498 prompts matching "The professions the educated elite entered"
Project task: The World Wars, nationalism and the road to independence
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Set me a short research or project task on the World Wars, na
Learn: The meaning of history, and what makes an account historical rather than legendary
You are my personal SS3 History tutor. Teach me the meaning of history, and what makes an
Quiz me: The difference between primary and secondary sources, with West African examples of each
Act as my SS3 History tutor and quiz me on the difference between primary and secondary so
Practice set: How a historian judges whether a source is reliable
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Give me five practice questions on how a historian judges whe
Explain back: Why two historians can disagree about the same event
I have just studied why two historians can disagree about the same event in my SS3 History
WAEC essay: The uses and importance of studying history
Act as a WAEC History examiner. I am in SS 3. Set me one essay question on the uses and im
Objective test: The main sources of history — oral, written, archaeological and linguistic
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Give me ten WAEC-style objective questions on the main source
Roleplay: The work of a historian gathering evidence about a Nigerian community
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Set up a roleplay on the work of a historian gathering eviden
Project task: Building a short history of my own family or town from the sources available to me
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Set me a short research or project task on building a short h
Link to today: Chronology and dating, and the problem of establishing when things happened
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Explain how chronology and dating, and the problem of establi
Learn: What oral tradition is, and the forms it takes in West Africa
You are my personal SS3 History tutor. Teach me what oral tradition is, and the forms it t
Practice set: The strengths of oral tradition for reconstructing West African history before writing
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Give me five practice questions on the strengths of oral trad
Explain back: The limitations of oral tradition — distortion, telescoping and the interest of the teller
I have just studied the limitations of oral tradition — distortion, telescoping and the in
WAEC essay: How a historian tests an oral account against other kinds of evidence
Act as a WAEC History examiner. I am in SS 3. Set me one essay question on how a historian
Project task: The Bayajidda and Oduduwa accounts as examples of traditions of origin
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Set me a short research or project task on the Bayajidda and
Catch my mistakes: Why a tradition of origin is not the same thing as a proven fact
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Make a short statement about why a tradition of origin is not
Learn: The location of ancient Ghana, and why it is not the modern country of that name
You are my personal SS3 History tutor. Teach me the location of ancient Ghana, and why it
Quiz me: The factors behind the rise of the Ghana Empire
Act as my SS3 History tutor and quiz me on the factors behind the rise of the Ghana Empire
Practice set: The gold-and-salt trade, and how Ghana profited from standing between the two
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Give me five practice questions on the gold-and-salt trade, a
Explain back: The government of Ghana — the king, his court and the provincial rulers
I have just studied the government of Ghana — the king, his court and the provincial ruler