KNEC KCSE History and Government Paper 2 Question Paper / 2015 KCSE Tharaka South Joint Examination
2015 KCSE Tharaka South Joint Examination
History and Government Paper 2
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Answer All questions in this section
1.
Name the type of government in which a group of people from the highest social class rule over others.
1 marks
2.
Give any two limitations of using archaeology as a source of historical information.
2 marks
3.
Give ant two results of the enclosure movement in Britain during the agrarian revolution.
2 marks
4.
Name two materials used to record written messages in ancient time.
2 marks
5.
Identify any two forms of early communication in traditional societies.
2 marks
6.
Give any disadvantages of television as a modern means of communication.
1 marks
7.
Identify the contribution of Jethro Tull in the field of agriculture.
1 marks
8.
Give one reason that made the golden stool very important in pre- colonial period among the Asante.
1 marks
9.
Name the type of constitution used by Britain.
1 marks
10.
Give one type of democracy.
1 marks
11.
Give two functions of emirs during the British indirect rule in Northern Nigeria.
2 marks
12.
Identify any two personalities whose activities promoted colonialism in Africa.
2 marks
13.
Give one reasons why the Berlin Conference was convened.
1 marks
14.
Name the treaty signed between Samori Toure and the French in 1886.
1 marks
15.
Name two major political parties in United State of America.
2 marks
16.
Name any two European powers that visited Matabeleland at the time of Lobengula.
2 marks
17.
Give one function of Chief De Canton in the French policy assimilation.
1 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer any Three questions from this section
18.
a) Give three ways in which Stone Age period was important to the evolution of man. (3 marks)
b) Describe the culture of man during the Old Stone Age period. (12 marks)
15 marks
19.
a) State five reasons why pre- colonial communities in Africa engaged in trade. (5 marks)
b) What problems did traders face in the Trans- Saharan trade? (10 marks)
15 marks
20.
a) What factors facilitated the spread of iron- working in Africa? (5 marks)
b) Describe ways in which the discovery of iron affected communities. (10 marks)
15 marks
21.
a) What factors contributed to the rise of Buganda as a strong kingdom? (5 marks)
b) Describe the social organization among the Baganda in pre- colonial period. (10 marks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer any two questions
22.
a) Name any three chartered companies used by the Europeans powers to administer the colonies in Africa.
b) Explain causes of the Maji maji uprising between 1905 and 1907. (12 marks)
15 marks
23.
a) State three reasons why United States of America (USA) remained neutral during World War 1 up to 1917.
b) Describe six results of the treaty of Versailles signed at the end of the World War 1. (12 marks)
15 marks
24.
a) What factors strengthened the development of African nationalism? (5 marks)
b) Explain problems experienced by the nationalists in South Africa in their struggle for independence. (10 marks)
