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WAEC History questions: The Nigeria area: land and early peoples

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

  1. Question 1· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    Radiocarbon dating is used by historians to

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  2. Question 2· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    A weakness of oral tradition as a source of history is that it

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  3. Question 3· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    The study of the past through material remains such as tools and pottery is

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  4. Question 4· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    A weakness of oral tradition as a historical source is that

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  5. Question 5· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    Linguistic evidence suggests that many peoples of southern Nigeria

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  6. Question 6· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    The Igbo-Ukwu bronzes were first discovered by

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  7. Question 7· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    The Niger-Benue confluence is historically important as

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  8. Question 8· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    Oral tradition as a source of history is weakened by

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  9. Question 9· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    Inter-group relations in pre-colonial Nigeria were promoted by

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  10. Question 10· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    Which ethnic group lives mainly in the Niger Delta?

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  11. Question 11· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    The Nok culture is best known for its

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  12. Question 12· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    The Nok culture is famous for its

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  13. Question 13· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    Igbo-Ukwu is famous for

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  14. Question 14· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    Oral tradition as a source of history refers to

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  15. Question 15· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    The famous Ife works of art are mainly

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  16. Question 16· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    Archaeology reconstructs the past mainly through

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  17. Question 17· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC

    The Tiv people live mainly in the

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