MUHOHO HIGH SCHOOL

END OF YEAR 2015 EXAM

HISTORY FORM 1

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1. a. Give the meaning of:

i. History (1mk)
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ii. Government (1mk)
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b. State three aspects of history that you have studied (3mks)

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2. Give five importance’s of studying history (5mks)

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3. State five methods used by scientists to date fossil remains and artifacts (5mks)
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4. Discuss the theories that explain the origin of human beings (6mks)
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5. Identify four uses of fire during the middle stone age period (4mks)
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6. State five effects of early agriculture on man (5mks)
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7. Explain the effects of the migration of the plain Nilotes into Kenya during the pre-
colonial period (5mks)
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8. a. Give reasons why the early visitors came to the coast (5mks)
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b. List down the exports from the east African coast (4mks)
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9. Outline six reasons for the coming of missionaries to East Africa in the 19th century
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