Non-Centralised States 1. Social Political Organization.

Overview

Identify the main features of the social and political organisation of the non-centralized polities of Nigeria. Identify aspects of their socio-political institutions which cut across lineages and villages and so provide a unifying force despite the absence of centralized political system. Explain the arrangements made for settling issues and disputes. Discuss socio-political relations between these peoples and other groups.

Lesson details

Class: SS1
Subject: History
Theme: Pre-Colonial Nigeria I
Duration: 30:12

What you'll learn

General characteristics of non-centralized States
Main socio-political institutions of the peoples (Igbo, Ibibio, Isoko, Idoma, Tiv, Birom, Angas etc).
The working of government.
Unifying factors:- age grade associations, intermarriages, Oracle systems, negotiated covenants
socio-political relations between these peoples and other groups.

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Non-Centralised States 1. Social Political Organization.

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