JAMB Past Questions and Answers - Page 1796

8,976.

The rise of Shaka the Zulu was a result of the

A.

Introduction of new military tactics

B.

Support he got from the Boer

C.

Wealth he acquired from heavy taxation

D.

Decentralization of political authority

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,977.

One of the factors that attracted the Europeans to East Africa was the desire

A.

For tropical produce

B.

For territorial expansion

C.

To establish Christian missions

D.

To spread Western education

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,978.

By 1700, the Portuguese had been expelled from all their coastal strongholds in East Africa by the

A.

Arab traders

B.

English traders

C.

Belgium traders

D.

Indian traders

Correct answer is A

Arab traders from all the East African coastal states came together to expel the Portuguese who had become weak at that time.

8,979.

The reign of Sayyid said in East Africa was marked by

A.

A gradual growth in Portuguese influence

B.

Decline in the slave trade

C.

Crises at home and pirates at sea

D.

The loss of Pate to the Mazrui

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

8,980.

The Mahdiyya Movement in the sudan was principally a reaction against

A.

Internal oppression

B.

Northern domination

C.

Foreign pressures

D.

Economic difficulties

Correct answer is C

Khedwe Ismail of Egypt had attempted to suppress slave trade in Egypt and that would deal a devastating blow to the economy of the Sudan.