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REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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HISTORY MARKING GUIDE

SECTION A (15 Marks)

i ii iii Iv v vi vii viii ix x

D C D C C C B A C D
10 Marks 1@ 1 mark

2.

i Ii iii iv v
F C E G H
5 marks 1 @ 1 mark

SECTION B (70 Marks)

3. (a)

i) Using oral tradition can be time-consuming

ii) This tends to be an expensive method of getting information.
iii) The presenter may exaggerate facts, making it difficult to differentiate
between the truth and what is imagined

6 marks 1@ 2marks

(b)

i) Historical sites serve as storehouses of culture.

ii) Government obtains foreign currency from the foreigners visitors who came
to see those historical areas.
iii) They complement other sources of historical information

4 marks 1@ 2marks

4. (a)

i) Martineal society
ii) Matrineal society 4 marks 1@ 2marks

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(b )

Physical features of man during the old Stone Age was;

There three stages of man’s evolution associated with Old Stone Age are
Australopithecus, Homo habilis, and Homo erectus.

i) Australopithecus was hairy, with large jaws and teeth. He had a bony brow
and no forehead. His brain capacity was 500cm3. Australopithecus gradually
evolved into Homo habilis.
ii) Homo habilis had a large brain (500 cm3 to 800 cm3) and a skull of the same
shape as modern men. He also had a less protruding face and smaller jaws
and teeth compared to Australopithecus.
Also major step was the increased distance between the thumb and then
other fingers.
iii) Homo habilis developed into Homo erectus, an even more intelligent
creature.
Homo erectus was the first human ancestor to walk upright. He had a brain
capacity of 700 cm3 to 1,250 cm3 and could communicate through speech.

6 marks 1@ 2marks

5. (a)

i) Agriculture led to the production of more and regular food for the society.
ii) Agriculture forced people to settle down in one places.
iii) Some people acquired more land and animals than other.
6 marks 1@ 2marks

(b)

i) The panning method, in this method, people collected alluvial gold found
along the streams or river beds.
ii) The shaft method, some of the areas contained underground gold veins.
4 marks 1@ 2marks

6. (a)

i) Availability and use of animals

ii) Specialization in economic activities
iii) There is demands for goods in a some communities.
6 marks 1@ 2marks

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(b)

i) Introduction of Arabic culture

i) ii)) Introduction of Islam
ii) Development and spread of Kiswahili into interior
iii) Intermarriage
4 marks 1@ 1 mark

7. (a)

Attack from Tuaregs

i) These attacks were dominant after the decline of the Songhay Empire. Before
the attacks from the tuaregs, songhay empire provided security to the traders
crossing the Sahara desert, after the decline of the empire the Tuaregs
continuous attacks on traders created fear and insecurity that ultimately
undermined the trans-Saharan trade.
ii) Changing political condition in the Saharan region
In the second half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century,
Islamic religious movement occurred , these caused religious wars known as
jihads. These war were led by famous Muslims like Uthman dan Fodio, Alhaj
Umar,and Samori Toure. Their main intention was to reform Islam in west Africa
and make it stronger.
iii) Rise of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade
The rise of the trans- Atlantic slave trade on the coast of West Africa
led to the decline of the Tran - Saharan trade. The forest traders
stopped to trade with traders from west Sudan and northern America
and developed an interest in the slave trade with European slave
merchants along the Atlantic coast.
6 marks 1@ 2marks

(b)

i) Mistaken identity
ii) Forest fire theory
4 marks 1@ 2 marks

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8. (a)

i) Matrilineal system is one in which children belong to their mother’s clan.

E.g. Zaramo, Matumbi, Ngindo and etc.
ii) Patrilineal is the one in which children take and follow the clan names
of their fathers. E.g. Sukuma, Gogo, Haya, Nyamwezi and etc.
4 marks 1@ 1 mark

(b)

i) King Oba
ii) King Alaafin
iii) King Obiri Yeboa
6 marks 1@ 2marks

9. (a)

i) Oldowan stone tools, these tools were named after Olduvai Gorge in
Tanzania where they were first discovered.
ii) Acheulian stone tools, Aucheulian stone tools were discovered first at St.
Aucheul in France.
4 marks 1@ 1 mark

(b)

i) Mtemi was a chief who provided oveall leadership of Ntemiship.

ii) He was the overseer of the state’s grain reserves.
iii)He collected tributes from his subjects
iv) He collected taxes and duties from trade caravans in the form of cloth.
v) He settled disputes and judged complex cases such as murder,
witchcraft, treason and arson.
vi) Mtemi also performed religious roles.
6 marks 1@ 1mark

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 SECTION C (15 Marks)

10. Introduction (3 marks)

Main body (10 marks)

i) Role of immigrants
ii) Participation in the long-distance trade
iii) Raiding of neighboring ethnics groups
iv) Good leadership
v) Strong and standing army

Conclusion (2 marks)

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