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SECTION A (25 MARKS)  Attempt ALL the questions in this section

 

 

  1. Why is the period of early man referred to as the Stone Age? (1mk)

 

  1. Identify one hominid who made Oldowan tools during the Old Stone Age.(1 mk)

 

  1. Give the main reason why agriculture developed in Egypt. (1 mk)

 

  1. Identify two social consequences of early agriculture in Mesopotamia. (2 mks)

 

  1. Give two factors which influenced early man to begin domesticating animals.(2 marks)

 

6    Identify the main source of industrial energy from the mid-20th century.     (1 mark)

7    Identify two scientific discoveries during the 19th century which contributed to food         preservation.                                                                                 (2 marks)

  1. State two characteristics of Macadam roads. (2 marks)

 

  1. Give One use of steel during the industrial revolution. (1mk)

 

  1. State Two social functions of the ancient city of Athens in Greece. (2mks)

 

 

  1. Highlight One way in which Public opinion in Europe contributed to the colonization of Africa. (1mk)

 

  1. Mention One way in which African collaboration with the Europeans fastened colonization in Africa. (1mk)

 

 

  1. Point out Two differences between British and French colonial administration.(2mks)

 

  1. Give two ways in which Islam spread to Africa in the 19th Century. (2mks)

 

 

  1. Identify the name of the treaty signed between Samori Toure and the French. (2mks)

 

  1. Give the main form of transport that was used in the Trans-Saharan trade. (2mks)

 

 

  1. Mention two factors that led to the growth of Johannesburg as an early urban center. (2mks)

 

 

SECTION B (45 marks)  Answer any three questions from this section.

 

 

18a) Give three features that distinguish man from apes. (3mks)

 

  1. b) Describe the way of life of early man during the New Stone Age Period. (12mks)

 

        19(a) Give five ways through which slaves were obtained during Trans – Atlantic slave trade. (5mks)

 

  1. b) Explain five negative effects of Trans – Saharan trade.(10mks)

 

20(a)    State FIVE factors that led to the scramble for and partition of Africa. (5marks)

 

(b)        Describe SIX effects of the scramble for and partition of Africa.      (12 marks)   

   

  1. (a) Name Five factors that promoted nationalism in Mozambique (5mks)

 

(b )       Give FIVE methods used by the Apartheid Government to discourage Africans nationalism

From 1960. (10mks)

 

 

 SECTION C (30 marks)  Answer any two questions from this section.

 

22 (a) Name Three symbols of unity among the Asante/Ashanti. (3mks)

 

(b)        Describe the social organization of the Shona during the pre-colonial period. (12 marks)  

 

  1. (a) Name three communes of Senegal where Assimilation policy was successfully applied. (3 marks)     

(b) Explain SIX reasons the failure of Assimilation policy in West Africa. (12mks)

 

  1. (a) Give FIVE reasons why the British used indirect rule in Northern Nigeria. (5mks)

(b)Explain FIVE effects of direct rule in Zimbabwe. (10 mks)

 

 

 

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