HIS 201 CBT Practice

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

2. Islam spread widely in Northern Nigeria mainly through

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

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

5. The Oyo Empire became powerful largely because of its

6. The Berlin Conference of 1885 was important because it

7. Igbo societies before 1900 were largely characterized by

8. The leader of the Sokoto Jihad was

9. Benin Kingdom was famous for all the following EXCEPT

10. Islam spread widely in Northern Nigeria mainly through

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

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

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

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

15. One major cause of the Sokoto Jihad was

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

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

18. Lagos became a British colony in

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

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

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

22. The Sokoto Caliphate was governed mainly through

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

24. By 1900, Nigeria was divided into

25. The Kanem-Borno Empire reached its peak under

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

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

28. European contact initially focused on trade in all EXCEPT

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

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