THE CHALLENGER SERIES VOL O1 2024

TERM 1

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HISTORY & GOVERNMENT
FORM THREE
OPENER EXAMINATION
TERM 1, 2024

This paper has Two sections i.e. Section A (20 marks) and Section B 30 marks)
• Answer all the questions in this paper.

SECTION A (20 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
1. State one way through which archaeologists obtain information on the History of Kenya. (1 mark)
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2. Name the earliest hominid closer to modern man. (1mark)
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3. Identify the remaining community in Kenya that belong to the Southern Cushites. (1 mark)
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4. Give the name of the clan council of elders among the Nandi (1 mark)
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5. State two functions of Fort Jesus during the Portuguese rule. (2 marks)
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6. Give one advantage of a dual citizenship to a Kenyan. (1mark)
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7. Identify one economic responsibility of a Kenyan citizen. (1mark)
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8. Give two reasons for the development of early agriculture along river valleys. (2 marks)
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9. Identify one symbol of national unity in Kenya (1 mark)
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10. Give two functions of mission centers established by missionaries (2 marks)
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11. Why was the Trans-Atlantic trade referred to as Triangular trade. (1 mark)
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12. Give one form of traditional currency used in Africa. (1 mark)
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13. Mention two uses of newspapers in the society today. (2 marks)
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14. State one way in which the use of bronze changed the Africans way of life. (1 mark)
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15. Name the main dispersal centre of iron smelting in Africa. (1 mark)
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16. List one way in which Kenyan citizens exercise direct democracy (1 mark)
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SECTION B (30 MARKS)

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION

17. State three non-environmental reason for domestication of crops and animals by early man.(3 marks)
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18. Describe the cultural and economic activities of man during middle Stone Age period (12 marks)
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19. Give three sources of the British Constitution. (3 marks)
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20. Explain six factors that led to the growth of the Asante Empire by the 19th Century (12 marks)
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