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History · Paper 1 · 2013

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Section A

1. 1 mark

1. At first the body of man’s ancestors was closer to that of a chimpanzee in appearance. 2. __________________________________________. 3. Gradually as he developed by improving his methods of obtaining food and shelter, his shape became like that of modern man. 4. This process is known as evolution.

A. It was huge and was covered with plenty of hair.
B. It was small and was covered with plenty of hair.
C. It was huge and was covered with little hair.
D. It was huge and was covered with feather-like hair.
E. It was small and hairless.
2. 1 mark

1. The range of productive activities man performs is determined by two factors. 2. __________________________________________. 3. The second are the productive forces of a given society. 4. Productive forces include the producers, the skills and experience.

A. The first is the major means of production.
B. The first is the tools of production.
C. The first is the relations of production.
D. The first is the nature of the environment.
E. The first is the availability of capital.
3. 1 mark

1. The relations of production in states such as Buganda, Bunyoro, Karagwe, Ankole, Rwanda and Burundi were feudal. 2. The forms of these relations varied from one place to another. 3. In the interlacustrine area the power of the ruler was based on land ownership. 4. __________________________________________.

A. The Nyarubanja and Busulo in Buganda were forms of feudal relations.
B. Nyarubanja in Karagwe and Busulo in Buganda were examples of these feudal relations.
C. The Nvunjo in Buhaya and Busulo in Ankole provided the best example of such feudal relations.
D. Such feudal relations developed among the Shirazi of Burundi.
E. In such feudal relations, the Wamwinyi monopolized the industries.
4. 1 mark

1. In the Congo basin, resistances were also sparked off by taxation, forced labour and land alienation. 2. The recruitment of labour for tapping wild rubber and railway construction enraged the local population. 3. __________________________________________. 4. This tendency created acute shortage of cheap labour.

A. The Portuguese resisted this situation through waging wars.
B. The Ndebele resisted strongly against the British in Congo.
C. Such anti-colonial actions resulted into the Chimurenga war of 1897.
D. Mani-Kongo called upon all the Lunda to unite and expel the British.
E. The Africans resisted this exploitation and those captured always escaped from the labour camps.

Section C

5. 8 marks

Explain eight effects of the caravan routes linking the Western Sudan and North Africa during the pre-colonial period.

  1. Explain eight effects of the caravan routes linking the Western Sudan and North Africa during the pre-colonial period. (8 mk)

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6. 6 marks

Examine six factors which weakened African resistances against the colonial conquest in the 19th century.

  1. Examine six factors which weakened African resistances against the colonial conquest in the 19th century. (6 mk)

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7. 6 marks

Elaborate three motives that led Prince Henry to organize the Portuguese voyages to East Africa and give three social effects of those voyages to East Africa.

  1. Elaborate three motives that led Prince Henry to organize the Portuguese voyages to East Africa. (3 mk)
  2. Give three social effects of those voyages to East Africa. (3 mk)

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8. 6 marks

Explain six roles of the colonial state in the development of settler economy in Kenya.

  1. Explain six roles of the colonial state in the development of settler economy in Kenya. (6 mk)

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9. 6 marks

Analyse six causes of the Great Depression of 1929 to 1933.

  1. Analyse six causes of the Great Depression of 1929 to 1933. (6 mk)

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10. 5 marks

“Development of capitalism in Europe caused the scramble for and partition of Africa in the 19th century.” Substantiate this statement by giving five points.

  1. Substantiate the statement “Development of capitalism in Europe caused the scramble for and partition of Africa in the 19th century” by giving five points. (5 mk)

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