BECE History syllabus
The BECE History syllabus has 17 examinable topics, listed in full below. This is the same breakdown Handbook uses to track which topics you have mastered and which are still costing you marks.
All 17 topics on the BECE History syllabus
- 01Importance of History
- 02Mali Empire
- 03Sources of History
- 04Benin
- 05British Colonization of Nigerian Territories
- 06Early European Contacts with Nigeria
- 07Ghana Empire
- 08Igbo-Ukwu
- 09Ile-Ife
- 10Major Centralized States in Pre-Colonial Nigeria
- 11Meaning of History
- 12Nok
- 13Non-Centralized States in Pre-Colonial Nigeria
- 14Origin and Organization of Trans-Saharan Trade
- 15Songhai Empire
- 16The Amalgamation of Nigeria
- 17The Independence Movement
Frequently asked questions
- How many topics are on the BECE History syllabus?
- 17 topics. All of them are listed on this page.
- What is the first topic on the BECE History syllabus?
- The syllabus opens with Importance of History. The full ordered list of all 17 topics appears above.
- Is the BECE History syllabus free to view on Handbook?
- Yes. The full topic list is free to read with no account. A Handbook subscription adds timed practice questions and topic-level progress tracking against the same syllabus.
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