EUROPEAN TRADERS DID NOT VENTURE INTO THE INTERIOR OF NIGERIA BEFORE THE 19TH CENTURY BECAUSE
A. they were ignorant of the area B. the African middlemen served their needs C. of their fear of the African middlemen D. they were very few in number. The answer to the question is: B. the African middlemen served their needs European traders…
WHICH EUROPEAN EXPLORER IS CREDITED WITH DISCOVERING SIERRA LEONE IN THE 15TH CENTURY
A. Vasco da Gama B. Christopher Columbus C. Ferdinand Magellan D. Pedro de Sintra ✓ The answer to the question is: D. Pedro de Sintra Pedro de Sintra is credited with discovering Sierra Leone in the 15th century. Pedro de Sintra was a Portuguese…
EUROPEAN CONTACT WITH WEST AFRICA
European sailors first reached sub-Saharan Africa in 1442, when Portuguese ships reached the Senegal river. The Portuguese had been sailing the coasts of Morocco and Western Sahara since 1413, when they captured the Moroccan city of Ceuta [still a Spanish…
EUROPEAN TRADERS
European traders were an important group in the series of European contacts and presence in Nigerian areas, before they subsequently conquered and colonized the areas. It is noteworthy that many Nigerian rulers felt the threat of colonialism long before it…
EUROPEAN MISSIONARIES
By the 19th century, Europeans missionaries had established their missions in Nigeria, but without making remarkable impact on the local communities. There were only a few communities that were directly affected by the activities of the Christian missions as of…
ROUTES FOLLOWED BY THE EUROPEAN EXPLORERS
By the 18th century, European travelers had mapped Africa’s entire coastline in detail. However, the interior of the continent remained largely unexplored. Many Europeans believed that the River Niger led to rich trading opportunities further inland. In 1795, Mungo Park…
EUROPEAN EXPLORERS
In 1788, the African Association was formed in England to promote the exploration of Africa in the hopes of locating the Niger. In 1795, Mungo Park (1771-1806), the Scottish explorer, travelled overland from the Gambia region and reached the Niger…
EARLY EUROPEAN CONTACT WITH NIGERIA
The first European travelers to reach Benin in about 1485 were the Portuguese. The nature of the relationship with Europeans at the early stages of their visits was difficult to define. From the beginning, the first group of European visitors…
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