Sample papers in History

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INSTRUCTIONS

  1. THIS PAPER CONSISTS OF TWO SECTIONS A,AND B
  2. ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN SECTION A AND B
  3. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE SPACES PROVIDED

SECTION A: 25 MARKS

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION

1.State three  branches of History and Government   (3mks)

 

 

 

  1. Mention any three forms of oral traditions as a source of information on History and Government (3mks)

 

 

 

3.State two disadvantages of using archeology as a source of information on History and Government  (2mks)

 

 

 

4.Name one type of irrigation practiced by Egyptians during the development of early agriculture (1mk)

 

5.State the contribution of Jethro Tull during the Agrarian Revolution in Europe   (1mk)

 

 

  1. State two functions of the council of elders among the Agikuyu in the 19th century (2mks)

 

 

  1. Give two economic activities of the Luo people in the 19th century (2mks)

 

 

  1. Name three early visitors to the East African Coast upto 1500AD (3mks)

 

 

  1. Give two reasons why early visitors came to the East African Coast (2mks)

 

 

  1. Identify one historical monument made by the Portuguese in the East African Coast (1mk)

 

11.Give two reasons why Seyyid said transferred his capital from Muscat to Zanzibar in 1846  (2mks)

 

 

  1. Outline three reasons why early Christian Missionaries came to the East African Coast in the 19th Century (3mks)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SECTION B: 75 MARKS

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION

13(a)Give FIVE characteristics of Homo Erectus   (5mks)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b) Explain FIVE cultural practices of Homo Sapiens during the New Stone Age (10mks)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14(a) State FIVE reasons why early people domesticated crops and animals during the Neo-lithic period. (5mks)

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