Palau 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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Scribe's Challenge
Test your recall! Choose the correct foreign translation.
Translator's Test
Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
Echo Chamber
Listen to the word and choose the correct English translation.
Whispering Spell
Listen to the word and find the matching foreign text.
Language Rune Ravel
Unscramble the foreign words from jumbled letters.
Lexicon Links
Match the foreign word to its English counterpart.
Memory Glyphs
Review and reinforce your vocabulary with flashcards.
Rune Ravel
Unscramble the key terms from this lesson.
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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Scryer's Sight
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Temporal Twist
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Oracle's Hint
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About This Challenge
Explore the rich history of Palau with this timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- Learn about the establishment of the first Palauan settlement
- Discover the arrival of European explorers to the islands
- Experience the signing of the Compact of Free Association with the United States
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- 1000 BC: First settlement of Palau by Austronesian people
- 16th century: Spanish exploration and claim of Palau
- 18th century: British presence in Palau
- 1914-1919: Japanese occupation of Palau during World War I
- 1920-1944: Japanese mandate over Palau
- September-November 1944: Battle of Peleliu during World War II
- 1947: Palau placed under United States administration as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- 1947: Palau becomes part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- 1979: Palauans vote against joining the Federated States of Micronesia
- 1986: Palau signs the Compact of Free Association with the United States
- 1994: Palau becomes an independent nation
- 2006: Construction of the Palau National Capitol Building
- 2015: Opening of the Palau National Museum
- 2015: Establishment of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary
- 2012: Destruction caused by Typhoon Bopha
- 2013: Recovery efforts following Typhoon Haiyan
- 2016: Palau's declaration of a state of emergency due to drought
- 2017: Opening of the Palau International Airport
- 2017: Launch of the Palau Pledge initiative
- 2020: Coronavirus pandemic impacts on Palau tourism