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2015 KCSE Cross Country Mock

History and Government Paper 2

SECTION A (25 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section
1.

Identify two unwritten sources of information in History and Government.

2 marks

2.

Mention one chemical dating method used by the archeologists.

1 marks

3.

State two economic practices of Homo sapiens

2 marks

4.

Name one river that was associated with early agriculture in Mesopotamia.

1 marks

5.

Why is the camel referred to as ‘the ship of the desert’?

2 marks

6.

What was the major development in Transport which promoted early Agriculture in Mesopotamia

1 marks

7.

Identify two forms of Messages that could be relayed by the use of drum beats in Ancient times.

2 marks

8.

Mention one disadvantage of using coal as a source of energy.

1 marks

9.

Give two consequences of urbanization in Johannesburg.

2 marks

10.

What was the most important symbol of unity among the Asante?

1 marks

11.

State one way through which the European maintained peace among themselves during the
partition of African.

2 marks

12.

Apart from Nigeria and Ghana, name one other West African country which was ruled by Britain

1 marks

13.

State two conditions that one had to fulfill to become assimilated to French West Africa.


2 marks

14.

What was the response of white racist government to African nationalists’ demands in South
Africa?

1 marks

15.

State two reasons why Adolf Hitler of Germany was interested in Russia at the beginning of
Second World War.

2 marks

16.

Give the main aim of the united nations organization.

1 marks

17.

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.
18.

(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

19.

(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

20.

(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

21.

(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
22.

(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

23.

(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

24.

(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

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