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Hist 220:Sources Of African History March 2011 Question Paper

Hist 220:Sources Of African History March 2011

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 220

INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY TWO QUESTIONS

1. (a) “Perhaps in the future, there will be some African history to teach. But at present there
is none: there is only the history of the Europeans in Africa. The rest is darkness ... and
darkness is not a subject of history ...” Comment of this statement by Professor Hugh
Trevor Roper in 1963 on why he thought Africa had no history. (15marks)

(b) Define Oral Tradition. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using Oral Tradition in
the writing of African history. (15 marks)

2. (a) Define the following terms (10marks)
(i) Archaeology
(ii) Artifact
(iii) Fossil
(iv)Hominid
(v) Palaeontology)

(b) Evaluate the importance of Archaeology to the study of African history. (10marks)

3. Give a critical assessment of available written sources for the study of African history.
(20marks)

4. Discuss the importance of Historical linguistics and the classification of African languages in
the writing of African history. (20marks)

5. (a) How has the use Oral Traditions helped in the writing of the history of the various Kenya
people. (10marks)
(b) From the study of this course show how the problem of dating the African past has been
solved (10marks)

Hist 220:Sources Of African History March 2011 Question Paper

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