under the Qin *B. Achaemenid Empire C. Sub-Saharan Africa D. Mauryan Empire

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