JAMB - History (2008 - No. 6)
A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was
the trans-Atlantic slave trade
the trans-Saharan trade
human sacrifice
inter-ethnic warfare.
Maelezo
The Trans-Saharan Trade which had
been on for many centuries included several articles of trade of which slaves were later added; human sacrifice was only carried on a very small scale; interethnic warfare took place majorly in the nineteenth century.
been on for many centuries included several articles of trade of which slaves were later added; human sacrifice was only carried on a very small scale; interethnic warfare took place majorly in the nineteenth century.