Download and print handouts, exercises and quizzeseslk12 print more worksheets. The history domain focuses primarily on significant events in the past century. The ncnc, now headed by azikiwe who had taken control after macaulays death in 1946, formed a coalition with balewas npc after neither party won a majority in the 1959 elections. Fill in this worksheet with some facts about nigeria. Culture of nigeria history, people, clothing, traditions. In addition to the textbook, students will be engaged through a variety of sources including primary source documents, maps, simulations, plays, debates. Introduction profession as an occupation which has its basis on specialized eveloped countries will always trace their roots of success. Independence in 1960 followed a period of british colonial rule, but nigerias rich history is notable for a series of powerful kingdoms such as the benin empire. Map quiz worksheets go to printable worksheets that require geography research using an atlas or other geography reference. Fantastic collection of worksheets and resources available to download today. Although the years since nigeria s return to civilian rule in 1999 have seen an increased interest in its history and politics, nigeria remains one of the most underresearched african countries. Nigeria facts and printables for children activity village. Pupils use their five senses to observe the materials a baseball is made from and identify the.
In this nigeria worksheet, students read the history of the nigerian flag, and directions on how to color it. Includes a map and key country information, as well as the big issues the country faces. Nigerians enjoyed a few years of democracy before rule by various military. List of books and articles about nigerian history online.
Free printable maps in pdf format australia continent, australia map. Nigeria has a long history, with its roots in early civilisations of distinguished artistry. Nigerias flag consists of three equal vertical bands of green, white, and green. It will also help them understand how poorly informed the british were when they arrived in this area of africa, believing that they were bringing civilization to the people already living there. Teacher worksheets history, social studies, science. Find out then write about it, and draw a typical meal, on this fun worksheet. Before the introduction of western education in nigeria, history has revealed that nigerians had their traditional or indigenous system of education which was tied to the peoples occupation, religious practice and other aspect of culture. Much of precolonial history in nigeria is the result of stories handed down from generation to generation. Akinduyo department of guidance and counselling, adekunle ajasin university, akungba akoko, ondo state, nigeria. Multicultural and geography lessons for children in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school.
Pdf history of education in nigeria suleiman alhaji. Nigeria, july 2008 2 of slaves flowed north across the sahara for a millennium, ending only at the beginning of the twentieth century. Fifth grade history worksheets and printables from the american revolution to egyptian gods, fifth grade history worksheets give your little learner a leg up. Within nigeria, there are more than 250 different distinct cultures, many dating back thousands of years. Have fun teaching resources such as worksheets, activities, workbooks, songs, and videos are perfect for teaching. The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. Learning about nigeria week 2 lesson plans, nigeria country. Precolonial nigeria this is a group project to help students realize that there were welldeveloped cultures in africa long before the arrival of europeans. These printables crafted with fifth graders in mind include writing prompts, coloring pages, word scrambles, trading card printables, and much more. Britain eventually gained control of nigerian administration. Within nigeria, slavery was widespread and bore social implications that are still evident. After some time the european came and made them into slaves.
Travel through time to learn about important figures from history and ancient civilizations, all the way to modern civics, map reading, and naming the u. History of lagos lagos state, nigeria was created on may 27, 1967 by virtue of state creation and transitional provisions decree no. Many saw nigeria, with 15% of africas population, as an emerging economy. South africa is the largest gold producer in the world. At one time, most history books gave a great deal of space to kings, wars, and battles, and to the generals who won or lost. The nigerian civil war miamidade county public schools. Terrorism is also emotive both because experiences of terrorist acts arouse tremendous feelings, and because those who see terrorists as justified often have strong feelings concerning the rightness of the use of violence. Somalia madagascar sudan congo nigeria liberia zambia ethiop.
Although the years since nigerias return to civilian rule in 1999 have seen an increased interest in its history and politics, nigeria remains one of the most underresearched african countries. This history worksheet on the scramble for africa will answer most questions that students have about this topic. Nigeria middle school world history and world geography. The answer is that most such books are unsatisfactory because they omit a crucial factor in human history. What is scramble for africa history worksheets consist of questions and answers on all aspects of the scramble for africa. African activities, worksheets, printables, and lesson plans. It is the most populous country in africa with over 162 million citizens. In this lesson, learn about the history of the young country of nigeria, which gained. Donns ancient africa unit y,m,o many lessons and units on ancient and modern africa from mr. I will definitely be able to forward this information to anyone who wants to know more about nigeria.
