HISTORY PAPER 2 - 2017 KITUI MOCK EXAMINATION

SECTION A (25 MARKS)

Answer ALL the questions in this section.

1. Name one distinct stage in which evolution of man took place.    (1 mark)
2. Mention one chemical dating method used by the archeologists. (1 mark)
3. Identify two hunting methods used by early man.  (2 marks)
4. State two theories that explain the origin and spread of agriculture.  (2 marks)
5. What was the main reason behind the spread of agriculture in USA?   (1 mark)
6. Give two characteristic of currency as a method of trade.  (2 marks)
7. Apart from Ghana and Mali, name any other empire that developed as a result of Trans-Saharan Trade.    (1 mark)
8. Define “space age”.   (1 mark)
9. Name the people accredited to the invention of stone tablets as a means of communication.(1 mark)
10. Highlight two major factors that contributed to the decline of Meroe as an urban centre. (2 marks
11. Mention one activity that took place during the Odwira festival.   (1 mark)
12. Name two leaders who prepared African forces in majimaji rebellion. (2 marks)
13. State two types of nationalism expressed in South Africa.    (2 marks)
14. Identify the rival movement formed in Mozambique to counter FRELIMO in 1965.               (1 mark)
15. Name two weapons that were introduced in a bid to end the stalemate during the First World War. (2 marks)
16. Name two wars that occurred because of Cold War.     (2 marks
17. Identify the organ that keeps annual register of voter in Britain.   (1 mark)

SECTION B (45 MARKS)

Answer any three questions from this section.

18.  
    1. State five factors that favoured the beginning of early agriculture during the New Stone Age. (5 marks)
    2. Explain five effects of early agriculture in Egypt.  (10 marks)

19.  
    1. Identify three sub-groups of the Shona.   (3 marks)
    2. Discuss the political organization of the Shona. (12 marks)

20.  
    1. Identify three factors that led to the industrial recovery of West Germany after World War II.  (3 marks)
    2. Explain  six challenges facing industrialization in India.   (12 marks)

21.  
    1. Outline three economic factors that led to the scramble and partition of Africa.   (3 marks)
    2. Explain six reasons why the Mandika resistance took long to suppress.   (12 marks)

SECTION C (30 MARKS)

Answer any two questions from this section

22.  
    1. Identify three main bodies of the League of Nations.     (3 marks)
    2. Explain six problems faced by the League of Nations.     (12 marks)

23.  
    1. State five causes of Second World War.        (5 marks)
    2. Explain five reasons why the Axis were defeated during the Second World War.    (10 marks)

24.  
    1. State five symbolic and ceremonial significance of the British Monarch.  (5 marks)
    2. Explain five ways in which powers of an American president are checked.   (10 marks)