SS1 HISTORY ASSESSMENT ON OYO EMPIRE

The Oyo Empire was a powerful empire in West Africa due to:

• Its seaports
• Its iron technology
• Its cavalry army and political structure
• Its Christianity

What was the capital of the Oyo Empire?

• Ife
• Ogbomoso
• Oyo-Ile (Old Oyo)
• Ibadan

The supreme ruler of the Oyo Empire was called the:

• Emir
• Obi
• Alaafin
• Oba

The kingmakers of the Oyo Empire were known as the:

• Iyalode
• Ogboni
• Oyo Messi
• Balogun

The role of the Bashorun in Oyo politics was:

• Chief priest
• Commander of army
• Head of the Oyo Mesi
• Palace servant

Which organ served as a check on the powers of the Alaafin?

• Ogboni
• Oyo Mesi
• Ibadan Council
• Olubadan

The Ogboni society in Oyo played a major role in:

• Trade and commerce
• Judicial and religious affairs
• War planning
• Foreign relations

Oyo Empire maintained control over its vassal states through the use of:

• Taxation and trade restrictions
• Missionaries
• Colonial rule
• A system of provincial governors called Ajele

Oyo Empire’s major source of wealth included:

• Gold mines
• Slave trade and taxes from tributary states
• Fishing industry
• Timber exports

Which neighboring kingdom was once under the suzerainty of Oyo?

• Benin
• Dahomey
• Borno
• Nri