Nigeria is a famous country with more than one hundred and forty million population. Nigeria, july 2008 3 southeastern nigeria into a confederation. This is evidenced by its many ethnic cultures, its art and music, and its history, as well as by its physical features. Nigeria s movie production industry, nicknamed nollywood, is the secondlargest in the world by volume. A new constitution established a federal system with an elected prime minister and a ceremonial head of state. You wont be making beautiful inscriptions on your first day, unfortunately. Welcome to, where youll find a variety of free printable history worksheets for home and classroom use. It borders the gulf of guinea, and is located between benin and cameroon.
Introduction slavery and the slave trade have been age old institutions and practices in almost every continent in the world. Ghana, mali, sierra leone, tanzania, rwanda and the drc also have a lot of gold. Nigeria, angola, congobrazzaville, gabon, equatorial guinea, cameroon, chad, the democratic republic of congo drc, and sudan. Kenya history kenya traditions and daily life nigeria culture nigeria history puerto rico culture spain history suriname culture the bahamas culture the little general grades 912 angola history cote divoire history guyana history madagascar history netherlands history paraguay history puerto rico history. Weve left plenty of space for children to write down some things they have learned while studying this african country. Imperialism case study of nigeria 345350 paternalismpolicy of treating subject people as if they were children, providing their needs but not their rights assimilationa policy in which a nation forces or encourages a subject people to. The intent of this standard is to provide the student with the historical background that led to conflict and change in africa today.
A series of unfortunate political and economic events have. From the american revolution to egyptian gods, fifth grade history worksheets give your little learner a leg up. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria 1. Quite unfortunately, there is not much recorded nigerian history. History of nigeria including historic regions, fulani and sokoto, british explorers, ss alburkah, trade and antislavery, british colonial rule, independence and. By examining key themes such as colonialism, religion, slavery, nationalism, and the economy, the authors show how nigerias history has been swayed by the.
There is a widened western educational gap between the north and south of nigeria with the predominantly muslim areas of the north lagging behind due to some historical antecedents. The students will be able to explain how the nigerian, african, european, and american missionaries worked together to plant churches in nigeria. African theatre, effectively, the theatre of africa south of the sahara that emerged in the postcolonial erathat is to say, from the mid20th century onward. Akosua perbi fulbrightscholarinresidence manchester college indiana, u. Nigeria has been ruled by a series of military dictator generals since the fall of its democratic government in 1983. Find out what it is and discover more interesting facts about nigeria, africas largest. Perhaps nigeria s most famous writer is wole soyinka, who won the 1986. Origins of the war nigeria, a nation roughly the size of texas on africas west coast, has a larger population than any other african nation, and is home to over twohundred and fifty different ethnic groups. Political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire.
Differentiated ks2 benin modern day nigeria worksheets. This section lists reading comprehensions on with references to nigeria. Answer these questions to see how much you know about english indirect. You may print and use these free history worksheets to help your child gain valuable readiness skills or to reinforce material they may already be learning in school. Generals who took control of nigeria have typically done so by controlling nigerias vast oil fields. Nigeria is the most populous cou ntry in africa, the second biggest economy, the third largest military power and the biggest oil producer 10th oil producer in the world. Their use to be rule by different kingdoms in nigeria. The questions on the quiz and worksheet test what you know about the country of nigeria, the money they use there and the important cities in that country. The world history course is an academic, yearlong course with a focus on the development of human interaction and the global processes that have shaped history from b. The subject was adopted in nigeria about 50 years ago as a result of the quest for relevance in the nigerian education. Today the nigeria are an independent democracy and. South africa history grades 68 handmade african instruments grades 35 african penguins grades 46 life with an african grey parrot grades 46 african americans in the revolutionary war grades 46 african americans in the civil war grades 46 an african girl drinks clean, fresh water grades 47.
