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) Arab missionary activities
C) absence of any religion in the area
D) trade and commerce
  • 2. Idris Alawma reigned from ____ to _____
A) 1571-1603
B) 1571-1623
C) 1920-1943
D) 1846-1880
  • 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) Oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
B) Lamurudu consulted his father
C) The king was sent to exile
D) The Oyo mesi destroyed the palace
  • 5. The Kanem-bornu was founded by the _____
A) Bulala
B) Ngazarmu
C) Sayfawa
D) Zaghawa
  • 6. Who was the founder of Ile-ife
A) Obatala
B) Lamurudu
C) Oduduwa
D) Olodumare
  • 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) Canoe Building
B) Bronze Sculpture
C) Basket weaving
D) Slave trade
  • 9. Ile Ife is an ancient Yoruba city in _____ Nigeria
A) South-eastern
B) North-eastern
C) South-western
D) South-South
  • 10. According to the tradition of the Yoruba religion, Ile Ife was founded by the ______
A) Order of the Supreme God
B) By the order of Ooni of Ife
C) Wishes of Oduduwa
D) By the order of the Supreme Court
  • 11. The language of the Izon can be divided into ____
A) Western/Central Izon, Southeast Izon and Inland Izon dialect
B) Central Ijaw, Lake Ijaw and Marine Ijaw
C) Coastal Ijaw, Lake Chad Ijaw and River nun ijaw
D) Eastern Ijaw, Island Ijaw and Coastal Ijaw
  • 12. In the ancient time, the Izon moved from ______ to ______
A) Nigeria to Coastal Rica
B) River Nun to South Africa
C) Nupe to Delta
D) Nile valley to West Africa
  • 13. ______ is the process of the development of a centralized government structure in a situation in which one did not exist.
A) State formation
B) State expansion
C) Empire expansion
D) Administration
  • 14. Kanem-bornu was founded around the mid ______ century
A) 19th
B) 10th
C) 11th
D) 15th
  • 15. In the 11th century, the Zaghawa clans were driven out by______
A) Humai Ibn Salama
B) Idris Alawma
C) Ali Ahmad
D) Rabin Zubair
  • 16. By the end of 14the century, the kanem empire was greatly weakened by civil strives and attack from ______
A) The Army of the empire
B) The sayfawa dynasty
C) Sao & Bulala people
D) Lake Chad army
  • 17. The first capital of Kanem-Bornu was at _____
A) River Nile
B) Lake Chad
C) Njimi
D) Ngazargamu
  • 18. Creek town lies in which of the following local government?
A) Duke local government
B) Ibibio local government
C) Odukpani 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 February to April
C) From November to January
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) Camel and Bronze
B) Steel and Boat
C) Iron technology and Horses
D) Metal and Canoes
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