GATHUNGURURU GIRLS’ SECONDARY SCHOOL

P.O. BOX 18, MUKURWE-INI.

Form 3 history

End term 1 exam 2024

NAME________________________________________________ ADM__________ CLASS___________

SECTION A (25 MARKS)

1. Identify the branch of history that studies the means of livelihood of people. (1mk)

2. Name two communities that belong to western Bantu speakers of Kenya. (2mk)

3. State the importance of the Eunoto ceremony among the Maasai. (1mk)

4. Give the evidence that show the Chinese traders reached the East African coast. (2mk)

5. State two rights of an arrested person (2mk)

6. Identify one technological factor which facilitated to the coming of early visitors to the Kenyan coast
before 1500AD. (1mk)

7. Name two treaties that were signed to end slave trade along the coast of East African coast. (2mk)

8. Give two types of a constitution. (2mk)

9. Mention two political causes of conflict in the society today. (2mk)

10. Give two factors that enhanced the spread of iron working in Africa. (2mk)

11. What was the main item of trade from North Africa in Trans-Saharan Trade. (1mk)

12. Give two reasons why camel is referred to as “the ship of desert” (2mk)

13. State two characteristics of industrial revolution in Britain. (2mk)

14. Mention two communes of Senegal where assimilation was successful(2mk)

15. State one source of British constitution. (1mk)

SECTION B (45 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section

16. a) Identify three reasons why indirect rule was not successful in Southern Nigeria (3marks)

b) Explain the impact of direct rule in Zimbabwe (12marks)

17. a) State five reasons why early people domesticated crops and animals (5marks)

b) Explain five causes of food shortages in Africa today (10marks)

18. a) . a) State five methods used by European powers to acquire colonies in Africa. (5mk)
 b) Explain five economic factors that led to the scramble for colonies in Africa. (10mk)

SECTION C (30 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section

19. a) Identify five factors of the ancient city of Athens. (5mk)

b) Describe five challenges experiences in the city of Johannesburg. (10mk)

20. a) Highlight 5 characteristics of a good constitution. (5mks)

b) Describe five feature of independence constitution of Kenya. (10mk)