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KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 24

History and Government Paper 2

1.

State two limitations of using Archaeology as a source of historical information (2 marks)

2 marks

2.

State two ways in which Home erectus attempted to improve his/her way of life (2 marks)

2 marks

3.

Give two reasons why early agriculture development in Mesopotamia. (2 marks)

2 marks

4.

. Identify one factor that encouraged the production of perishable agricultural goods during Agrarian Revolution. (1mk)

2 marks

5.

Identify two negative impacts of Trans-Saharan trade. (2 marks)

2 marks

6.

. State one result of space exploration. (1 mark)

1 marks

7.

. State two advantages of petroleum as a source of energy. (2 marks)

2 marks

8.

Name one metal that was used to make ornaments in Africa during Ancient times. (1 mark)

1 marks

9.

Identify two factors that led to the growth of Meroe as an early urban centre in Africa (2 marks)

2 marks

10.

. State two reforms that were introduced by German administration after Maji Maji uprising (2 marks)

2 marks

11.

. State one reason that made the British to apply indirect rule in Northern Nigeria. (1 mark)

1 marks

12.

. Name one country that was colonized by Belgium in Africa. (1 mark)

1 marks

13.

. State two ways in which president Julius Nyerere assisted in the struggle for independence in Mozambique. (2 marks)

2 marks

14.

State any one role of the local chiefs in Africa during the colonial period. (1 mark)

1 marks

15.

. Name the political party that was founded by Kwame Nkrumah in Ghana in 1945 (1 mark)

1 marks

16.

. State one economic result of the First World War. (1 mark)

1 marks

17.

. Name the first African to be elected secretary general of the UNO since its inception. (1mark)

1 marks

SECTION B (45 Marks)

Answer any three questions from this section.
18.

(a) Name any three of the earliest crops to be domesticated by man (3 marks)

(b) Explain six factors that led man to domesticate crop and animals (12 marks)

15 marks

19.

. (a) State any three factors that led to the rise and growth of Buganda kingdom (3 marks)

(b) Describe the political organization of Buganda kingdom in the pre-colonial period. (12 marks)

15 marks

20.

(a) State five reasons that led to the failure of Chimurenga war (1886 -1887)

against the British Rule in Zimbabwe. (5 marks)

(b) Explain five outcomes of the Chimurenge war? (10 marks)

15 marks

21.

. (a) State five factors that hindered industrialization in third world countries. (5marks)

(b) Why was Britain the first European country to be industrialized (10marks)

15 marks

SECTION C (30 Marks)

Answer any two questions from this section
22.

(a) Give three political reasons that led to the scramble of Africa. (3 marks)

(b) Explain six terms of the Berlin conference of 1884 -1885. (12marks).

15 marks

23.

. (a) What were the causes of the First World War? (1914 -1918). (5 marks)

(b) Discuss the effects of the First World War (10 marks)

15 marks

24.

(a) State Five causes of cold war. (5 marks)

(b) What were the effects of the cold war on international relations? (10 marks)

15 marks

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