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) the waging of jihads
B) absence of any religion in the area
C) Arab missionary activities
D) trade and commerce
  • 2. Idris Alawma reigned from ____ to _____
A) 1571-1603
B) 1846-1880
C) 1571-1623
D) 1920-1943
  • 3. Oba is the name of the political head of
    ______
A) Benin
B) Kano
C) Sokoto
D) Bornu
  • 4. The documented history of Yoruba people began when
A) The king was sent to exile
B) The Oyo mesi destroyed the palace
C) Oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
D) Lamurudu consulted his father
  • 5. The Kanem-bornu was founded by the _____
A) Zaghawa
B) Bulala
C) Sayfawa
D) Ngazarmu
  • 6. Who was the founder of Ile-ife
A) Lamurudu
B) Olodumare
C) Obatala
D) Oduduwa
  • 7. Benin kingdom has a popular festival called ____
A) Igwe festival
B) Ogun festival
C) Igue festival
D) Igun festival
  • 8. The Binis are known for ______
A) Slave trade
B) Bronze Sculpture
C) Basket weaving
D) Canoe Building
  • 9. Ile Ife is an ancient Yoruba city in _____ Nigeria
A) South-western
B) North-eastern
C) South-eastern
D) South-South
  • 10. According to the tradition of the Yoruba religion, Ile Ife was founded by the ______
A) Wishes of Oduduwa
B) By the order of Ooni of Ife
C) Order of the Supreme God
D) By the order of the Supreme Court
  • 11. The language of the Izon can be divided into ____
A) Eastern Ijaw, Island Ijaw and Coastal Ijaw
B) Central Ijaw, Lake Ijaw and Marine Ijaw
C) Western/Central Izon, Southeast Izon and Inland Izon dialect
D) Coastal Ijaw, Lake Chad Ijaw and River nun ijaw
  • 12. In the ancient time, the Izon moved from ______ to ______
A) Nupe to Delta
B) Nile valley to West Africa
C) River Nun to South Africa
D) Nigeria to Coastal Rica
  • 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 formation
C) State expansion
D) Empire expansion
  • 14. Kanem-bornu was founded around the mid ______ century
A) 19th
B) 11th
C) 10th
D) 15th
  • 15. In the 11th century, the Zaghawa clans were driven out by______
A) Ali Ahmad
B) Humai Ibn Salama
C) Rabin Zubair
D) Idris Alawma
  • 16. By the end of 14the century, the kanem empire was greatly weakened by civil strives and attack from ______
A) Sao & Bulala people
B) The Army of the empire
C) Lake Chad army
D) The sayfawa dynasty
  • 17. The first capital of Kanem-Bornu was at _____
A) River Nile
B) Ngazargamu
C) Lake Chad
D) Njimi
  • 18. Creek town lies in which of the following local government?
A) Itsekiri local government
B) Duke local government
C) Ibibio local government
D) Odukpani local government
  • 19. Creek town always experience high rainfall in which of the following months?
A) From April to June
B) From April to August
C) From November to January
D) From February to April
  • 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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