History JSS 2

First Term Examination

Class : JSS 2

Subject : History

Duration : 1 Hour 30 minutes

Name : _________________________________

Instruction : Answer all questions correctly

1. The Efik are located in the ___________ Niger Delta within the Cross River area. (a) Northern (b) Eastern (c) Southern (d) Western

2. The Efik were said to have first settled at __________ at own in Aro chukwu in present day Imo State . (a) Ibom (b) Ido (c) Niger (d) Delta

3. Efik has ________ main settlement. (a) ten (b) nine (c) seven (d) eight

4. Cross River has how many local governments? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 195.

5. _________________ states lack central political institutions. (a) Centralised (b) non-centralized (c) Niger (d) small

6. The major economy of the Igbo was ________. (a) pottery (b) slave trade (c) Agriculture (d) music

7. _______________ area is the most densely populated part of Igbo land. (a) Orlu (b) Ozo (c) East (d) Always

8. _________ area is the early centre of Igbo settlement. (a) East (b) Ozo (c) Akwa (d) Orlu

9. There are ________ major assumptions which try to explain the origin of the Igbos. (a) two (b) three (c) four (d) five

10. The Niger Delta can be divided into two sections which are __________ and ___________ Delta. (a) Western and Eastern (b) Southern and Eastern (c) Eastern and Northern (d) Southern and Western

11. Each village was divided into districts called _________. (a) central (b) polo (c) folio (d) ward

12. The main political authority was the village assembly which was called __________ at the western Central (Ijo)? (a) Ogobiri (b) Opororo (c) Amajula (d) Arbor

13. The economy of the Itsekiri was characterized by _____________ and ____________. (a) farming and slave trade (b) pottery and petroleum (c) farming and fishing (d) mining and farming

14. The two most important chiefs were the ____________ and ____________. (a) Odua and Obi (b)/Odua and Aboh (c) Aboh and Obi (d) Odua and Iyasere

15. _________ was the oldest male of the Umude who was in charge of the Royal Court and the announcement of the new Obi. (a) Odua (b) Iyasere (c) Aboh (d) Ndiche

Section B: Theory

Instruction : Answer all questions in the section.

1. Define non-centralized state.

1b. State the characteristics of a non-centralized

2. Write short notes on Sekiri ( who they are, their migration, founder , and where they are found)

3a. Mention the five (5) main settlements of the Efik

3b. Mention the three (3) stages of the economic development of the Eastern Delta States.