Christian Brothers College

FORM 1 MIDYEAR EXAM 2021

HISTORY TIME : 2 HOURS

COMPOUND PAPER

Examiner : Mr E Dhlodhlo
Moderator: Mr M Dube

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Name on all the work you hand in.
Write all your answers on the answer sheets
Section A –write the correct alphabet letter representing your chosen answer, eg 1.C
Section B – CHOOSE 3 essays from number 26 -31.
Submit your work within the allocated time.
NB. Late submissions will be penalized

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question

Total marks 100

SECTION A

Answer all multiple choice questions.

1. History is the study of

A. People’s culture, the moon and the voyage of discovery.

B. People’s religion, culture and their environment.
C. How great kings ruled their people and the wars they fought
D. Human development, organisation and improvement of their societies

2. History is important because we understand

A. The development of societies.

B. Our language and environment
C. The present, past and future
D. The way we live

3. The period B C in history means

A. Decado
B. Before Christ
C. Dark Ages
D. Anno Domini

4 The theory that people and Apes had a common ancestor was suggested by

A. Charles Darwin
B. Louis Leakey
C. Raymond Dart
D. Mary Leakey

5. According to Karl Marx the history of man is a history of

A. The environment
B. Class struggle
C. People of the past
D. Customs and beliefs
6. The three main sources of historic evidence are

A. Books, newspapers and personal stories

B. Social media, television and grandmothers’ stories
C. Oral tradition, archaeology and written records
D. None of the above

7. Archaeologists study

A. Physical evidence
B. Plant life
C. Oral evidence
D. Documentary evidence

8. Eye witness account of first hand sources of information is called

A. Oral sources
B. Secondary sources
C. Primary sources
D. Preliminary sources

9. Which one is the correct stage in the evolution of man?

A. Homo sapiens ,Homo habilis, homo erectuc,

B. Australopithecus , Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo Sapiens
C. Ramapithecus, Homo Erectus, Australophithecus, Homo Habilis, Homo Sapiens
D. Ramapithecus, Austalophithecus, Homo habilis, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens

10. Which of the following skills did man develop first?

A. Oral communication
B. Tool making
C. Building shelter
D. Domestication of animals
11. Man began using fire during the

A. Middle stone age

B. Late stone age
C. Early stone age
D. Bronze age

12 According to the Biblical theory, people’s origin can be traced to

A. Creation by God
B. Adam and Eve
C. Sodom
D. Egypt

13 The San painted on rock surfaces and cave walls .What did these paintings stand for?

A. The daily experiences of the San

B. Women hunting animals
C. The game they hunted
D. Their hunting tools

14. Which of the following best illustrates the San economic activities?

A. Farming ,gathering and rock art

B. Hunting, fishing and gathering
C. Gold mining
D. Trading with Arabs

15 Besides being hunters and gatherers, the Khoikhoi

A. Owned cattle and fat tailed sheep

B. Traded with Europeans
C. Fought battles with the Zulu for land
D. Married the San women to form the Khoisan group.
16 It is believed that one of the Kings of Great Zimbabwe was

A. Chibatamatosi
B. Mzilikazi
C. Nyatsimba Mutota
D. Chikura Wadyembeu

17. The first state to be formed on the Zimbabwean plateau was

A. Mapungubwe
B. Great Zimbabwe
C. Gokomrere
D. Mabveni

18 Which of the following contributed to the rise of the Mutapa State

A. Military strength, salt availability, mineral wealth, natural resources

B. Environment, external trade, cattle wealth, polygamy
C. Military power, external trade, cattle wealth and religion
D. Religion, military power, cattle wealth and external trade

19 .Nyatsimba Mutota conquered the …………….. to establish the Mutapa State.

A. Rozvi and the Portuguese

B. Tonga and the Rozvi
C. Portuguese and the Tavara
D. Tonga and Tavara

20. The first Portuguese missionary to visit the Mutapa was

A. Francisco Baretto
B. Franscisco Homen
C. Goncalo da Silveira
D. De Barroco
21. The following are in the economic organisation of Great Zimbabwe except

A. Trade
B. Hunting
C. Crop cultivation
D. Polygamy

22. The Mutapa State was also known by other names, except

A. Munhu Mutapa
B. Mwene Mutapa
C. Mutapa State
D. Mutape

23. The main foreign trade item obtained by the Mutapa was

A. Gold
B. Maize
C. Guns
D. Shells

24. The first leader of the Rozvi State was

A. Chikuyo

B. Mutape

C. Nyatsimba Mutota

D. Changamire Dombo

25. African societies before colonization relied on weapons made from

A. stone and wood, iron

B. copper, wood and stone

C. wood, copper and iron

D. copper, stone and bronze

SECTION B

 Choose any 3 questions in this section

 Each question carries a total of 25marks

26. Define and explain the three major sources of history

a) Oral tradition (8)

b) Written records (8)
c) Archaeology (9)

27. Describe the key features of the Khoikhoi society following the guidelines below

(a) Political organisation (5)

(b) Economic organisation (10)
(c) Social organisation (5)
(d) Religious organisation (5)

28. Account for the Rise of the Mutapa State guided by the following subheadings

(a) Origins (5)

(b) Economic organization (10)
(c) Political and military organization (5)
(d) Reasons for decline (5)

30. Describe the key characteristics of the Theory of Evolution under the following
(a) Ramapithecus and Austrolopithecus (4)
(b) Homo habilis (6)
(c) Homo Erectus (6)
(d) Homo Sapien Neandertalensis (6)
(e) Homo Sapien Sapien (3)
31. Relate the history of Great Zimbabwe under the following headings:

a) Factors that led to the rise of Great Zimbabwe (8)

b) Economic organisation of Great Zimbabwe (10)
c) Reasons for the decline of Great Zimbabwe. (7)