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    Ch 24 Study Guide Copy

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    from the book and memorize the response. Know it. Be sure to support your response with plenty of facts. Understand where events fall historically (global context‚ cause/effect‚ etc) 1. Describe the process by which the Zulu kingdom and the Sokoto Caliphate were formed. pp.625-628 2. How did Muhammad Ali attempt to modernize Egypt? p.628 3. How did West Africans react to the end of the Atlantic slave trade? pp.630-632 4. What impact did industrialization have on the process of colonization in

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    West African Jihads

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    " This movement‚ which focused on expelling the non-Orthodox Muslim leaders of West Africa‚ is due to the leadership of Usman Dan Fodio and Al-Hajj-Umar. These men paved the way for the expansion of Islam through the creation of the Orthodox Sokoto and Tukolor Empires. The rise of the Islamic Jihad and the expansion of both

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    The Bornu state of the Kanuri is distinct from the Sokoto Caliphate of the Hausa/Fulani established in 1802 by the military conquest of Usmandan Fodio. Each of the Bornu state and Sokoto Caliphate came under the British Empire in 1903. However‚ thanks to the activities of early Christian missionaries UN agency used Western education as a tool for preaching‚ the latter was

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    Nigeria has had a long hard struggle in keeping its democratic independence. The military has taken over numerous times‚ leaving democracy severely handicapped. Nigerians have clamored‚ conversed‚ fought and died over their democracy. But has Nigeria’s democracy ever belonged to all Nigerians? In attempting to give background to this question and insight into the answer I have attempted to piece together the important events leading up to the 1959 election. I will touch on Britain’s colonization

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    Imperialism

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    Imperialism‚ as it is defined by the Dictionary of Human Geography‚ is an unequal human and territorial relationship‚ usually in the form of an empire‚ based on ideas of superiority and practices of dominance‚ and involving the extension of authority and control of one state or people over another."[2] Lewis Samuel Feuer identifies two major subtypes of imperialism; the first is the "regressive imperialism" identified with pure conquest‚ unequivocal exploitation‚ extermination or reductions of undesired

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    The Jihads in the 19th century West Africa were a series of revolutions or holy wars that characterized the history of the region sweeping from 1804 in Hausa land‚ 1818 in Masina and 1815 in Futa Jallon area under the leadership of Uthman Dan Fodio‚ Seku Ahmadu and Al-Hajj Umar respectively because of the un fair conditions in society. These wars were intended to open a period of social justice‚ security and prosperity in trade for all me who accepted Islam as seen below; Official corruption‚ heavy

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    creation of the British colonial adventurer and empire builder. The Match for markets‚ raw materials and the need to exert political influence overseas led Britain to journey to places as distant as Wikki in present day Borno State. To the Northwest; Sokoto came under her influence too. Deriving the name Nigeria from the word ’Niger’ - the name of the river that constitutes the most remarkable geographical feature‚ the colonial master coupled together the diverse peoples North and South of the river

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    Religious Unrest in Nigeria

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    The belief system of the people influences the way they think‚ feel and see things in relations to people of other religions. Unfortunately‚ Nigeria is a country that is continuously weighed-down by religious burdens. Sustainable religious-peace across Nigeria have been aborted times without number due to the recurrent cases of religious conflicts. As this religious conflict lingers and rears its ugly head in different parts of the country‚ it continues to direct and influence the perception of the

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    the novel’s setting. It is a community with rules‚ and punishments for those who do not follow them like the majority of modern day societies. The government structure‚ however‚ is intertwined with religious concepts and superstition. Africa’s Sokoto Caliphates‚ those who held both secular and religious power‚ started becoming more prominent around Africa into the 1800s‚ as discussed in class.1 Nature also had a profound influence on Nigeria’s culture; the agriculture of the Igbo society was important

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    HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN NORTHERN NIGERIA BY EMMANUEL IWUH/DI: 440 Being a Term Paper Submitted to the Philosophy Department of Dominican institute of Philosophy and Theology‚ Samonda Ibadan. (In affiliation to the university of Ibadan) In partial Fulfilment for the Award of Bachelor degree in Philosophy. COURSE: TEE/301 HISTORY OF NIGERIA EDUCATION LECTURER REV. FR. EMMANUEL OGU‚ OP (PhD) MAY‚ 2012. CONTENT Introduction 1. The word “education” 2. Spread

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