External Influences
History · 50 practice questions
North Africans/Arabs - the introduction, spread and impact of Islam, and the trans-Saharan trade; Europeans - early European trade with the coastal states and the trans-Atlantic slave trade (origin, organization and impact).
- Assess the impact of contact with North Africa on the people and states south of the Sahara.
- Examine the impact of early European contact with the coastal people.
- Trace the origin, organization and impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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- Practice question 1
The combined external influences of Islam from the north and European contact from the coast are generally understood by historians to have
- A.Had an identical effect throughout the entire Nigeria area
- B.Produced distinct religious and cultural patterns in different regions
- C.Been entirely rejected by all local populations
- D.Occurred simultaneously in every part of the region
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B. Produced distinct religious and cultural patterns in different regions
These combined influences are generally understood to have produced distinct patterns in different regions.
- Practice question 2
The trans-Atlantic slave trade contributed to increased militarization among some coastal states, largely because
- A.Slaves were obtained primarily through peaceful negotiation
- B.Warfare and raiding became a means of acquiring captives for trade
- C.European powers required states to disarm
- D.Firearms were entirely unavailable to coastal rulers
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B. Warfare and raiding became a means of acquiring captives for trade
This militarization increased largely because warfare and raiding became a means of acquiring captives for trade.
- Practice question 3
The combined external influences of trans-Saharan Islamic contact and Atlantic European contact are generally understood by historians to have shaped the Nigeria area into a region characterized by
- A.A single unified political system before 1800
- B.Complete cultural uniformity
- C.Significant religious and cultural diversity
- D.Total isolation from all outside contact
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C. Significant religious and cultural diversity
These influences are generally understood to have shaped the region into one characterized by significant diversity.
More UTME History topics
- Islamic Reform Movements and State Building in West Africa
- Land and Peoples of the Nigeria Area
- The Establishment of Colonial Rule up to 1914
- The New Imperialism and European Occupation of Africa
- The Omani Empire
- The Politics of the First Republic and Military Intervention
- The Sokoto Caliphate
- Early Centres of Civilization
- Ethiopia in the 19th Century
- Kanem-Borno
- Patterns of Colonial Rule in Africa
- Sierra Leone, Liberia and Christian Missionary Activities in West Africa
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