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HISTORY
PREAMBLE
The syllabus will test candidates’
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
knowledge of their national histories from earliest times to 2000 with
emphasis on the relationship between the peoples and states;
intellectual capacity and skills of historical interpretation and analysis;
ability to use acquired skills in relating the past to the present;
appreciation of factors that make for national unity and global understanding;
exposure and appreciation of the similarities and differences in the National,
social and political institutions;
knowledge of the main historical developments in West Africa from earliest
times to 2000;
ability to relate events in their country and West Africa to those of the outside
world;
ability to present clear, relevant and logical arguments.
To achieve these aims, the examination shall consist of two papers, Papers 1 and 2; both
of which must be taken.
PAPER 1 will cover West Africa and the Wider World from the earliest times to 2000.
PAPER 2 will be on the national histories of The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and
Sierra Leone from the earliest times to 2000.
EXAMINATION SCHEME
There will be two papers – Paper 1 and Paper 2, both of which must be taken. The papers
will be composite and will be taken at one sitting.
PAPER 1:
This will be a multiple-choice objective test of fifty items. Candidates will
be required to answer all the questions in 1 hour for 40 marks.
PAPER 2:
This will be a 2 hour essay type test containing sets of questions on the
histories of member counties. Each set shall be made up of three sections,
Sections A, B and C.
The sections for the sets of questions for Nigeria, Sierra Leone, The
Gambia and Liberia shall be on the following periods of their histories:
Section A .. .. .. From the earliest times to the 1800
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Section B .. .. .....