JAMB History questions: Eastern and southern Africa

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All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 20 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 18 Decolonisation and African unity · 21 Early centres of civilisation · 19 Eastern and southern Africa · 18 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 20 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 21 Nationalism and independence · 20 Nigeria since independence · 26 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 23 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 17 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 18 The colonial economy · 19 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 19 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 20 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 19

Question 1· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
The title 'Kabaka' belongs to the ruler of
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Question 2· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
The Great Trek of the 1830s was the movement of
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Question 3· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
The Mfecane in southern Africa is associated mainly with the rise of the Zulu under
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Question 4· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
Moshoeshoe founded the kingdom of the
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Question 5· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
In the nineteenth century Zanzibar was a major centre of the trade in
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Question 6· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
The Mahdist state was established in
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Question 7· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
The stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe are evidence of
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Question 8· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
The Battle of Omdurman in 1898 was fought in
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Question 9· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
The Ndebele kingdom was founded by
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Question 10· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
The Zulu defeated a British army in 1879 at the Battle of
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Question 11· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
Mzilikazi led the Ndebele to settle in present-day
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Question 12· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
Kilwa was an important East African
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Question 13· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
Shaka was the leader of the
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Question 14· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) was fought between
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Question 15· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
The Ethiopian emperor defeated by a British force at Magdala in 1868 was
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Question 16· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
Cecil Rhodes is associated with
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Question 17· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia defeated an Italian army in 1896 at the battle of
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Question 18· Eastern and southern Africa· JAMB
The Soweto uprising of 1976 was a protest by
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JAMB History questions: Eastern and southern Africa

The title 'Kabaka' belongs to the ruler of

The Great Trek of the 1830s was the movement of

The Mfecane in southern Africa is associated mainly with the rise of the Zulu under

Moshoeshoe founded the kingdom of the

In the nineteenth century Zanzibar was a major centre of the trade in

The Mahdist state was established in

The stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe are evidence of

The Battle of Omdurman in 1898 was fought in

The Ndebele kingdom was founded by

The Zulu defeated a British army in 1879 at the Battle of

Mzilikazi led the Ndebele to settle in present-day

Kilwa was an important East African

Shaka was the leader of the

The Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) was fought between

The Ethiopian emperor defeated by a British force at Magdala in 1868 was

Cecil Rhodes is associated with

Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia defeated an Italian army in 1896 at the battle of

The Soweto uprising of 1976 was a protest by