JSS 1 Nigerian History Flashcards: Location, Features and Significance of Nok Culture

Question 1

The ancient culture famous for Nigeria’s earliest terracotta figures is ________.

Accepted Answer

Nok

Question 2

Nok culture developed mainly in central ________.

Accepted Answer

Nigeria

Question 3

The culture was named after the village of ________.

Accepted Answer

Nok

Question 4

Nok remains are especially associated with present-day Kaduna and ________ States.

Accepted Answer

Plateau

Question 5

The Nok culture was first discovered during tin mining in ________.

Accepted Answer

1928

Question 6

Nok artists modelled human and animal figures in ________.

Accepted Answer

terracotta

Question 7

Terracotta is clay hardened by ________.

Accepted Answer

firing

Question 8

Nok heads commonly have triangular or almond-shaped ________.

Accepted Answer

eyes

Question 9

Elaborate hairstyles are a notable feature of Nok ________.

Accepted Answer

sculptures

Question 10

Many Nok figures were built with hollow ________.

Accepted Answer

forms

Question 11

Nok people are associated with early iron ________.

Accepted Answer

smelting

Question 12

Iron tools improved farming and forest ________.

Accepted Answer

clearing

Question 13

Iron weapons could strengthen hunting and ________.

Accepted Answer

defence

Question 14

Archaeologists learn about Nok from sculptures, furnaces and iron ________.

Accepted Answer

slag

Question 15

Accidental mining discoveries helped bring Nok art to scholarly ________.

Accepted Answer

attention

Question 16

Nok terracottas provide evidence of advanced artistic ________.

Accepted Answer

skill

Question 17

Their wide distribution suggests interaction among ancient ________.

Accepted Answer

communities

Question 18

Nok culture is significant to the study of early technology and ________.

Accepted Answer

art

Question 19

Removing Nok objects illegally destroys their archaeological ________.

Accepted Answer

context

Question 20

Museums preserve Nok objects for research and public ________.

Accepted Answer

education

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