Namibia Timeline Game
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Put the following events in chronological order.
Temporal Tangle
Put the events in order from earliest to latest.
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Translator's Test
Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
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Listen to the word and choose the correct English translation.
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Rune Ravel
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Enchanter's Quest
Take the Quiz - Challenge your recall of the key facts and figures.
Temporal Tangle
Can you place the key events in the correct order?
Fact Fragments
Reconstruct the key facts from this lesson.
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About This Challenge
Namibia is a country rich in history and diverse cultures. One way to explore this fascinating past is through a timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- Players will learn about key moments in Namibia’s history, such as gaining independence from South Africa in 1990.
- They will also discover important cultural events, like the founding of the Ovaherero Paramount Chiefdom in the 18th century.
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- 2 million years ago: First evidence of human habitation in Namibia
- 1884: Colonization by the German Empire
- 1904-1908: Herero and Namaqua Genocide
- 1915: South Africa takes control of Namibia
- 1960: Formation of the South West African People's Organization (SWAPO)
- 1966: Start of the Namibian War of Independence
- 1978: UN Resolution 435 for Namibian independence
- 1990: Independence from South Africa
- 1990: Election of Sam Nujoma as first President of Namibia
- 1990: Establishment of the Namibian Constitution
- 1997: Signing of the Lüderitz Declaration on the Conservation of the Namib Desert
- 2015: Discovery of the wreck of the Portuguese slave ship São José off the coast of Namibia
- 2018: Drought emergency declared in Namibia
- 2019: Namibian President Hage Geingob re-elected for a second term
- 2020: COVID-19 pandemic reaches Namibia
- 2021: Namibia receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX initiative
- 2021: Namibia celebrates 31 years of independence
- 2021: Namibia hosts the 2021 World Press Freedom Day Global Conference
- 2021: Namibia wins its first ever Olympic medal in Tokyo 2020
- 2021: Namibia experiences severe flooding in several regions