History Paper 2 WASSCE (PC), 2017

Question1

 

    In what five ways can the pre-colonial history of Nigeria be reconstructed?

Observation

 

This question was unpopular among the candidates and those who attempted it performed poorly. It required the candidates to state sources for reconstructing pre-colonial Nigerian history. Avery few of the candidates understood and answered the question rightly. However, a larger percentage misinterpreted the question to mean ways of transforming Nigeria and scored low marks. Specifically, the candidates were expected to state the following points.

 

The pre-history of Nigeria can be restructured through:
(i)         oral traditions;
(ii)        archeological findings;
(iii)       study of serology;
(iv)       the study of numismatic;
(v)        ethnography/anthropology;
(vi)       the study of ethnobotany;
(vii)      art forms; 
(viii)     written/documentary sources;
(ix)       linguistics;
(x)        palaeography.