History · Paper 2 · 2014
46 questions 🏝 ZEC ✓ MS3-hour timed simulation · auto-graded · counts toward ranking
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Section A
Slaves in pre-colonial Africa were mainly used for
Match items in LIST A with LIST B.
- Asantehene (1 mk)
- Homo erectus (1 mk)
- Communalism (1 mk)
- Mfecane (1 mk)
- Tippu Tip (1 mk)
- “Spring machine” (1 mk)
- Voodoo (1 mk)
- Industries (1 mk)
- Transvaal (1 mk)
- Asante Hene (1 mk)
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Write T if correct or F if incorrect.
- Ali Hassan Mwinyi was first President of Tanzania. (1 mk)
- Iron discovery increased tool production. (1 mk)
- Egyptians used salt for mummification. (1 mk)
- East Africa contacted Middle East around 200 BC. (1 mk)
- Tabora grew because of Trans-Saharan trade. (1 mk)
- Maasai pastoralism created centralized governance. (1 mk)
- George Goldie founded the British South Africa Company. (1 mk)
- In pre-colonial Africa, utensils of the rich were made of gold. (1 mk)
- Livingstone was both a missionary and explorer. (1 mk)
- Colonialism meant landowners worked their own land. (1 mk)
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Section B
State any two (2) factors that led to the rise of that kingdom.
- __________________________________ (1 mk)
- ________________________________ (1 mk)
- ________________________________ (1 mk)
- __________________________________ (1 mk)
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Fill in the blanks with appropriate answers. a) The Xhosa were an example of a _______________________ community. b) The German settler who founded the German East Africa Company was _____________________________ c) One of the man’s major technological innovations during the Late Stone Age was ___________________________ d) The Third President of the United Republic of Tanzania was _________________________ and the current President is _________________________ e) A person trained to study human cultures, languages, and remains is called a ____________________________.
- The Xhosa were an example of a _______________________ community. (1 mk)
- The German settler who founded the German East Africa Company was _____________________________. (1 mk)
- One of the man’s major technological innovations during the Late Stone Age was ___________________________. (1 mk)
- The Third President of the United Republic of Tanzania was _________________________ and the current President is _________________________. (2 mk)
- A person trained to study human cultures, languages, and remains is called a ____________________________. (1 mk)
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Study the map given carefully and then answer the questions that follow. a) i) Name the towns marked A, B, C, D and E. • A ________________________ • B ________________________ • C ________________________ • D ________________________ • E ________________________ ii) Name the rivers marked F and G. • F ________________________ • G ________________________ b) Give the names of two (2) prominent leaders who ruled the kingdom shown. i) ________________________________ ii) ________________________________ c) State any two (2) factors that led to the rise of that kingdom. i) __________________________________ ii) __________________________________
- Name the towns marked A, B, C, D and E. (5 mk)
- Name the towns marked A, B, C, D and E. (5 mk)
- Name the rivers marked F and G. (2 mk)
- Name the rivers marked F and G. (2 mk)
- Give the names of two (2) prominent leaders who ruled the kingdom shown. (2 mk)
- State any two (2) factors that led to the rise of that kingdom. (1 mk)
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List two (2) characteristics of Homo sapiens sapiens.
- __________________________________ (1 mk)
- __________________________________ (1 mk)
- Define the term “Radiocarbon dating.” (2 mk)
- __________________________________ (1 mk)
- Give two (2) reasons. (2 mk)
- Why did Sultan Barghash promote clove cultivation in Zanzibar? Give two (2) reasons. (2 mk)
- Outline any two (2) industries that developed in African societies during pre-colonial times. (2 mk)
- __________________________________ (1 mk)
- __________________________________ (1 mk)
- __________________________________ (1 mk)
- Define the term “Radiocarbon dating.” (1 mk)
- Mention two (2) ways in which drumming and dance enhanced social cohesion in pre-colonial Africa. (2 mk)
- List two (2) characteristics of Homo sapiens sapiens. (1 mk)
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Section C
Elaborate five (5) ways in which chartered companies supported the colonization of Africa.
- Elaborate five (5) ways in which chartered companies supported the colonization of Africa. (10 mk)
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Examine four (4) factors that fostered inter-ethnic interactions in Africa before colonialism.
- Examine four (4) factors that fostered inter-ethnic interactions in Africa before colonialism. (8 mk)
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a) Define barter trade. b) Explain four (4) impacts of regional trade on African communities.
- Define barter trade. (2 mk)
- Explain four (4) impacts of regional trade on African communities. (8 mk)
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Illustrate four (4) factors that contributed to the formation of centralized states in 19th-century East Africa.
- Illustrate four (4) factors that contributed to the formation of centralized states in 19th-century East Africa. (8 mk)
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Describe five (5) changes introduced in the Cape after the British overtook it in 1806.
- Describe five (5) changes introduced in the Cape after the British overtook it in 1806. (10 mk)
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Explain five (5) advantages of iron tools in ancient African societies.
- Explain five (5) advantages of iron tools in ancient African societies. (10 mk)
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