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Nok Civilization Lesson

The lesson focuses on the Nok Civilization, highlighting their location in central Nigeria, their advancements in ironworking and terracotta art, and their way of life from 1000 BC to 300 AD. Students will engage in activities to create their own Nok-style sculptures and discuss the significance of Nok artworks. The lesson aims to provide an understanding of the Nok's contributions to Nigerian history and the reasons for their decline.

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Nok Civilization Lesson

The lesson focuses on the Nok Civilization, highlighting their location in central Nigeria, their advancements in ironworking and terracotta art, and their way of life from 1000 BC to 300 AD. Students will engage in activities to create their own Nok-style sculptures and discuss the significance of Nok artworks. The lesson aims to provide an understanding of the Nok's contributions to Nigerian history and the reasons for their decline.

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History Lesson Note: The Nok Civilization

Topic: Nok Civilization


Grade: Primary 6 / JSS 1
Duration: 45–60 minutes

Lesson Objectives:
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: 1. Locate where the
Nok people lived. 2. Describe their ironworking and terracotta art. 3.
Understand their way of life and farming. 4. Explain their importance in
Nigerian history.

Materials Needed:
 Map of Nigeria
 Pictures of Nok sculptures
 Clay or drawing tools
 Whiteboard and markers

Lesson Introduction (10 mins):


 Ask: “Have you ever seen a sculpture with a big head and wide eyes?”
 Show pictures of Nok terracotta heads.
 Explain that the Nok were one of the earliest known African
civilizations.

Main Content (30 mins):


1. Location and Timeline
 Lived in central Nigeria: Plateau, Kaduna, Nasarawa states.
 Existed from 1000 BC to 300 AD.
2. Ironworking and Art
 First people in West Africa to use iron tools and weapons.
 Created terracotta sculptures of heads, humans, and animals.
 Art was detailed, showing hairstyles and ornaments.
3. Way of Life
 Grew crops like millet, sorghum, and kept animals.
 Lived in villages with huts made from mud and thatch.
 May have had early forms of government or leaders.
4. Decline
 Reason not fully known.
 Could be migration, war, or climate.

Class Activities (10 mins):


 Art Task: Use clay or draw a Nok head sculpture.
 Discussion: What do Nok artworks tell us about their life?

Lesson Summary:
 Nok were early Nigerian ironworkers and artists.
 Their art helps us understand early African life.
 They disappeared before written records.

Assessment/Assignment:
Classwork: What were Nok sculptures made from? What crops did they
grow?
Homework: Create or sketch your own Nok-style face mask.

Teacher’s Note:
Use creativity and local clay to make the lesson memorable. Link their tools
to farming today.

End of Lesson Note

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