HISTORY F2 ANNUAL 2020 EXAM #2

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THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

                      REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT         

FORM ONE ANNUAL EXAMINATION

 

HISTORY

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

INSTRUCTIONS:                                                                             

·         This paper consists of sections A, B and C

·         Answer ALL questions in sections A and B, and only TWO questions from section C

·         All writings must be in blue or black ink

·         Write your name on every page of your answer sheet

 

SECTION A (30 Marks)

1.   For each of the following items, choose the best answer from the given alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.

(i).  The Age refers to:

                     (A)     A period of ten years

                     (B)     The average difference of years between parents and their children (     )

                     (C)     Man’s economic activities and types of tools he made and used

                     (D)     The continuous event lasting for number of years

(ii).  Homo sapiens just lived in one of the following periods


                     (A)     Iron Age

                     (B)     Middle Stone Age

                     (C)     Early Stone Age   (      )

                     (D)     Late Stone Age


(iii). The following are the stages in the evolution of man

                   (A)     Zinjanthropus, homoerectus, homosapiens, homohabilis

                   (B)     Chimpanzee, homoerectus, Zinjanthropus

                   (C)     Chimpanzee,Zinjanthropus, homohabilis, homoerectus, homosapiens, (    )

                   (D)     Modern apes, homosapiens, Chimpanzee, Zinjanthropus,

(iv). The chronological order of events is usually shown in the following except


                   (A)     Time Chart

                   (B)     Time Line

                   (C)     Family Tree  (     )

                   (D)     Carbon 14


(v).   The Nok Region in West Africa was famous in


                   (A)     Agriculture   (B) Pastoralism  (C)Salt making  (D)Iron smelting  (     )


(vi). The collection of public document and where they are kept is called:


                   (A)     Museum  (B)Archives   (C)Archeology  (D)Oral tradition       (      )


(vii). Kaole and Kilwa are known for;


                   (A)     Rock painting

                   (B)     Iron works

                   (C)     Historical ruins

                   (D)     Slave trade    (    )


(viii).  Local trade among the Africa societies became possible when;


                   (A)   Iron tools had increased

                   (B)   People produced more than their needs

(C)   One society become powerful than the other (     )

(D)   People produced less  than their needs


(ix).   The spread of iron technology in Africa resulted into;


                   (A)       Increased agricultural activities especially crop rotation

                   (B)       Decrease in population density           (     )

                   (C)       Birth of heavy industries

                   (D)       Decrease of iron trade


(x).    Bark cloth industries are famous among;


                   (A)     The Kurya in Musoma

                   (B)     The Ngoni in Songea

 

                   (C)     The Haya near Lake Victoria

                   (D)     The Zaramo at the Coast (   )

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2.   Match the following items in LIST B with those in LIST A by writing the correct letter below the corresponding question number in the box provided below.

LIST A

LIST B

(i)       Maasai and Karamajong

(ii)      Crops grown in Pre-Colonial Eastern Africa

(iii)    Monsoon winds

(iv)    Swords, daggers and silk

(v)      Identifies archaeological findings whose ages are beyond 5,000 years

(vi)    The periplus of Erithean sea

(vii)   Ahmed Bin  Muhammad el Murjeb

(viii) Neolithic Age

(ix)    The scientific study of language

(x)      Charles Darwin

A.   Blew ships from East Africa to Asia

B.   Evolution theorist

C.   Late stone age

D.  Carbon 14

E.   Tip Tippu

F.   Greek grid Book of E.Africa

G.  Pastoralist societies in East Africa

H.  Millet and sorghum

I.     Arabic goods during long distance trade

J.   Linguistic

K.   Black smiths

L.   Beans and maize

M.  Anthropology

N.   Mzirikazi

O.  Religious theorist

P.   Early stone age

 

LIST A

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

VIII

IX

X

LIST B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.   In the spaces provided, write T if the statement is TRUE and F if the statement is FALSE.

(i)        Rusinga Island, Isimila and Nsongezi are the historical sites found in Tanzania …………………..

(ii)      Oral traditions is one way of obtaining written records about pre-colonial Uganda ………

(iii)    Karamajong is one of the pastoralist society ………………….

(iv)     The long distance trade that was conducted in East Africa was known as the Trans-Saharan trade ……………………

(v)      Salt making by trapping and evaporating sea water was much practiced by most African societies in the interior …………………

(vi)     Archives are one of the ways of determining dates by remembering changes and events ……………………

(vii)   The Late Stone Age was associated with settled life and domestication of crops and animals ………………..

(viii)  Written recordscan be used by literate and illiterate people …………….

(ix)     Katanga belt in Zambia is famous for production of Gold ……………….

(x)      Fire brought important changes in man’s life during the Early Stone Age ………

 

 

SECTION B(30 Marks)

4.   (a)Write the missing historical facts.

(i)     …………….. is a leader of Maasai society.

(ii)   There are two theories of the origin of iron and iron discovery which are ………………… and …………………

(iii)  Pebbles, chopping tools and hand axes were the common tools made and used during …………………… Age.

(iv)  ……………… was an exchange of goods between the people of the same ethnic group.

(v)    The process of extracting mineral from the ground is known as ……….

        (b)In the following table there are YEARS and historical EVENTS that took place in the world. Write the letter of the year against the corresponding event.

EVENTS

YEARS

(i)       The fall of Fort Jesus……………

(ii)      Dr.Louis Leakey  discovered the skull of a blackman…………….

(iii)    Vasco da Gama arrived at the coast of East Africa……….

(iv)    The true man or modern man is thought to have emerged……………

(v)      A millennium …………..

A.   1498

B.   1000

C.   1698

D.  1959

E.   100

F.   50000BC

G.  50000AD

H.  1948

I.     1968

J.   1859

5.   Define the following historical terms

(a)  Iron Age ………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………….

(b)  The Trans – Saharan Trade ………………………………….………………….

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(c)  The Acheulian tools ………………………………………………………………

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(d)  Trade …………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………

(e)  Agriculture ………………………………………………………………………….

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SECTION C (40 Marks)

Answer only TWO questions in this section

          Explain the following questions briefly

6.   History is a very important subject in secondary schools. Verify this statement by giving SIX importance of studying history as a subject.

7.   Mention and explain FIVE pre-colonial handcraft industries.

8.   Mention and explain FOUR ways which can be used to determine dates in history.

 

 

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