History and Government Paper 2 Question Paper
KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 27
History and Government Paper 2
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Give two archeological dating methods used by Historians.
2 marks
State two ways through which early man adopted the environment during the Stone Age period.
2 marks
Identify two ways in which iron technology spread in Africa.
2 marks
State two limitations of using rafts as means of water transport.
2 marks
State two social negative results of industrialization in Britain.
2 marks
State one social factor which made Europeans to occupy Africa in the 19th century.
1 marks
Give two ways through which trade contributed to the rise of the Asante kingdom in the
19th century.
2 marks
State any two regions that attempted to break away from Congo during the 1960s Congo crisis.
2 marks
Identify any two new fighting methods used in the first world war 1914 -1918.
2 marks
Identify the two policies used by the Non aligned movement to stop the cold war.
2 marks
Name two sources of laws for Britain’s unwritten constitution.
2 marks
Give the main aim of the united nations organization.
1 marks
SECTION B (45 Marks)
a) Describe any three general characteristics of Neanderthal zone in the evolution tree. (3mks)
b) Explain the cultural practices of the zone during the middle stone age period. (12mks)
15 marks
a) State five factors that led to Agrarian Revolution in the U.S.A. (5mks)
b) Discuss the effect of the Agrarian Revolution in Britain. (10mks)
15 marks
a) State three roles played by the Tuaregs in the Trans- Saharan trade . (3mks)
b) Discuss six results of the Trans-Sahara trade during the pre-colonial period West Africa. (12mks)
15 marks
a) Give three ways in which the 1st and second world wars contributed to nationalism in Africa. (3mks)
b) Explain any six reasons why Mozambique’s (FRELIMO succeeded in its struggle
against Portuguese colonial rule. (12mks)
15 marks
SECTION C (30 Marks)
a) Give three functions of the Asantehene of the Asante kingdom in the 17th century. (3mks)
b) Describe the political organization of the Asante kingdom in the pre- colonial period.
15 marks
a) State five causes of the 2nd word war. (5mks)
b) Explain five effects of the 2nd world war in Europe. (10mks)
15 marks
a) State any two major organs of the united nations organization. (3mks)
b) Explain any six reasons why it has become difficult for the united nations to
successfully achieve her goals in the world today. (12mks)
15 marks