Origin and Formation of States in the Nigeria Area
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Central Sudan - Kanuri and Hausa states; Niger-Benue Valley - Nupe, Jukun, Igala, Idoma, Tiv and Ebira; Eastern Forest Belt - Igbo and Ibibio; Western Forest Belt - Yoruba and Edo; Coastal and Niger-Delta - Efik, Ijo, Itsekiri and Urhobo; factors influencing their origin and migration; social and political organizations; inter-state relations, war and peace.
- Relate the different groups of people occupying the various zones to their traditions of origin.
- Determine the inter-state relations.
- Account for their social and political organizations.
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- Practice question 1
Factors generally identified as influencing the origin and migration of the various peoples of the Nigeria area include
- A.Only climate change, with no other factor
- B.Only religious conversion
- C.Complete isolation with no external contact
- D.Warfare, trade opportunities and population pressure
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D. Warfare, trade opportunities and population pressure
These factors generally include warfare, trade opportunities and population pressure.
- Practice question 2
Before their settlement at Calabar, the Efik people's traditions of origin trace their migration from the
- A.Chad Basin
- B.Ibibio hinterland
- C.Yoruba forest belt
- D.Sokoto Caliphate
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B. Ibibio hinterland
These traditions trace their migration from the Ibibio hinterland.
- Practice question 3
The Jukun-centred state of Kwararafa is historically recorded as having engaged in conflict with neighbouring states, including
- A.Kano and Borno
- B.The Omani Empire
- C.Ethiopia
- D.The Zulu Kingdom
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A. Kano and Borno
This state is historically recorded as having engaged in conflict with neighbouring states, including Kano and Borno.
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- 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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