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Portugal Timeline Game

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Summoning Knowledge...

About This Challenge

Explore the rich history of Portugal with this exciting timeline game! Test your knowledge and see if you can correctly place key events in Portuguese history in their chronological order.

  • Key detail 1: Learn about important events such as the Age of Discovery and the establishment of the Portuguese Empire.
  • Key detail 2: Challenge yourself to remember the dates of significant battles and political developments in Portugal’s past.
  • Key detail 3: See how Portugal’s history intersects with the rest of Europe and the world through trade, exploration, and cultural exchange.
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  • 1139: Foundation of the Kingdom of Portugal
  • 1386: Treaty of Windsor signed between Portugal and England
  • 1497: Vasco da Gama's first voyage to India
  • 1500: Portuguese colonization of Brazil begins
  • 1578: Battle of Alcácer Quibir
  • 1580: Portugal becomes part of the Iberian Union with Spain
  • 1640: Restoration of Portuguese independence from Spain
  • 1755: Great Lisbon Earthquake
  • 1494: Signing of the Treaty of Tordesillas
  • 1974: Carnation Revolution in Portugal
  • 1986: Portugal joins the European Union
  • 2004: Portugal hosts the UEFA Euro 2004 football tournament
  • 2016: Portugal wins the UEFA European Championship
  • 2020: COVID-19 pandemic hits Portugal
  • 2017: António Guterres becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations
  • 2001: Portugal decriminalizes drug possession for personal use
  • 1949: Portugal becomes a founding member of NATO
  • 1974: End of the Estado Novo dictatorship in Portugal
  • 1519-1522: Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe
  • 1998: Opening of the Vasco da Gama Bridge in Lisbon

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