Hist 121: History Of Africa Upto 1884 Y1s2 Question Paper

Hist 121: History Of Africa Upto 1884 Y1s2

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2011

KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2010/2011 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF EDUCATION ARTS
COURSE CODE: HIST 121
COURSE TITLE: HISTORY OF AFRICA UPTO 1884
STREAM: Y1S2

INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY TWO QUESTIONS

1. (a) Explain the various reasons why Professor Hugh Trevor Roper argued in the early
1960s that Africa had no history. (10marks)

(b) Discuss how archaeology, oral traditions and historical linguistics have been used in
the reconstruction of African history. (10marks)

(c) Show with clear examples how the environment affected human activities in pre-colonial
Africa. (10marks)

2. Discuss the major African traditional economies during the pre-colonial period. (20marks)

3. “The centre of the Egyptian civilization was the River Nile”. Discuss. (20marks)

4. Discuss with examples the various factors that led to the emergence of the following two
African states (i)Zulu and (ii) Asante (20marks)

5. Trace the roots of European imperialism in Africa that led to the Berlin conference of 1884/85.
(20 marks)

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