The Nok People

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The Nok People

• By Madison Ford, Amanda Williams, and Kayla Smith

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The Nok People Questions

• Where in Africa did the civilization develop?
• What are some accomplishments of this ancient
  civilization?

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Where They Lived

• They lived in North and Central Plains
  of Nigeria
• Lived along Jos Plateau
• Also lived along Niger-Benue River Valley
• Earliest known inhabitants of Nigeria (Not
  Africa)
• Lived around 500 BC - 200 AD
• Discovered in 1940
• They were named after the town they were found in
  because nobody knows the real name of the tribe

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Egyptians began burying dead people with writing
about their life. They began developing skills
such as glass making. (5000 to 4000 BC)
The Nok People thrive in Nigeria. ( 500 BC to 200
AD)
Kush rules Egypt from its capital city. (750 to
600 BC)
Nubians (Kush), Ethiopia, and Egypt develop and
begin to grow as kingdoms.(4000 to 1000 BC)
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Bantus' Started to move. (1000 to 800 BC)
The Time Line!
Not To Proportion
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Accomplishments

• Earliest iron workers in Africa
• Made oldest statues in Africa
• Made clay sculptures from 4in to life size
• Made of terracotta(baked clay)
• Most were hollow with holes for eyes, ears, nose,
  and mouth
• Eyes were triangular or Semicircular

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Noks Sculptures
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Sources

• www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?idar39291
  0stthenokpeople
• www.worldbookonline.com/student/media?idmpaw168tst
  nigeria
• www.spotlightafrica.com
• www.metmuseum.org
• www.upload.wikimedia.org
• www.cghs.dadeschools.net