AIC SS 1 History 3rd CA for 2nd Term
  • 1. The spread of Islam between the 11th and 14th centuries in Nigeria was largely due to
A) Arab missionary activities
B) the waging of jihads
C) trade and commerce
D) absence of any religion in the area
  • 2. Idris Alawma reigned from ____ to _____
A) 1571-1623
B) 1846-1880
C) 1571-1603
D) 1920-1943
  • 3. Oba is the name of the political head of
    ______
A) Benin
B) Sokoto
C) Bornu
D) Kano
  • 4. The documented history of Yoruba people began when
A) The Oyo mesi destroyed the palace
B) The king was sent to exile
C) Oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
D) Lamurudu consulted his father
  • 5. The Kanem-bornu was founded by the _____
A) Ngazarmu
B) Zaghawa
C) Sayfawa
D) Bulala
  • 6. Who was the founder of Ile-ife
A) Obatala
B) Oduduwa
C) Lamurudu
D) Olodumare
  • 7. Benin kingdom has a popular festival called ____
A) Igue festival
B) Igun festival
C) Igwe festival
D) Ogun festival
  • 8. The Binis are known for ______
A) Slave trade
B) Canoe Building
C) Basket weaving
D) Bronze Sculpture
  • 9. Ile Ife is an ancient Yoruba city in _____ Nigeria
A) South-eastern
B) South-South
C) South-western
D) North-eastern
  • 10. According to the tradition of the Yoruba religion, Ile Ife was founded by the ______
A) By the order of the Supreme Court
B) By the order of Ooni of Ife
C) Order of the Supreme God
D) Wishes of Oduduwa
  • 11. The language of the Izon can be divided into ____
A) Coastal Ijaw, Lake Chad Ijaw and River nun ijaw
B) Central Ijaw, Lake Ijaw and Marine Ijaw
C) Western/Central Izon, Southeast Izon and Inland Izon dialect
D) Eastern Ijaw, Island Ijaw and Coastal Ijaw
  • 12. In the ancient time, the Izon moved from ______ to ______
A) Nile valley to West Africa
B) Nigeria to Coastal Rica
C) River Nun to South Africa
D) Nupe to Delta
  • 13. ______ is the process of the development of a centralized government structure in a situation in which one did not exist.
A) Administration
B) State expansion
C) State formation
D) Empire expansion
  • 14. Kanem-bornu was founded around the mid ______ century
A) 11th
B) 15th
C) 19th
D) 10th
  • 15. In the 11th century, the Zaghawa clans were driven out by______
A) Rabin Zubair
B) Idris Alawma
C) Ali Ahmad
D) Humai Ibn Salama
  • 16. By the end of 14the century, the kanem empire was greatly weakened by civil strives and attack from ______
A) Lake Chad army
B) The Army of the empire
C) The sayfawa dynasty
D) Sao & Bulala people
  • 17. The first capital of Kanem-Bornu was at _____
A) Lake Chad
B) River Nile
C) Ngazargamu
D) Njimi
  • 18. Creek town lies in which of the following local government?
A) Odukpani local government
B) Duke local government
C) Ibibio local government
D) Itsekiri local government
  • 19. Creek town always experience high rainfall in which of the following months?
A) From April to June
B) From November to January
C) From February to April
D) From April to August
  • 20. The Zaghawa nomadic people were said to have been the first in the Central Sudan to acquire and make use of ______
A) Metal and Canoes
B) Iron technology and Horses
C) Camel and Bronze
D) Steel and Boat
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