Week 1 & 2: Historical Sites In Nigeria: Igbo-UkwuContent: Location of Igbo-Ukwu on the Map of Nigeria

Week 3: Historical Sites In Nigeria: Igbo-UkwuContent: The Igbo-Ukwu culture: ArtifactsA large number of artefacts made of bronze were found in Igboukwu.

Week 4 & 5: Historical Sites In Nigeria: Igbo-UkwuContent: Igbo-Ukwu culture: The PeopleIgbo-Ukwu PeopleIgbo, as a word, was the name of the ancestor of the Igbo-Ukwu people. According to oral tradition, a man called Igbo founded Igbo-Ukwu. He had many children who founded other communities in the southeast.

Week 6: Historical Sites In Nigeria: Igbo-UkwuContent: Significance of Igbo-Ukwu culture in Nigeria History.1. The bronzes found in Igbo-Ukwu provide us with the first evidence of the artistic use of copper alloy in the whole of Black Africa. Igbo-Ukwu culture has the largest deposits of bronze objects discovered in the history of Nigeria and Africa. It represents one of the earliest examples of bronze casting in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Week 7: MAJOR CENTRALIZED STATES IN THE PRE-COLONIAL NIGERIAContent: Meaning of Centralized States, Characteristics of Centralized StatesMeaning of Centralised StatesCentralised states are states in which power and authority are concentrated as well as emanate from one central authority/government. While there are other regional capitals, the laws and policies all come from one central location.

Week 8: MAJOR CENTRALIZED STATES IN THE PRE-COLONIAL NIGERIAContent: Examples of Centralized states in Pre-colonial Nigeria.i. Hausa statesii. Kanem-Bornoiii. Nupe KingdomSome Centralised States in Pre-Colonial NigeriaMany centralised states existed in Nigeria for many years before the coming of the British colonialists.

Week 9: MAJOR CENTRALIZED STATES IN THE PRE-COLONIAL NIGERIAContent: Examples of Centralized states in Pre-colonial Nigeria.i)Oyo Empireii)Igala Kingdomiii)Benin EmpireOyo EmpireOduduwa's son, Oranmiyan, became the first Alaafin of Oyo and ruler of the Oyo people. The metropolitan city of ancient Oyo was its capital at Oyo-Ile or Oyo Katunga. The two most important structures in Oyo-Ile were the Afin or palace of the Oba and his market called Oja Oba.

Week 10: MAJOR CENTRALIZED STATES IN THE PRE-COLONIAL NIGERIAContent: Examples of Centralized states in Pre-colonial Nigeria.i. The Niger Delta city-stateii. Calabar KingdomNiger Delta City-StatesBefore European Colonisation the Niger Delta area was made up of several city-states.