Themes In African History Question Paper

Themes In African History

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2008

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF ARTS AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
AHT 201: THEMES IN AFRICAN HISTORY

DATE: Tuesday 15th September, 2009 TIME: 4.30 p.m. ? 6.30 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE questions only.
1.
?The study of African History is essentially a post-independent African endeavor?.
Discuss the relevance of this statement in the light of the Afrocentric and
Eurocentric views informing the study of African history from the 1960s.
2.
Using concrete historical evidence discuss the view that agriculture was practiced
by Africans long before their interaction with the outside world.
3.
Discuss the impact of the advent of Agriculture and metallurgy to the evolution of
human societies in pre-colonial Africa.
4.
?Africa is the mother of all civilizations?. Using any specific case from the
continent, examine the relevance of this statement to the various debates around
the contribution of Africa to early human civilizations.
5.
To what extent would you argue that the Trans-Atlantic slave trade lies at the
heart of Africa?s current state of underdevelopment.
6.
Using specific examples, discuss the reasons why Africa was partitioned and
systematically occupied by the Europeans from the 1880s.
7.
?African independent states are essentially failed states?. Using specific examples
from across the continent discuss the accuracy of this statement.
8.
Discuss the significance of the Barrack Obama US presidency to the African
continent.
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