History Questions and Answers
Learn about past events in Nigeria and the world with these interesting and informative History questions and answers.
Learn about past events in Nigeria and the world with these interesting and informative History questions and answers.
The __________ were the first missionaries to arrive Nigeria
Anglicans
Catholics
Witnesses
Apostolic
Correct answer is B
The Catholics, through the influence of the Portuguese traders, were the first missionaries to set foot on Nigerian soil. The primary objective of the early Christian missionaries was to convert the 'heathen' or the benighted African to Christianity via education.
The Nigerian second republic began in the year ___
1983
1979
1963
1966
Correct answer is B
The Second Nigerian Republic was a brief formation of the Nigerian state which succeeded the military governments formed after the overthrow of the first republic. It lasted from 1979-1983.
Emperor Menelik II defeated Italian troops in the battle of
Adwa
Mfecane
Kiriji
None of the above
Correct answer is A
The Battle of Adwa was the climactic battle of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. The Ethiopian forces defeated the Italian invading force.
Who established the Tukulor empire?
Cedric Senghor
Mohammad Ali
Al-Ḥajj ʿUmar
None of the above
Correct answer is C
Tukulor empire, Tukulor also spelled Tukolor, or Toucouleur, Muslim theocracy that flourished in the 19th century in western Africa from Senegal eastward to Timbuktu (Tombouctou). The founder of the empire is Al-Ḥajj ʿUmar.
In what century did the Trans-Saharan trade start?
8th century
5th century
17th century
4th century
Correct answer is A
Around the fifth century, thanks to the availability of the camel, Berber-speaking people began crossing the Sahara Desert. From the eighth century onward, annual trade caravans followed routes later described by Arabic authors with minute attention to detail.