SUBJECT: HISTORY 3RD TERM EXAM

SECTION A – OBJECTIVE ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS 18. Arewa House archives is located in____(a) Lagos (b)
1. History can be defined as ______(a) any story that is Kano (c) Kaduna (d) Benin city
properly told (b) the study of stories (c) the study of past 19. Which of these is an archaeological site in Nigeria? (a)
events as they relate (d) the study of man-made stories Ibadan (b) Port Harcourt (c) Sokoto (d) Dalma
2. A narration that is not factual is called____(a) story (b) 20. An example of monument is ____(a) bone tool (b) shrine
history (c) biography (D) true life stories (c) iron tool (d) wooden tool
3. ____is referred to as the father of history (a) the historian 21. Objects made and used by man in the past are___(a)
(b) Herodotus (c) The storyteller (d) the teacher arte-facts (b) articles (c) folklores (d) legends
4. A story can be defined as____(a) any account of an 22. Stories about animals and people told with the aim of
event whether fiction or non-fiction (b) a non-fiction teaching the culture of a particular people is ____(a)
account of an event (c) a fiction account of an event (d) folklores (b) legends (c) myths (d) oral traditions
the study of past events as they relate to man 23. The following are secondary sources of history
5. A major difference between history and storytelling is except___(a) dairies (b) documentaries (c) letters (d)
that_____(a) history is factual, while storytelling is factual oral tradition
(b) history is factual while storytelling is non-factual (c) 24. Which of the following is not an importance of history to
history is fictional, while storytelling is non-fictional (d) an individual? (a) actualizing self discovery (b)
history does not require evidence, while storytelling does encouraging loyalty to the state (c) enhancing one’s [ride
6. Which of the following are categories of historical (d) enhancing societal development
sources? (a) primary, secondary and university sources 25. Societies celebrate their heroes and heroines
(b) nursery, primary and secondary sources (c) primary, because___(a) of their good deeds (b) of their wealth (c)
secondary and tertiary sources (d) nursery, secondary of their high social classes (d) they could not meet them
and tertiary sources alive
7. Which of the following are examples of secondary 26. History is important to the society in the following ways
sources? (a) legends, archival materials, textbooks (b) except that it helps____(a) to guide against repetition of
original autobiographies, travel guides and non past mistakes (b) in leadership training (c) in identity
monograph (c) monograph, textbooks and journals (d) discovery (d) in encouraging ethnic rivalry
archival materials, textbooks and journals 27. The findings of Nok Culture were mostly of human and
8. The following are correct definitions of oral traditions animal____(a) bones (b) heads (c) skins (d) feeds
except___(a) testimonies concerning the past 28. Which of these statement is not correct about the
transmitted from one generation to another over a period importance of history to man? History___(a) depends
of time (b) documentary evidence transmitted from one people’s knowledge about their society (b) enables and
person to another (c) unwritten messages, whose individual to recognize his\her potentials (c) helps people
preservation is entrusted to the memories of successive to avoid repeating past mistakes (d) helps people to
generations of people (d) words of mouth transmitted know the truth about their past
from one person to another over a period of time 29. The pleasure in knowing the past and shaping one’s
9. The following are examples of oral traditions imaginations about the present and future is known
except___(a) memoirs (b) legends (c) praise songs (d) as___(a) civic education (b) government (c) history (d)
proverbs social studies
10. The following are correct definitions of arte facts 30. Ife and Nok artist showed their interest in
except____ (a) things made by people of past making____figurines (a0 animal (b) building (c) human
generations that can tell us something about them (b) a (d) plant
stone tool, pottery vessels, metal weapons, buttons, 31. All the following are government publications except__
jewellery, clothing etc (c) objects that are created in (a) commissions of inquiry report (b) white paper (c)
recent times (d) a tool or a work of art, especially an gazette (d) publication
object of archaeological interest 32. An account of someone’s life written by someone else is
11. A place where a variety of aged materials, especially called_____ (a) biography (b) historical account (c)
documents and photographs, are stored and preserved is autobiography (d) ghost writing
called____(a) archive (b) material store (c) library (d) 33. Biographies are examples of ____sources of history (a)
history store nursery (b) primary (c) secondary (d) tertiary
12. __is a collection of peer reviewed articles (a) a standard 34. Autobiographies are examples of_____(a) nursery (b)
book (b) a textbook (c) a journal (d) a workbook primary (c) secondary (d) tertiary
13. ____are textbooks written by one or more authors (a) 35. The story of a person written by himself or herself is
journals (b) biographies (c) authored books (d) called___(a) unauthorized biography (b) collective
autobiographies biography (c) autobiography (d) biography subject
