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SUNSHINE SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM THREE ENTRY

HISTORY

TIME2:30hrs 2022
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of sections A, B, and C
2. Answer all questions in sections A, B and choose two question in sections C
3. Write your name on every page of your answer sheet provided 4. All drawings should be in
pencil.
FOR EXAMINERS’ USE ONLY
QUESTION NUMBER SCORE EXAMINERS’ INITIAL

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SECTION “A” (30 MARKS)

Answer all questions
1. For each of the following items choose the best answer from the given alternatives and write its
letters on the space provided.
i. During pre-colonial period there was no medium of exchange existed. That is why
people of various communities with their neighbour they used barter system as a means
of exchange. Which among of the following alternatives is about the medium of
exchange used by earliest societies?
A. Exchange of goods by coins C. Exchange of goods for goods

B. Exchange of goods by coins D. Exchange of product for money

ii. Agriculture it was differed from one place to another depending on the nature of the
area and climatic condition, but permanent crop cultivation in East Africa mainly took
place in which areas?
A. Central Tanganyika C. Interlacustrine region
B. Coastal region D. South west Tanganyika

iii. Assume you have asked by your friend that “pebbles, chopping tools and hand axes
were used during which age” which of the following will be the correct answer among
of the following?
A. The late stone age C. The middle stone age
B. The iron age D. The early stone age

iv. John was a form two student from your neighboring school, while he was mentioning
various historical sites which are found in different country found in east Africa, but he
mistakenly mentioned Olorgesilie as historical site found in Rwanda. As a form two
student which of the following will be the correct answer to assist john?
A. Uganda C. Kenya
B. Tanzania D. Mozambique

v. The study of languages in order to know their origin and relations of the people who
speak them is one of the sources of historical information. In one word identify the
name of this source;
A. Linguistics B. Archives C. Anthropology D. History

vi. Imagine you are among of the students who are representing the form two students
from your school and you have asked to identify the company which was led by king
leopard of Belgium. Among of then following are the distractors whereby on of them is
a correspondent company ruled by king leopard, which one will be the correct one?
A. Royal Niger company
B. Imperial British east Africa company
C. British south Africa company
D. International African association
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vii. While migrating from the motherland Nguni speaking people they passed through
different communities where by those communities thy resisted and waged a war
against the new comer Ngoni people. Basing on your knowledge do you think why the
rulers of small Ngoni groups were able to defeat and consolidate their power to most
East Africa societies:
A. War captives were spared and recruited into Ngoni armies
B. Their female subjects were married by defeated tribe
C. Their army used more magic power than weapons
D. Their male subjects were agents of colonialism

viii. East Africa belong to the number of the language groups which form different language
of different tribes. What are those four main language group existed in East Africa?
A. Bantu, Nilotes, Cushites and Khoisan
B. Nilotes, Hehe , Sangu and Cushites
C. Khoisan, San, Khoisan and Khoikhoi
D. San, Okiek, Teso, Bushmen and Mbuti

ix. Which among of the following stations did Dr. Robert Moffat worked as a missionary
in one of the following station found in Africa?
A. Salisbury C. Rabai
B. Blantyre D. Yonte

x. Which one of the following East African coastal city state was located in present day
Mozambique enabling it to get gold directly from Mwanamutapa in the 15th century?
A. Kilwa C. Sofala
B. Lamu D. Mogadishu

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2. Match the items in List A with those in list B by writing the correct letter against the
corresponding question number
LIST A LIST B
i. The earliest stone age whereby tools were crude and A. Oldowan tools
heavy. B. Acheulian tools
ii. The name of tools improved by reducing their size during C. Sangoan tools
the middle stone age. D. Australopithecus
iii. The tools that were named after Olduvai George in E. Microliths tools
Tanzania where first discovered. F. Microliths period
iv. The stone tools that were discovered first at St. Acheul in G. Homo habilis
France. H. Paleolithic period
v. The period just after middle stone age whereby the tools I. Metholic period
were still largely made of stones but they were far better
than those of earlier period.

LIST A i ii iii iv v
LIST B

SECTION B (55 MARKS)

Answer all questions
3. Below is the Time Line. Pick and write the letter of an event corresponding to the year provided
on the line against the roman number.

1859 1811 1959 1652 1812 1741 1492 1488 1948 1845

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EVENTS:

A. The death of Zwangedamba.

B. Discovery of a skull of man in Olduvai George in northern Tanzania.
C. The book of Charles Darwin titled On the Origin of Species was published.
D. Barthromew landed at south tip of South Africa and he called a CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
E. Christopher Columbus discovered new world.
F. The British government introduced new land law.
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G. The ruling family of Oman was overthrown by Busandi ruling family.

H. The Dutch east India Company officially established the first Dutch settlements in the cape.
I. Official introduction of apartheid policy in South Africa.
J. The British government introduced the black circuit court system.

SECTION B (40 MARKS)

4. Arrange the following sentences in chronological order by writing their alphabet on the space
provided.
i. It’s developed as result of European advancement in maritime technology and
mercantilism. ii. There was the emergence of class of merchants who were interested
merchants who were interested in buying and selling of commodities
iii. During the fifteenth and sixteenths centuries, mercantilism was gaining importance in the
European continent
iv. Trans – Atlantic slave trade was the trade which was conducted across the Atlantic Ocean
v. It started after the discovery of Americas (new world) by Christopher Columbus
5. Complete each of the following statements by filling the blanks with the correct historical facts.
i. …… ………… ……...is the scientific knowledge that is used practically.
ii. ………………. involves telling of stories about people and events in the past which can
be in form of epics and myths. iii. The short stabbing spears was known as
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iv. The brain capacity of Homo sapiens was about ……………… to ………………
v. Between 1698 and 1840 the east African coastal trade was dominated by……………

6. One-day history teacher provided quiz in class to assess the understanding of students on one
among of the stages of evolution of man whereby man was called an “upright man” by analysing
the its physical features and the ways of life in which man lived in that stage. Assume that you
were among of that students, provide three (3) points on physical features and two (2) on ways of
life.
Physical features
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Ways of life
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7. By using knowledge acquired in class briefly conceptualize the following historical terms;
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i. Egalitarian
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ii. Cow horn fighting tactic
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iii. Hittites
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iv. Handcraft industry
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v. Sedentary livestock keeping
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8. Environmental factors and economic activities influenced the evolution of political organization in
pre-colonial African societies. Justify this statement with five (5) points.
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9. Draw the sketch map of Africa and show the following kingdoms
A. Luba empire D. Mwanemutapa kingdom
B. Lozi kingdom E. Zulu kingdom
C. Kingdom of Mwantayamvo
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SECTION C 15 MARKS.
Choose two questions only
10. The fleeing of Ngoni from South Africa to central and East Africa it was inevitable. With five
(5) points show the inevitability of Ngoni migration in south Africa

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