SECTION A: (25 MARKS)
1. Name two types of
written materials used by historians as a source of history and government.
(i)
Books, charts,
maps, manuscripts, paintings, drawings, scrolls, stone tablets/
clay tablets.
(ii)
Newspapers/magazines.
(iii)
Diaries/Biographies.
(iv)
Journals/periodicals.
(v)
Official
government records. (2 x 1 = 2mks)
2. Give the main reason
why the period of early man is referred to as the Stone Age. - The early man made his tools and
weapons mainly from stone. (1
x 1 = 1mk)
3. Name two rivers which were
associated with early agriculture in Mesopotamia. (i) River
Tigris.
(ii) River
Euphrates. (2 x 1 = 2mks)
4. Give two advantages of
human transport. (2mks)
(i) It is a
cheap form of transport.
(ii) It is
readily available.
(iii) It has a
flexible timetable for departure and arrival. (2 x 1 = 2mks)
5. Give the main use of
steam power during the industrial revolution in Europe. - Driving engines/machines
in industries. (1 x 1 = 1mk)
6. State one political
function of the city of Cairo. (1mk)
- It is the national capital of Egypt and the political
centre of the Arab world. (1 x 1 = 1mk)
7. Which was the main
factor that unified the communities of the Shona Kingdom
during the pre-colonial period.
-
The Mwari religious cult/Mlimo cult/religion. (1
x 1 = 1mk)
8. State one way in which
the Ndebele benefited after the British-Ndebele war of
1893 to 1896.
(i) The Ndebele Indunas were made headmen.
(ii) The Shona police were removed from
Matabeleland. (1 x 1 = 1mk)
9. Name two social factors
that led to the scramble for colonies in Africa by the
European powers.
(i) The need to abolish slave trade.
(ii) The desire to spread Christianity.
(iii)
The desire to
spread western civilization/education.
(iv)
The need to
settle surplus population. (2 x 1 = 2mks)
10. Name two colonies of
Britain in North Africa.
(i) Egypt.
(ii) Sudan. (2
x 1 = 2mks)
11. Name the first President
of the Front for the liberation of Mozambique.
- Eduardo Mondlane Chirambo. (1 x 1 = 1mk)
12. State two economic
results of the First World War.
(i) European
government spent huge sum of money.
(ii) There was
massive destruction of property.
(iii) It led to
economic depression/unemployment/starvation. (2 x 1 = 2mks)
13. Name the organ of United
Nations that admits suspends and expels members.
- The Security Council. (1 x 1 = 1mk)
14. Identify two ways in
which Mwalimu Julius Nyerere promoted the development
of education in Tanzania after
independence.
(i) He established the universities of
Dar-es-Salaam and Sokoine.
(ii) He made Kiswahili the medium of instruction
in schools.
(iii) He made education to be free from primary
school to university.
(iv) He popularized the philosophy of education
for self-reliance.
(v) He introduced adult education. (2 x 1 = 2mks)
15. Identify two superpowers
that were involved in cold war.
(i) The United
States of America (USA).
(ii) Union of
Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR)/Soveit Union/Russia. (2 x 1 = 2mks)
16. Give the main political
challenge that the Democratic Republic of Congo has faced
since
independence.
- Political instability/rivalry for leadership. (1 x 1 = 1mk)
17. Name one major political
party in the United States of America.
(i) Republican
party.
(ii) Democratic
party. (1 x 1 = 1mk)
SECTION
B: (45 MARKS)
