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Cyprus Timeline Game

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Summoning Knowledge...

About This Challenge

This timeline game is a fun and educational way to learn about the history of Cyprus.

  • Players will learn about key events in the history of Cyprus
  • Players will improve their knowledge of chronological order
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  • 10,000 BCE: Cyprus becomes inhabited by humans
  • 709 BCE: Cyprus becomes part of the Assyrian Empire
  • 545 BCE: Cyprus becomes part of the Achaemenid Empire
  • 58 BCE: Cyprus becomes a Roman province
  • 330 CE: Cyprus becomes part of the Byzantine Empire
  • 7th century CE: Arab raids on Cyprus
  • 1191 CE: Cyprus falls under the control of the Crusaders
  • 1489 CE: Cyprus becomes a Venetian colony
  • 1571 CE: Ottoman Empire conquers Cyprus
  • 1878 CE: Cyprus becomes a British protectorate
  • 1960 CE: Cyprus gains independence
  • 1960 CE: Cyprus becomes a member of the United Nations
  • 1963 CE: Intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots
  • 1974 CE: Turkish invasion of Cyprus
  • 1974 CE: Cyprus is divided into Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot regions
  • 2004 CE: Cyprus joins the European Union
  • 2008 CE: Cyprus adopts the Euro as its currency
  • 2011 CE: Discovery of significant natural gas reserves off the coast of Cyprus
  • 2013 CE: Cyprus economic crisis and bailout
  • ongoing: Current era of ongoing negotiations for the reunification of Cyprus

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