The blueprints for teaching and learning in the arts provide teachers with a path to follow for developing curriculum in all arts disciplines, and provide benchmarks for what children should know, understand, and be able to do in dance, music, theater, and visual arts at critical junctures in their intellectual, physical, and emotional development. This one page reading comprehension selection is a brief overview of the history of and contemporary life in egypt. Colonialism is a major feature of the economic history of nigeria. Ib contemporary world history 12698 outline the nigerian civil war i. Informational passages rc africa english worksheets. Give your students a taste of the cultural and physical geography of nigeria from your classroom or home. Flag of nigeria to color color a blackline master printout of the flag of nigeria. These may or may not actually be related to nigeria. It will also help them understand how poorly informed the british were when they arrived in this area of africa, believing that they were bringing civilization to. Third grade social studies worksheets and printables the world is just waiting for your students to discover it with our third grade social studies worksheets and printables. Reading comprehensions with references to nigeria this section lists reading comprehensions on with references to nigeria. Both oyo and the aro confederacy were major trading partners of the slave traders from europe and north america.
After independence, the nigerian economy seemed very promising. With colonization and the introduction of reading, writing, and the english language, nigerian storytellers soon began sharing their talents with a worldwide audience. I truly enjoyed reading this information about nigeria s history, it is so highly informative, very highly educational. Since there are already many books on world history, the reader may wonder why i have chosen to write another one. General information on lagos state, nigeria history of lagos lagos state, nigeria was created on may 27, 1967 by virtue of state creation and transitional provisions decree no. Its seven most populous cities each house more than one million people, and about one out of two west africans is from nigeria. Kidskonnect is a growing library of highquality, printable worksheets for teachers and homeschoolers. Featuring are printable tests in economics, geography, civics and history. In this lesson, learn about the history of the young country of nigeria, which gained independence from britain in 1960. Independence in 1960 followed a period of british colonial rule, but nigeria s rich history is notable for a series of powerful kingdoms such as the benin empire. Africa is not a country y an you tube intro to africa for k2 students. The federal republic of nigeria is located in west africa. Educational policy in nigeria from the colonial era to the.
Slavery and the slave trade in precolonial africa by dr. This notebook is a standalone study, but teachers and homeschool parents can also use it to supplement any history or geography curriculum. It is followed by 7 multiple choice questions and 4 questions that require a. This resource is for year 3 to year 6 about modern day nigeria. This word search puzzle worksheet features the names of 29. This quiz and worksheet contains several questions that will test you on the history of nigeria. Nigeria teaching materials, resources, lesson plans, powerpoints for. Color in this picture of a boy from nigeria, wearing traditional nigerian clothing. Nigeria was granted independence on october 1, 1960. Africa has about 7% of the oil reserves in the world. A brief history of missionary efforts in nigeria sermon by. Geographical, historical and political profiles of nigeria.
Journal of nigeria studies volume 1, number 2, fall 2012 political leadership and corruption in nigeria since 1960. Around the world coloring book dover history coloring book geography ideas. The teaching profession in nigeria education essay. Africa history unit information milestones domainweight. And, although black south africans participated in it, the boer war was largely a european war. Notice incompleteness in the book what is the true history of the education in the usmaniyya caliphate that triumph in the northern part of the country. The traditional subjects like geography, history and civics inherited from the colonial education system according to mbaba and omabe. Social studies africa worksheets i abcteach provides over 49,000 worksheets page 1. Jul 09, 2015 this simple and colourful factsheet is a great starting point for lessons on nigeria. Introduce your students to nigeria with this printable handout of two worksheets plus answer key. History early history little is known of the earliest history of nigeria. To gain weight and conform with african standards of beauty, nigerian girls can consume food all day in fattening rooms.
Map quiz worksheets go to printable worksheets that require geography research using an atlas or other geography. The plateau area around jos was a meeting point for cultural influences from the upper niger valley where agriculture developed independently as early as 5000 bce and from egypt. Sep, 2017 this resource is for year 3 to year 6 about modern day nigeria, linked to the ancient kingdom of benin. The united states is made up of people from many different countries who wear many different kinds of clothing.
Prior to this, lagos municipality had been administered by the federal government through the. Nigeria is the most populous country in africa and accounts for over half of west africas population. This is where calligraphy worksheets come in handy. Nigeria setting the stagethe berlin conference of 188485 was a european conference. Eighth graders explore the causes of conflict in the oil producing country of nigeria. The most populous and one of the most politically significant countries in africa is nigeria. Ive learned so much about the history of nigeria and im glad that i had the opportunity to read this. Free history worksheets for elementary school tlsbooks. Library of congress federal research division country profile. Although the country of nigeria is fairly new, the areas history stretches back for thousands of years. While calligraphy doesnt require any artistic skills to get started with, it does require plenty of patience and practice.
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