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All topics British conquest of Nigeria · 38 Colonial administration in Nigeria · 36 Decolonisation and African unity · 40 Early centres of civilisation · 37 Eastern and southern Africa · 35 External influences: trade, Islam and Europeans · 38 Kanem-Borno and the Hausa states · 41 Nationalism and independence · 40 Nigeria since independence · 44 Oyo, Benin and the southern states · 44 Partition, colonial rule and resistance in Africa · 34 Southern Nigeria in the nineteenth century · 36 The colonial economy · 37 The Nigeria area: land and early peoples · 36 The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate · 38 West Africa in the nineteenth century · 36

Question 561· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
After the jihad, the caliphate was divided between Muhammad Bello at Sokoto and Abdullahi at
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Answer: A. Gwandu
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Question 562· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The ruler of each emirate within the Sokoto Caliphate was called the
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Answer: D. Emir
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Question 563· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The scholar who led Borno's resistance to the Sokoto jihadists was
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Answer: C. Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi
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Question 564· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The Sokoto Caliphate was administered through
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Answer: D. emirs appointed under Islamic law and loyal to the Caliph
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Question 565· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
After the jihad, the eastern part of the caliphate was ruled from Sokoto by Muhammad Bello, while the western part was ruled from Gwandu by
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Answer: C. Abdullahi
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Question 566· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Usman dan Fodio's flight from Degel in 1804 is called the
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Answer: C. hijrah
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Question 567· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The Sokoto Jihad was launched in 1804 by
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Answer: A. Uthman dan Fodio
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Question 568· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
Usman dan Fodio's hijra (flight) from Degel to Gudu took place in
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Answer: C. 1804
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Question 569· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
A political effect of the jihad was
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Answer: B. the unification of most of Hausaland under one caliphate
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Question 570· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
One cause of the Sokoto Jihad was the
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Answer: D. oppressive taxes and un-Islamic practices of Hausa rulers
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Question 571· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
In 1804 Uthman dan Fodio and his followers made their hijra from Degel to
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Answer: C. Gudu
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Question 572· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The Sultan of Sokoto bears the title
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Answer: C. Sarkin Musulmi (Commander of the Faithful)
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Question 573· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· JAMB
The Sokoto Jihad began as a conflict between Uthman dan Fodio and the ruler of
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Answer: D. Gobir
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Question 574· The Sokoto Jihad and caliphate· WAEC
A result of the Sokoto Jihad was the
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Answer: B. political unification of much of Hausaland
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Question 575· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC
Liberia was founded as a home for
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Answer: A. freed slaves from America
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Question 576· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
Samori Toure's empire was based among the
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Answer: C. Mandinka of the Wassulu region
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Question 577· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
The Asante kingdom was centred in present-day
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Answer: A. Ghana
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Question 578· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC
Samori Toure's state was notable for
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Answer: A. a well-organised army that manufactured its own firearms
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Question 579· West Africa in the nineteenth century· JAMB
Louis Faidherbe expanded French rule in
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Answer: B. Senegal
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Question 580· West Africa in the nineteenth century· WAEC
The Tukulor empire was founded by
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Answer: A. al-Hajj Umar
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JAMB and WAEC History questions

After the jihad, the caliphate was divided between Muhammad Bello at Sokoto and Abdullahi at

The ruler of each emirate within the Sokoto Caliphate was called the

The scholar who led Borno's resistance to the Sokoto jihadists was

The Sokoto Caliphate was administered through

After the jihad, the eastern part of the caliphate was ruled from Sokoto by Muhammad Bello, while the western part was ruled from Gwandu by

Usman dan Fodio's flight from Degel in 1804 is called the

The Sokoto Jihad was launched in 1804 by

Usman dan Fodio's hijra (flight) from Degel to Gudu took place in

A political effect of the jihad was

One cause of the Sokoto Jihad was the

In 1804 Uthman dan Fodio and his followers made their hijra from Degel to

The Sultan of Sokoto bears the title

The Sokoto Jihad began as a conflict between Uthman dan Fodio and the ruler of

A result of the Sokoto Jihad was the

Liberia was founded as a home for

Samori Toure's empire was based among the

The Asante kingdom was centred in present-day

Samori Toure's state was notable for

Louis Faidherbe expanded French rule in

The Tukulor empire was founded by