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Which group of states belongs to the interlacustrine region?
AAsante, Dahomey, Benin and Oyo
BMali, Songhai, Ghana and Kanem
CBuganda, Bunyoro, Karagwe and Ankole
DZulu, Ndebele, Sotho and Swazi
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Buganda, Bunyoro, Karagwe and Ankole
1. Interlacustrine means between the lakes, the region around Lakes Victoria, Albert and Edward.
2. The centralised feudal states there were Buganda, Bunyoro, Karagwe, Toro, Ankole and Haya.
3. Mali, Songhai, Ghana and Kanem are the Sudanic states of the West African savanna.
4. Asante, Dahomey, Benin and Oyo are the West African forest states.
5. Answering with the Sudanic or forest states was the recorded error, because it ignores the regional restriction in the question.
_Source: NECTA ACSEE 2023 History 112/1, Question 2: Pre-colonial African Societies_