Somalia 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.
Echo Chamber
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
This timeline game focuses on the history of Somalia, allowing players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- Players will learn about key events in Somalia’s history
- They will challenge their knowledge of the timeline of important events
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- 1415: The Sultanate of Adal is established in the Horn of Africa
- 1498: Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama reaches the Somali coast
- 16th century: Somali Sultanates dominate trade routes in the region
- 19th century: British and Italian colonial powers establish control over Somali territories
- 1960: The Somali Republic is formed, gaining independence from colonial rule
- 1969: Somali President Siad Barre comes to power in a coup
- 1991: Civil war breaks out in Somalia
- 1992: United Nations peacekeeping mission in Somalia
- 1995: Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid declares himself president
- 2000: Somali Transitional National Government is formed
- 2006: Islamic Courts Union takes control of Mogadishu
- 2006: Ethiopian forces invade Somalia
- 2007: Al-Shabaab emerges as a powerful militant group in Somalia
- 2008: Piracy becomes a major issue off the coast of Somalia
- 2011: Somali government forces, supported by African Union troops, launch an offensive against Al-Shabaab
- 2012: Somali federal government is established
- 2012: New constitution is adopted in Somalia
- 2016: Somalia holds its first democratic elections in decades
- 2017: Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed takes office
- Present: Somalia faces ongoing challenges with political instability, terrorism, and humanitarian crises