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Sources Of African History Question Paper

Sources Of African History

Course:Bachelor Of Arts In History

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
KITUI CAMPUS
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS AND
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
AHT 100: SOURCES OF AFRICAN HISTORY

DATE: Tuesday 13th January, 2009
TIME: 12.00 noon ? 2.00 p.m.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE questions.

1.
History in Africa came with Europeans? Critique this statement citing various
sources to support your answer.
2.
What is archaeology? Why should history students study archaeology?
3.
To what extent can historical linguistics assist historians in the reconstruction of
Nilotic speakers history of origin and expansion?
4.
Discuss the role of ancient evidence in the reconstruction of ancient Egyptian and
Western Sudanese history.
5.
What is theory? How have social anthropological theories helped in the
reconstruction of precolonial African history?
6.
Take any text written by either a European or an African and analyse its
contribution to your knowledge of any aspect of African history.
7.
Examine the importance of oral sources in the reconstruction of African
precolonial history of any African Community. Cite specific examples.

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