SHS History · Year 1
Political Organisation of States and Kingdoms in Pre-Colonial Ghana practice questions
The three types of political systems practised in pre-colonial Ghana -- centralised (Akan/Asante, Mole-Dagbani), non-centralised/acephalous (Tindana-led stateless societies of the Savannah Zone) and theocratic (Guan, Ga-Adangbe) -- their structures, offices and methods of governance.
25 questions in this topic: 9 recall, 9 applying skills and concepts, 4 strategic thinking and 3 extended thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.
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- Question 1Skills & concepts
Among the Mole-Dagbani political system, the symbol of authority used by supreme rulers, in place of the stool used by the Akan, was the
- askin
- bsword
- cstaff
- ddrum
- Question 2Recall
Among the Mole-Dagbani, the supreme ruler of the Mamprusi state held the title
- aYa Na
- bYagbumwura
- cNayiri
- dOmanhene
- Question 3Strategic thinking
In Guan states, the sacred office of a priest was eventually separated from the secular office of a chief due to the influence of other Ghanaian states, notably the
- aEwe
- bGa-Adangbe
- cMole-Dagbani
- dAkan
- Question 4Skills & concepts
In the Mole-Dagbani political system, the official who acted as land custodian, wielded significant religious influence, led annual festivals and helped install paramount chiefs was the
- aNayiri
- bTindana
- cWudana
- dOkyeame
- Question 5Recall
Non-centralised political systems in the Savannah zone of pre-colonial Ghana, practised by groups such as the Vagala, Sisala, Talensi, Konkomba, Koma, Tampulensi and Chamba, are aptly described as "stateless" mainly because
- athey had no population of any size
- bthey were governed entirely by European administrators
- cthey had no religious beliefs whatsoever
- dthey had no central government to make and enforce laws
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