What is Sungbo's Eredo, located in southwestern Nigeria near Ijebu-Ode?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. a massive system of defensive earthen trenches and ramparts built around the 10th century
- Step 1: Sungbo's Eredo is an enormous 160-km ditch and bank system surrounding Ijebu-Ode, built around 1000 AD. Step 2. Oral history associates it with the wealthy, childless female aristocrat Bilikisu Sungbo (identified in local folklore with the Queen of Sheba). Answer: a massive system of defensive earthen trenches and ramparts built around the 10th century. Why not the others: It is an earthen earthwork, not a tomb of gold, stone circle, or coastal harbor.
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