Kiribati Timeline Game
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Put the following events in chronological order.
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Put the events in order from earliest to latest.
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Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
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Take the Quiz - Challenge your recall of the key facts and figures.
Temporal Tangle
Can you place the key events in the correct order?
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Reconstruct the key facts from this lesson.
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About This Challenge
Kiribati, a small island nation in the Pacific Ocean, has a rich history that is often overlooked. One way to learn about the history of Kiribati is through a timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- The first key detail is that players will need to use their knowledge of Kiribati’s history to determine the correct order of events.
- Another key detail is that the game will include important events such as the arrival of Polynesian settlers, European exploration, and independence from British colonial rule.
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- 1000 BC: First settlement by Austronesian peoples
- 1595: European discovery by Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña
- 1892: Annexation by the United Kingdom
- 1942-1943: Japanese occupation during World War II
- 1979: Independence from the United Kingdom
- 1979: Establishment of the capital city of Tarawa
- 1985: Adoption of the Kiribati Flag
- 1999: Became a member of the United Nations
- 2002: Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol
- 2000s: Pronounced effects of climate change on the islands
- 2008: Establishment of the Phoenix Islands Protected Area
- 2016: Signing of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency
- 2017: Establishment of the Kiribati Climate Action Network
- 2018: Joint declaration on climate change with New Zealand
- 2019: Launch of the Kiribati Vision 20
- 2020: COVID-19 pandemic impacts on the economy
- 2021: Participation in the COP26 climate conference
- 2022: Renewable energy projects to reduce dependence on fossil fuels
- ongoing: Continued efforts to address climate change and sea level rise