Kingdom of Songhai 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?
Fact Fragments
Reconstruct the key facts from this lesson.
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About This Challenge
The Kingdom of Songhai was a powerful empire in West Africa with a rich history and cultural heritage. To explore and understand this kingdom better, a timeline game has been created to help players place events in their correct chronological order.
- Players can learn about the founding of the Kingdom of Songhai
- They can discover key battles and conquests that expanded the empire
- Players can also explore the decline and eventual fall of the Kingdom of Songhai
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- 7th century AD: Foundation of the Kingdom of Songhai
- c. 1430: Songhai Empire established
- 1468: Sonni Ali conquers Timbuktu
- 1493: Askia Muhammad I becomes ruler of Songhai
- 1549: Songhai reaches its peak under Askia Daoud
- 1591: Battle of Tondibi, Songhai defeated by Moroccan forces
- 1591: Songhai Empire collapses
- 1592: Moroccan forces capture the city of Gao
- 1593: Moroccan forces capture the city of Timbuktu
- 1593: Moroccan forces capture the city of Djenne
- 17th century: Songhai resistance continues with the Dendi Kingdom
- late 19th century: French forces occupy the region
- early 20th century: Songhai region becomes part of French West Africa
- 1960: Independence from France, becomes part of Mali
- 1970s: Drought and famine in the region
- 1990s: Tuareg Rebellion in northern Mali
- 2012-2015: Civil war in Mali, including Songhai region
- 2015: Peace agreement signed between Mali government and rebel groups
- ongoing: UN peacekeeping mission in Mali
- 21st century: Cultural revival of Songhai heritage and traditions