HIS 201 CBT Practice

1. The Oyo Empire became powerful largely because of its

2. By the 13th century, Benin Kingdom was ruled by the

3. The Nri Kingdom among the Igbo was best known for its

4. One major item imported into the Hausa states through trans-Saharan trade was

5. The period 1000–1900 in Nigerian history is best described as a time of

6. One major cause of the Sokoto Jihad was

7. Islam spread widely in Northern Nigeria mainly through

8. By 1900, Nigeria was divided into

9. The political head of a Hausa city-state was called the

10. One major legacy of the Nok culture on later Nigerian societies was

11. The Sokoto Caliphate was governed mainly through

12. Which of the following is NOT one of the Hausa city-states?

13. One major effect of the Atlantic slave trade on Nigerian societies was

14. The first Europeans to make contact with the Nigerian coast were the

15. Which group is NOT associated with inheriting Nok iron-working traditions?

16. The political head of the Oyo Empire was known as the

17. Lagos became a British colony in

18. Which of the following was NOT a major slave trade center in Nigeria?

19. Benin Kingdom was famous for all the following EXCEPT

20. Islam spread widely in Northern Nigeria mainly through

21. After the abolition of the slave trade, Europeans shifted mainly to trading in

22. The artistic achievements of Ife between the 12th and 14th centuries were mainly seen in

23. In 1900, control of Nigeria was transferred from the Royal Niger Company to the

24. The Kanem-Borno Empire reached its peak under

25. Igbo societies before 1900 were largely characterized by

26. Ile-Ife is historically significant to the Yoruba because it is regarded as the

27. Trans-Saharan trade linked the Hausa states mainly with

28. The leader of the Sokoto Jihad was

29. The Berlin Conference of 1885 was important because it

30. European contact initially focused on trade in all EXCEPT