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Hist 205:History Of East Africa Question Paper

Hist 205:History Of East Africa 

Course:Education

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2012



KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY

END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2012 (SCHOOL BASED) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : HIST 205
UNIT TITLE : HISTORY OF EAST AFRICA
TIME : 2 HOURS




INSTRUCTIONS

Answer any THREE questions.

Question One

Give five sources of East African History.

(5 Marks)


Explain the results of the migration and settlement of East African people in the present homelands.

(15 Marks)

Question Two

Describe the political organization of the Buganda Kingdom in pre-colonial period.

(14 Marks)


Outline the economic activities of the Nyamwezi of Tanganyika in the pre-colonial period.

(6 Marks)

Question Three

Why did the missionaries establish mission stations in East Africa?

(5 Marks)


Evaluate the effects of Christian missionaries’ activities in East Africa.

(15 Marks)

Question Four

Account for the Maji Maji rebellion against the Germans in Tanganyika.

(14 Marks)


Why did the Maji Maji uprising fail?

(6 Marks)

Question Five

Define Nationalism.

(2 Marks)


Analyze the factors that led to the rise of African nationalism and the struggle for independence in East Africa.

(18 Marks)

Question Six

Explain the rise of multiparty democracy in post – independent Kenya.

(4 Marks)


Account for the revival of the East African Community in 2001.

(16 Marks)






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