14. Which of the following is not a type of history? (a) social 36. ____is a short message used for internal communication
history (b) botanical history (c) medical history (d) in an organization (a) a memorandum (b) a memoranda
political history (c) a news report (d) a bulletin
15. History is the study of ____ events that happened (a) 37. ____are buildings that house arte-facts and historical
imaginary (b) international (c) local (d) real materials (a) archives (b) libraries (c) exhibitions
16. A short book is known as _____(a) memoir (b) 38. The place where we have books made of digitized
monograph (c) biography (d) textbook literature of biodiversity under their collections is
17. ____is a set of books that give information on many called___(a) library (b) store (c) warehouse (d) market
aspects of a subject (a0 encyclopedia (b) textbook (c)
biography (d) magazine
39. Those sources which tell us about history are 11.A 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.D
called___(a) historical sources (b) philosophical sources 16.B 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.B
(c) sociological sources (d) mythological sources 21.A 22.A 23.D 24.C 25.A
40. The source of history which gives first-hand information 26.D 27.B 28.B 29.C 30.C
about an event is called___ (a) primary (b) secondary (c) 31.D 32.A 33.C 34.C 35.C
tertiary (d) none of the above 36.B 37.A 38.A 39.A 40.A
41. A_____ refers to a group of people that live in a political 41.C 42.A 43.C 44.B 45.A
community under one government. (a) group (b) 46.B 47.A 48.C 49.C 50.A
politicians (c) state 51.C 52.B 53.A 54.B 55.C
42. A centralized state can therefore be defined as a territory 56.B 57.C 58.B 59.C 60.A
that is governed by a ___ central authority. (a) single (b)
double (c) multiple
43. Which of the following is not characteristics of SECTION A THEORY
centralized state? (a) singular executive (b) flexible Explain the meaning of centralized states
constitution (c) double constitution Identify the characteristics of centralized states
44. The centralized states and Kingdoms which existed Mention three examples of centralized states in pre-colonial
between 500 – 1800 A.d. are the following except____ Nigeria
(a) Oyo (b) Ghana (c) Benin Define centralization
45. _____ has the longest dynasty in World history (a) State the factors that influence the formation of states.
Kanem Bornu (b) Oyo Empire (c) Benin Empire Explain the origin of Kanem and Borno empire Explain
46. The Sefawa dynasty lasted for about____ years (a) 1200 the structure and organization.
(b) 1000 (c) 100 Factors that led to the rise of the second Kanuri empire.
47. ____ established and consolidated the second Kanuri
empire. (a) Mai Ali Ghaji (b) Yerima (c) Galadima SECTION B THEORY
48. Which of the following do not include the Hausa state? 1a. State the meaning of History
(a) Abuja (b) Kano (c) Lagos (d) Katsina 1b. List 8 types of History and explain 2
49. At the apex of the ladder in Hausa constitution is 1c. State two (2) importance each of history to: (i)
called___(a) Dongari (b) Galadima (c) Sarkin Individual (ii) Nation (c) Society
50. ____ was the first woman to become the Sarauniya 2a. Give three (3) Differences between History and sotry
(queen) in a male-dominated society during her reign telling in tabular form
between 1576 to 1610 (a) Queen Amina (b) Queen Zaria 2b. Write three (3) similarities between History and
(c) Queen Sarafina storytelling
51. The state was well-watered by rivers Niger and Kaduna 3. Historical sources are classified into (3) categories.
which gave way to____(a) palm oil and oil (b) art and Mention them.
craft (c) farming and fishing 4a. Define Museum
52. ___ is the son of an Igala prince, was the founder of 4b. Mention types of Museum that you know and explain
Nupe state (a) Jubrin (b) Isoede (c) Etsu 4c. Mention 5 museums in Nigeria
53. The first fulani Etsu of Nupe Kingdom and ruled Nupe
Kingdom from___(a) Bida (b) Zaria (c) Kano
54. The Igala kingdom was founded by Abutu-Eje in
SECTION C THEORY
the____century (a) 17th (b) 16th (c) 15th
1a. Define centralization
55. ____ kingdom was ruled by nine high officials called the
1b. State the factors that influence the formation of states.
Igala Mela who are custodians of the sacred Earth
1c. Explain the origin of Kanem and Borno empire 1d.
shrine.
Factors that led to the rise of the second Kanuri empire.
(a) Benin (b) Oyo (c) Igala
2a. Discuss the Nupe kingdom.
56. ____ is one of the Niger-Benue confluence states. (a)
2b. What role did Islam play in the development of the Hausa
Hausa (b) Igala (c) Eko
states?
57. The major source of income of the Jukun during the
2c. Write notes on the relationship between Ife and Benin
period covered by researchers was the___(a) market oil
Empire
(b) palm wine (c) slave trade
3a. Discuss the relationship between the Igbos and the Niger
58. ______ people practiced divine kingship and the king
Delta city states in the pre-colonial era
(Aku) was sacred and surrounded by taboos. (a) Jukun
3b. State any two significance of Igbo-ukwu culture to
(b) Igala (c) Hausa
Nigerian history
59. Oyo Empire was founded by ___(a) Yorubas (b) Ooni (c)
3c. State the differences between Ife and Benin kingdom in
Oranmiyan
the pre-colonial period
60. The Alafin ruled with a council of seven, called the___(a)
4a. State three differences between oyo empire and Nupe
Oyomesi (b) Bashorun (c) Ogboni
kingdom
4b. EXPLAIN culture and CUSTOMS

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