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) 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) Bornu
B) Sokoto
C) Benin
D) Kano
  • 4. The documented history of Yoruba people began when
A) Oranmiyan came to rule the Oyo empire
B) The king was sent to exile
C) The Oyo mesi destroyed the palace
D) Lamurudu consulted his father
  • 5. The Kanem-bornu was founded by the _____
A) Sayfawa
B) Zaghawa
C) Ngazarmu
D) Bulala
  • 6. Who was the founder of Ile-ife
A) Lamurudu
B) Oduduwa
C) Olodumare
D) Obatala
  • 7. Benin kingdom has a popular festival called ____
A) Ogun festival
B) Igun festival
C) Igue festival
D) Igwe festival
  • 8. The Binis are known for ______
A) Bronze Sculpture
B) Canoe Building
C) Slave trade
D) Basket weaving
  • 9. Ile Ife is an ancient Yoruba city in _____ Nigeria
A) South-South
B) North-eastern
C) South-western
D) South-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) Wishes of Oduduwa
C) By the order of Ooni of Ife
D) Order of the Supreme God
  • 11. The language of the Izon can be divided into ____
A) Eastern Ijaw, Island Ijaw and Coastal Ijaw
B) Coastal Ijaw, Lake Chad Ijaw and River nun ijaw
C) Western/Central Izon, Southeast Izon and Inland Izon dialect
D) Central Ijaw, Lake Ijaw and Marine Ijaw
  • 12. In the ancient time, the Izon moved from ______ to ______
A) Nigeria to Coastal Rica
B) Nupe to Delta
C) Nile valley to West Africa
D) River Nun to South 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) Administration
C) Empire expansion
D) State expansion
  • 14. Kanem-bornu was founded around the mid ______ century
A) 15th
B) 10th
C) 19th
D) 11th
  • 15. In the 11th century, the Zaghawa clans were driven out by______
A) Ali Ahmad
B) Idris Alawma
C) Rabin Zubair
D) Humai Ibn Salama
  • 16. By the end of 14the century, the kanem empire was greatly weakened by civil strives and attack from ______
A) Sao & Bulala people
B) Lake Chad army
C) The Army of the empire
D) The sayfawa dynasty
  • 17. The first capital of Kanem-Bornu was at _____
A) Lake Chad
B) Ngazargamu
C) Njimi
D) River Nile
  • 18. Creek town lies in which of the following local government?
A) Ibibio local government
B) Odukpani local government
C) Itsekiri local government
D) Duke 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 April to August
D) From November to January
  • 20. The Zaghawa nomadic people were said to have been the first in the Central Sudan to acquire and make use of ______
A) Iron technology and Horses
B) Metal and Canoes
C) Steel and Boat
D) Camel and Bronze
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