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

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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 1· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
The Jukun kingdom of Kwararafa was centred in the
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Question 2· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
Before colonial rule, the Tiv were organised politically in
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Question 3· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
In pre-colonial times, salt was produced at
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Question 4· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
Radiocarbon dating is used by historians to
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Question 5· 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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Question 6· 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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Question 7· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
The Nupe kingdom lay around the
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Question 8· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
The rock shelter at Iwo Eleru near Akure is important because it provides evidence of
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Question 9· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
A weakness of oral tradition as a historical source is that
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Question 10· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
Linguistic evidence suggests that many peoples of southern Nigeria
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Question 11· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
Evidence of iron smelting at Nok sites shows that its people
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Question 12· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
In the Nigeria area, the horse could be used widely in warfare mainly in the
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Question 13· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
The Igbo-Ukwu bronzes were first discovered by
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Question 14· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
The Niger-Benue confluence is historically important as
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Question 15· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
The Efik city-state of Old Calabar grew rich mainly through
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Question 16· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
At Lokoja the River Niger is joined by the River
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Question 17· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
Written Arabic sources on early Nigerian history include accounts by
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Question 18· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
Oral tradition as a source of history is weakened by
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Question 19· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· JAMB
The Tiv people of the Benue valley were traditionally organised
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Question 20· The Nigeria area: land and early peoples· WAEC
Inter-group relations in pre-colonial Nigeria were promoted by
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JAMB and WAEC History questions: The Nigeria area: land and early peoples

The Jukun kingdom of Kwararafa was centred in the

Before colonial rule, the Tiv were organised politically in

In pre-colonial times, salt was produced at

Radiocarbon dating is used by historians to

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

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

The Nupe kingdom lay around the

The rock shelter at Iwo Eleru near Akure is important because it provides evidence of

A weakness of oral tradition as a historical source is that

Linguistic evidence suggests that many peoples of southern Nigeria

Evidence of iron smelting at Nok sites shows that its people

In the Nigeria area, the horse could be used widely in warfare mainly in the

The Igbo-Ukwu bronzes were first discovered by

The Niger-Benue confluence is historically important as

The Efik city-state of Old Calabar grew rich mainly through

At Lokoja the River Niger is joined by the River

Written Arabic sources on early Nigerian history include accounts by

Oral tradition as a source of history is weakened by

The Tiv people of the Benue valley were traditionally organised

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