History - Junior Secondary 1 - Historical sites II

TERM: 1^ST TERM

WEEK: 9 and 10

CLASS: Junior Secondary School 1

AGE: 12 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: Historical sites II

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to

1. ) Discuss the Ife people: their culture, history, location and origin
2. ) Give examples of historical sites in Ile-Ife
3. ) Outline the significance of Ife culture in Nigerian history
4. ) State the characteristics of Ife culture

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Basic History for Junior Secondary Schools 1 by Ijeoma E.O

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

WEEK 9

NOTE

HISTORICAL SITES II

IFE

Ile-ife is an ancient Yoruba kingdom located in South western Nigeria. The city is located in Osun state. It is believed that civilization began there and known as the location where the gods descended on earth.

According to Yoruba tradition, Ife was founded by deities Oduduwa and Obatala when they created the world. Obatala fashioned humans out of clay while Oduduwa became the first divine king of the Yoruba people.

Historical evidence however tells a different story. According to historians, the area was originally occupied by the Igbo people when Oduduwa and his army invaded the city from the north, pushed the earlier inhabitants to the east, and established the first Yoruba kingdom. After the death of Oduduwa, his sons and other descendants spread out from Ile-Ife to found other Yoruba states

The Ife culture is characterized by bronze, brass, copper, terracotta and stone works.

HISTORICAL SITES IN ILE-IFE

Some common examples include

1. The Ooni’s palace
2. National Museum Ife
3. The Oranmiyan staff

EVALUATION:   

1. Discuss briefly the Ife people: Their location, history, origin and culture
2. Give two examples of historical sites in Ile-Ife

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

WEEK 10

NOTE

SIGNIFICANCE OF IFE CULTURE IN NIGERIA’S HISTORY

1. It exhibits the technological development of the people mostly in the areas of tools used to carve images and heads
2. It shows that Nigerian people took part in the various stages of human development like in the stone age period
3. The culture demonstrated the cultural heritage of the Nigerian people
4. It ascertains the artistic skills of the Nigerian people
5. It marked the transitional era between the Stone Age in Nigeria because of the blend of iron and stone objects

CHARACTERISTICS OF IFE CULTURE

1. The artists in Ife culture represents the king and gods with large heads because of the believe that the ‘Ase’ was held in the head. Ase denotes the power and energy of a person
2. It became more significant in 1100 to 1450 A.D and it is known for its ancient natural bronze, stone and terracotta sculpture.
3. Ife figurine is known for its facial mask pattern, body size and beads

EVALUATION:   

1. State three significance of the Ife culture in Nigerian history
2. Discuss the characteristics of Ife culture

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively