THE PRESIDENT OFFICE

MINISTRY OF EDUCATIONAL, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

CHEYO SECONDARY SCHOOL
HISTORY ANNUAL EXAM

TIME:2.30HRS
INSTRUCTIONS

 This paper consists of section A, B and C

 Answer all questions on section A, B and two question from section C
 All writing must be in blue or black ink
SECTION A (40 marks)
1. Choose the most suitable answer in this question
(i) The most famous African traders in the long distance
A. The Nyamwezi, yao and kamba
B. The Imbangala and Vimbundu
C. Mwanamtapa traders
D. Msiri and nyungumawe
(ii) The chief engineer of the east African slave trade on the east African coast were
A. Tippu tip
B. Nyamwezi
C. Seyyied said
D. Oman Arabs
(iii) The main function of Ntemi chiefs
A. Mediate between God and the people
B. Cure people
C. Advice their people on how to raise good armies
D. Settle land social disputes
(iv) Why is Charles Darwin famous in history?
A. He discovered pebbles and chopping tools
B. He discovered the fossils of man’s ancestors
C. He introduced the theory of creation
D. He introduced the theory of evolution
(v) The town of Meroe was famous for
A. Iron working
B. Gold mining
C. Dimon mining
D. None
(vi) The one major features of the early stone age was
A. The use of stone, woods and bones to make tools
B. Hunting and gathering
C. Domestication of animals and plants
D. Discovery of fire
E. Choose the strong reason
(vii) Among the reason that led to the decline of western sudan states
A. Weak rulers and succession disputes
B. Lack of capital
C. Disunity among the people
D. Rebellions
(viii) The history which is passed by word of mouth from one generation to another is known as
A. Historical sites
B. Anthropology
C. Old tradition
D. Written records
(ix) Which one of the following is NOT a historical site in Tanzania?
A. Isimila
B. Olduvai gorge
C. Kilwa
D. Kalenga
(x) Who discovered the skull of earliest ancestors of man in olduvai gorge
A. David Livingstone
B. Louis Leakey
C. Vasco da Gama
D. Charles Darwin
2. Match the items in LIST A with the correct in LIST B by writing the letter of the response beside the
corresponding item number in table provided.

LIST A LIST B
(i) Age-set organization A. Tabora
(ii) Gao, Timbuktu and Taghaza B. Period of one thousand years (1000)
(iii) Family C. Soldiers who protected the Masai
(iv) A town grow due to long distance trade D. System of organization in the Masai
(v) Morans society
(vi) Millennium E. Trade centers in trans-saharan trade
(vii) Pebbles, Chopping tools and hand axes F. Is a system of exchange of goods to goods
(viii) Barter system G. A leader of hehe
(ix) Archives H. Collection of private and public document
(x) Mkwawa I. Tools used in early stone age
3. Arrange the following sentence in chronological order by writing roman number in table provided.
(i) These activities enabled man to obtain his needs from nature
(ii) Man’s basic needs consist of food, clothing and shelter
(iii) The actions man takes upon nature have one major aim
(iv) History is a record of human activities
(v) They aim to change natural objects into a collection satisfying needs

1 2 3 4 5

4. Fill in the blanks

(i) The man’s major discoveries during the middle stone age was
(ii) Century is a duration of years
(iii) Museum are which are created for presenting historical information.
(iv) Decade is a period of years
(v) The three major Sudanic states are ,
and
SECTION B (30 Marks)
5. The years and the important historical events that took place are shown in table below. Write the letter
of year against the corresponding event in the table provided

EVENT YEAR
(i) Independence of Tanganyika A. 1840
(ii) Zanzibar revolution B. 1859
(iii) Independence of Kenya C. 1961
(iv) The discovery of the skull of the earliest man D. 1963
in olduvai gorge E. 1964
(v) Sultan Seyyied said moved his capital from F. 1962
Oman to Zanzibar

6. Write TRUE if the statement is correct or FALSE if the statement is not correct.
(i) Archaeology is only method of obtaining historical information
(ii) The Moroccan invasion led to the rise of Sudanic states
(iii) As a result of an increase in food production, some people specialized I industrial and trade activities

(iv) Long-distance played a very important role in the growth of many pre-colonial African states
(v) In age-set system division of labour was based on Age and colour
(vi) Mixed farming implies keeping animals and crop cultivation
(vii) Chewa and Bisa were good example of the participants of long-distance trade in central Africa

(viii) Bagamoyo, Kilwa and kondoa are example of historical sites

(ix) Man-Kongo was a title of king of Kongo
(x) in Patrilineal socities children are named according to the mothers’ name
SECTION C (30 Marks)
Choose two (2) questions from this section.
7. Briefly explain the following terms.
(i) Trans-saharan trade
(ii) Historical Site
(iii) Age-set system
(iv) History is
(v) Homo habilis
8. Mention and explain six effects of Iron discovery in most African socities.
9. Explain six effects of Trans-saharan trade in West African socities.