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JAMB and WAEC History questions: Oyo, Benin and the southern states

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  1. Question 21· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC

    The Uzama in Benin were

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  2. Question 22· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

    In Old Calabar, the Ekpe society

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  3. Question 23· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

    The ruler of Benin before the Oba dynasty was the

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  4. Question 24· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

    Oba Ewuare the Great of Benin is remembered for

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  5. Question 25· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

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

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  6. Question 26· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

    Oyo's military strength rested largely on its

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  7. Question 27· 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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  8. Question 28· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

    In Old Oyo, the Ogboni society

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  9. Question 29· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC

    Ile-Ife is regarded in Yoruba tradition as the

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  10. Question 30· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC

    In the Oyo empire, the council that could ask the Alaafin to commit suicide was the

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  11. Question 31· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC

    The military strength of the Oyo Empire rested mainly on its

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  12. Question 32· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

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

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  13. Question 33· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC

    Benin art is especially famous for its

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  14. Question 34· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

    The Alaafin's capital was

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  15. Question 35· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· WAEC

    The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Oyo was the

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  16. Question 36· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

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

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  17. Question 37· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

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

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  18. Question 38· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

    In the Benin kingdom, the Iyase was

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  19. Question 39· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

    According to tradition, the Oyo kingdom was founded by

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  20. Question 40· Oyo, Benin and the southern states· JAMB

    The Ekpe society in Calabar

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