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History Form Two Question Paper

History Form Two

Course:History And Government

Exam Year:2007

FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
KIMILILI
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
FORM TWO TERM ONE CAT 2 2007
DATE DONE:……………………
DATE RETURNED;……………..
DATE REVISED:…………………

SECTION
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION

1. Give two chemical methods used by Archaeologists to determine the age of fossils. (2 marks)

2. Define the term “government” according to Rousseau Jacques. (2 marks)

3. State the techniques that were used in Egypt to irrigate land. (2 marks)

4. Name two communities that acted as guiders in the Trans-Saharan trade. (2 marks)

5. Identify two important ports that developed at the West African Coast due to trans-Atlantic trade. (2 marks)

6. What was the major use of Helicopter during the World War II? (1 mark)

7. Give two limitations of fire and smoke as means of traditional form of communication.(2 marks)

8. Why did the Oman Arabs, fail to control the east African coast immediately after conquest? (3 marks)

9. Identify two Arab dynasties that struggled for power at the east African coast between 1741 – 1840 AD. (2 marks)

10. What was the meaning of “Sugeet Aperto” among the Nandi during the pre-colonial period? (1 mark)

11. What was the economic importance of Fort Jesus to the Portuguese? (2 marks)

12. Identify two features of the coastal city-states of East Africa in the precolonial times. (2 marks)

13. State three ways through which Kenya communities interacted in the pre-colonial period.(3 marks)
SECTION B – answer all questions

14. (a) State five natural causes of food shortage in Africa. (5 marks)
(b) Explain the effects of food shortages in Africa. (10 marks)

15. a) State five cultural aspects of the Khoisan. (5 marks)
(b) Explain the results of the plain Nilotes migration into Kenya. (10 marks)

16. (a) Name three scientists who contributed to the scientific revolution in Europe (3 marks)
(b) Explain six negative consequences of the scientific revolution. (12 marks)

SECTION C
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

17. (a) Give three factors that facilitates the acquisition of slaves in the interior of W.Africa. (3 marks)
(b) Explain the economic impact of slave trade. (12 marks)

18. (a) Identify any five levels of conflict. (5 marks)
(b) Explain how the following promote national unity in Kenya.
(i) Economic growth. (6 marks)

(ii) Mass media. (4 marks)
NICE MID-TERM HOLIDAYS

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