Syllabus content and objectives
Official JAMB History outline · Section A: The Nigeria Area up to 1800
Content
a. North Africans, Arabs and Tuaregs.
Objective
Assess the impact of contact with North Africa on the people and states south of the Sahara.
Content
i. Introduction, spread and impact of Islam.
Objective
Assess the impact of contact with North Africa on the people and states south of the Sahara.
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ii. Trans-Saharan trade.
Objective
Highlight the role of the Tuaregs in the trans-Saharan trade.
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b. Europeans: early European trade with the coastal states.
Objective
Examine the impact of early European contact with the coastal people.
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ii. The trans-Atlantic slave trade: origin, organization and impact.
Objective
Trace the origin, organization and impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
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iii. Impact of early missionary activities in the coastal areas.
Objective
Outline the impact of early Christian missionary activities in the coastal areas.
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