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Kcse 1997 History And Government Paper 2 Question Paper

Kcse 1997 History And Government Paper 2

Course:History And Government

Exam Year:1997

K.C.S.E HISTORY & GOVERNMENT PAPER 2 1997
SECTION A (25 mks)
Answer all the questions in this section in the answers booklet provided.
1. Give two limitations of using written records as source of African History.
(2mks)
2. Identify two aspects of the culture of the early man that had their origins in the
late Stone Age. (2mks)
3. Identify two factors which favoured the development of crop growing in
ancient Egypt. (2mks)
4. Identify three uses of bronze in the kingdom of Benin (3mks)
5. Name two ways in which the railway transport contributed to the Agrarian
revolution in Western Europe.(2mks)
6. What was the main source of energy during the early period of the Industries
revolution in Europe?
7. State two ways through which slaves were obtained in West Africa during the
Trans- Atlantic trade. (2 mks)
8. Name one leader of the protestant reformation during the sixteenths century
(1 mk)
9. State two functions of the Lukiko of the Buganda Kingdom during the precolonial
rule (2 mks)
10. State the main reason why Samori Toure fought the French during the
nineteenth century (1 mk)
11. State two government policies which have contributed to industrialization in
India (2 mks)
12. Give two ways through which the attainment of independence in Ghana
contributed to liberation of other African countries from colonial rule
(2 mks)
13. Name two houses of the British Parliament (2 mks)
14. What event prompted the United States of America (USA) to join the First
World War in 1917? ( 1mk)
SECTION B (45 marks)
Answer any three questions from this section in the answer booklet provided
15. (a) Describe two theories about the origin of human beings (4 mks)
(b) Discuss the benefits of the discovery of fire to the earlyman (11 mks)
16. (a) Describe the working conditions of factory workers in Britain during the
industrial revolution (5 mks)
(b) What factors favoured the development of industries in Britain by 1850?
(10 mks)
17. (a) What factors contributed to the development of the Trans- Saharan Trade?
(8 mks)
(b) Describe the difficulties faced by the Trans- Saharan traders (7 mks)
18. (a) Explain why Maji Maji uprising occurred between 1905 and 1907 (6 mks)
(b) What were the consequences of the Maji Maji uprising? (9 mks)

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