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Jan 1, 1000
Visual or Performing Arts
600 AD- 1000 AD Nigerians were inspired by bronze. -
Jan 1, 1100
Literature
Western literature started to influence Nigerian writing. -
Jan 1, 1400
Language
Yoruba and Igbo were the most dominate languages in this time period. -
Jan 1, 1420
Political Rule
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Jan 1, 1450
Languages
During this time period the Nigerian people spoke Arabic. -
Jan 1, 1451
Visual or performing Arts
During this time period, the artisans used the materials Ivory, wood, bronze, and brass to create their art work. -
Jan 1, 1460
Religions
Christianity and Muslims spread through out the country. -
Literature
In Nigeria the people wrote and spoke Arabic. Which influenced writing and literature. Hausa was translated to Arabic in the 17th century, and religion was a huge part of literature especially between Christians and Muslims. -
Political Rule
The Sokoto Caliphate is a holy war that start in 1804 and ended in about 1808. This war brought some of the niger and cameroon people togetehr under a single Islamic government. -
Social/Media/Medical
Common during the 19th century were civil wars among different ethnic groups and wars with the Europeans. Slave where also just starting to become popular during this time. -
Languages
The languages that they spoke were english during this time period. -
Language
There was no written language during this time period. -
Visual or Performing Arts
1910-1912 Ife art, significance of tradition art was not known to the public until after WWII. Decade ago, Nigerians put a traveling artwork together for USA, Canada, etc. to see. very vintage -
Literature
Fanasty, magic novels in the 1930s, “non-realistic” was folktales, 1948 new style tradition were from scholars and western tradition, story tellers -
Social/Economic/Medical
Nigeria declared independence from Britain in 1960, May 26 1967 a bloody 3 year civil war broke out, 1960 economy is based on oil by the 1970s they became teh 13th richest country in the world. -
Political Rule
When Nigeria was ruled by Britain, they went to 3 decades of military rule, after civil war 12 June 1993 was when they went to democracy did not last long and went back to military, on 22 Feb 1999 is when they had another democracy election and a president was chosen, Olusegun Obasanjo. -
Religion
muslims and christians, Yoruba -
Political rule
Federal republic with presidential system, multiparty democracy. -
Social/Economic/Medical
radio, and internet is very big in Nigeria, the rich are known by how they are dressed, big separation of rich and poor. -
Languages
English is the official but people also speak Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, Fulani, and Kanur. -
Literature
most nigerian authors write in English, in teh 21st century Nigeria is moving from Traditional to more of a creative expression. -
Religions
half of the Yorubas are Christian and half are Muslim. -
Visual or Preforming Arts
Comprises of Ivory carving, grass weaving, wood carving, leather and calabash. Pottery, painting, cothe weaving and glass and metal works are also important forms of Nigerian.
