AIC History 1st Term Exam for SS 1
  • 1. Binni____ was the capital of Bornu kingdom.
A) Kebbi
B) Kanem
C) Ngazargamu
D) Garza
  • 2. Jihad means____
A) conflict
B) fight for power
C) holy war
D) coup detat
  • 3. Who led the Fulani jihadist in Borno?
A) Rabiu Az-Zubayr
B) Ardo Lerima
C) Ibrahim Zaki
D) Usman Dàn Fodio
  • 4. These except ___ led to the fall of the Oyo empire
A) Weak leadership
B) Constitutional crises
C) Slave trade
D) Size of the empire
  • 5. The first king of the Oyo empire was___
A) Oduduwa
B) Lamurudu
C) Oranmiyan
D) Afonja
  • 6. One of these is a consequence of the fall of the Oyo empire
A) It made the people love themselves more
B) It led to conflicts among tribes
C) It led to the development of a new system of government
D) It produced more warriors
  • 7. ____was the first part of Nigeria to become a British colony
A) Abuja
B) Lagos
C) Imo
D) Oyo
  • 8. What happened when Europeans came to Nigeria?
A) They provided food for Nigerians
B) They established slave trade.
C) They helped to develop Nigeria
D) They employed Nigerian citizens
  • 9. During European exploration in Africa, Captain Lugard was appointed to conquer_____territory
A) Southern
B) Northern
C) Western
D) Eastern
  • 10. Niger Delta is in the____part of Nigeria?
A) Southern
B) Northern
C) Western
D) Eastern
  • 11. Why did the then Aare-ona Kakanfo,Afonja rebel against Oyo empire?
A) He wanted to gain power
B) He promised to kill the Alaafin
C) He was fighting for his rights.
D) Because he was sent away from the town when he lost at war.
  • 12. What was the Aare-ona Kakanfo expected to do if the army suffer any defeat?
A) He should commit suicide
B) He should become the king
C) He should kill a ram
D) He should go for more battles
  • 13. In the pre-colonial political system of Oyo empire,the Alaafin could only appear___times a year
A) 3
B) 2
C) 1
D) 5
  • 14. The Oyomesi were____
A) the group of friends
B) the hereditary king makers
C) the armed forces
D) workers in the palace
  • 15. ____was the leader of the Oyomesi?
A) Bashorun
B) Dogari
C) Waziri
D) Afonja
  • 16. The site where Oranmiyan stopped and dominated is called_____
A) Ile-Ife
B) Lamurudu
C) Ajaka
D) Bussa
  • 17. ____involved the transportation of enslaved Africans by slave traders, mainly to the Americas.
A) Slave raids
B) Human trafficking
C) War
D) Atlantic slave trade
  • 18. The vast majority of those who were enslaved and transported in the transatlantic slave trade were people from Central and______
A) North West
B) North East
C) West Africa
D) South western
  • 19. One of these is a consequence of the atlantic slave trade.
A) It increased unity.
B) It brought about development.
C) Millions of people died.
D) It fostered good relationship.
  • 20. African slaves and their future offsprings were referred to as the legal_____of their owners.
A) liabilities
B) human beings
C) properties
D) companies
  • 21. Lagos was said to be founded by____army.
A) Benin
B) Borno
C) Imo
D) Jos
  • 22. The documented history of Oyo empire began when____came from Ile-Ife.
A) Oranmiyan
B) Ladigbolu
C) Lamurudu
D) Oduduwa
  • 23. The Oyo empire was a powerful Yoruba empire of the_____Africa.
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
  • 24. The Aremo was the___of the ruling Alaafin.
A) youngest daughter
B) eldest son
C) youngest son
D) eldest daughter
  • 25. All except one are factors responsible for the collapse of the old Oyo empire.
A) Size of the empire
B) Change of government
C) Slave trade
D) Constitutional crises
  • 26. The first Oni of Ife was___
A) Apinni
B) Lamurudu
C) Afonja
D) Oduduwa
  • 27. The first king of the Oyo empire was____
A) Atoyebi
B) Oranmiyan
C) Kanem
D) Lamurudu
  • 28. The history of Yoruba people began in___
A) Ibadan
B) Owu
C) Lagos
D) Ile-Ife
  • 29. Who did the Edo people invite to become their king?
A) Kanem-Bornu
B) Eware
C) Oranmiyan
D) Usman Dan Fodio
  • 30. The first Africans kidnapped to the English colonies were classified as____
A) Independent bodies
B) European masters
C) British citizens
D) Indentured servants
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