History and Government Paper 2 Question Paper
2015 KCSE Cross Country Mock
History and Government Paper 2
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Answer all questions in this sectionIdentify two unwritten sources of information in History and Government.
2 marks
Mention one chemical dating method used by the archeologists.
1 marks
State two economic practices of Homo sapiens
2 marks
Name one river that was associated with early agriculture in Mesopotamia.
1 marks
Why is the camel referred to as ‘the ship of the desert’?
2 marks
What was the major development in Transport which promoted early Agriculture in Mesopotamia
1 marks
Identify two forms of Messages that could be relayed by the use of drum beats in Ancient times.
2 marks
Mention one disadvantage of using coal as a source of energy.
1 marks
Give two consequences of urbanization in Johannesburg.
2 marks
What was the most important symbol of unity among the Asante?
1 marks
State one way through which the European maintained peace among themselves during the
partition of African.
2 marks
Apart from Nigeria and Ghana, name one other West African country which was ruled by Britain
1 marks
State two conditions that one had to fulfill to become assimilated to French West Africa.
2 marks
What was the response of white racist government to African nationalists’ demands in South
Africa?
1 marks
State two reasons why Adolf Hitler of Germany was interested in Russia at the beginning of
Second World War.
2 marks
Give the main aim of the united nations organization.
1 marks
Give one challenge that has faced the Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
since its inception.
1 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
Answer any THREE questions in this section in the answer sheet provided.(a) Outline three physical characteristics of Egyptian ape. (3 marks)
(b) Describe the culture of the early man during the Old Stone Age. (12 marks)
15 marks
(a) Identify three inventions in Britain which contributed to agrarian revolution. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six results of early agriculture in Egypt. (12 marks)
3 marks
(a) Give five difficulties faced by the Trans-Saharan traders. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five factors which contributed to the decline of the Trans-Saharan trade. (10 marks)
15 marks
(a) Identify three challenges faced by Samori Toure after he established his second empire. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six factors that enabled the Franco-Mandinka war to be protracted. (12 marks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer any TWO questions from this section in the answer booklet provided(a) State five factors that contributed to the rise and expansion of the Asante Kingdom by the 19th
century. (5 marks)
(b) Describe the political organization of the Asante Empire in the pre-colonial period. (10 marks)
15 marks
(a) Give three reasons why the Pan African movement was not active in the African Continent
before 1945. (3 marks)
(b) Discuss six ways in which member states benefit from the Commonwealth of Nations.
(12 marks)
15 marks
(a) State five objectives of the Economic community of West African States (ECOWAS). (5 marks)
(b) Explain five achievements ECOWAS has made since its formation in 1975. (10 marks)
15 marks