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Hist 220: Sources Of African History Question Paper

Hist 220: Sources Of African History

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: SOURCES OF AFRICAN HISTORY
STREAM:Y2S2
DAY:THURSDAY
TIME:2.00 – 4.00 P.M.
DATE:

24/03/2011

INSTRUCTIONS:
ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY TWO QUESTIONS

PLEASE TURN OVER

Page 1 of 2

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

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