JAMB History questions: Oyo, Benin and the southern states

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Question 1· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The Bashorun of Oyo was
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Question 2· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The trade of Old Calabar was dominated by the
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Question 3· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The trading city-states of the Niger Delta, such as Bonny and Kalabari, were organised through the
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Question 4· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Before founding Opobo, Jaja had been
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Question 5· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The ruler of Old Oyo was known as the
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Question 6· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Old Oyo's decline in the early 19th century was partly due to
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Question 7· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The military strength of the Old Oyo Empire rested largely on its
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Question 8· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Itsekiri kingdom's ruler is the
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Question 9· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Tradition links Oranmiyan with the founding of the ruling dynasties of
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Question 10· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In Old Calabar, the Ekpe society
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Question 11· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The ruler of Benin before the Oba dynasty was the
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Question 12· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Oba Ewuare the Great of Benin is remembered for
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Question 13· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In most pre-colonial Igbo communities, political authority rested mainly on
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Question 14· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
Oyo's military strength rested largely on its
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Question 15· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The council of state in Old Oyo, the Oyo Mesi, was headed by the
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Question 16· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In Old Oyo, the Ogboni society
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Question 17· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In Old Oyo, an Alaafin rejected by the Oyo Mesi was expected to
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Question 18· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
The Alaafin's capital was
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Question 19· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
House rule in the Niger Delta city-states was based on
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Question 20· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB
In the Niger Delta city-states, the House system was
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JAMB History questions: Oyo, Benin and the southern states

The Bashorun of Oyo was

The trade of Old Calabar was dominated by the

The trading city-states of the Niger Delta, such as Bonny and Kalabari, were organised through the

Before founding Opobo, Jaja had been

The ruler of Old Oyo was known as the

Old Oyo's decline in the early 19th century was partly due to

The military strength of the Old Oyo Empire rested largely on its

Itsekiri kingdom's ruler is the

Tradition links Oranmiyan with the founding of the ruling dynasties of

In Old Calabar, the Ekpe society

The ruler of Benin before the Oba dynasty was the

Oba Ewuare the Great of Benin is remembered for

In most pre-colonial Igbo communities, political authority rested mainly on

Oyo's military strength rested largely on its

The council of state in Old Oyo, the Oyo Mesi, was headed by the

In Old Oyo, the Ogboni society

In Old Oyo, an Alaafin rejected by the Oyo Mesi was expected to

The Alaafin's capital was

House rule in the Niger Delta city-states was based on

In the Niger Delta city-states, the House system was