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ADVENTIST EDUCATION
MBEYA ADVENTIST SECONDARY SCHOOL
FORM I TERMINAL EXAMINATIONS, 2024
HISTORY

TIME: 2:30 Hours 15 MAY, 2024

INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with the total of ten (10) questions
2. Answer ALL questions
3. Section A and C carry fifteen (15) marks each and section B carries seventy
(70) marks
4. All answers should be written in the space provided
5. Write your names at the top of every page.

SECTION A (MARKS 15)

Attempt all question from this section
1.For each of the items (i-x) choose the most correct answer from among the
given alternatives and write it’s letter in the answer’s box below.(1mark@, =
10marks)
i)Ten students from Mbeya Adventist Secondary school organized students’ tour
to Iringa region region where they saw many things preserved in the building.
What was the historical source did they visit?
A. Museum
B. Historical site
C. Oral source
D. Written source
ii)In the late stone age man made the small and sharp tools that were known as;
A. Oldowan tools
B. Auchelian tools
C. Microliths tools
D. Sangoan tools

iii) History students should understand that, History is about…..

A. Prophecy
B. Past present and future events
C. Changes happened to homo sapiens
D. Events pertaining to past times

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iv) The difference of age between Mvuji and his parents is about 30 years,
Mvuji has get his own daughter too. This scenario is historically termed
as…,
A. Decade
B. Age
C. Period
D. Generation

v) Mzee Chipalo is a veteran of Kagera war, he uses his time to sit with his
grand children to narrate to them how was the war; according to History
Mzee Chipalo narrates …… to his grand children
A. oral testimonies
B. Oral tradition
C. Riddles
D. Ethnographic
vi) It is said Australopithecus was the first bi-pedal human ancestors, what does
that mean?
A. Australopithecus were the first direct ancestors of modern man
B. Australopithecus were the first to walk on four limbs
C. Australopithecus were the first to make tools
D. Australopithecus were the first to walk on two limbs

vii) The following is not true about the skull of the earliest man found in Olduvai
Gorge that is:-
A. The word Olduvai Gorge originated from maasai word oldupai.
B. Dr. Leakey and his wife Saral leakey discovered the skull on 1959.
C. It produced the history of the first ancestor found in Tanzania.
D. Olduvai Gorge is an historical site for research works by historing.

viii) Historians has been using various ways to determine historical dates, which of
the following methods determine dates of inorganic materials?
A. Language studies
B. Potassium Argon
C. Geological periods
D. Carbon - 14.

ix) …………. Is the gradual development of plants and animals from simple form
to more complex form.
A. Survival for the fittest
B. Theory
C. Evolution
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D. Fossils

x) During early stone age man lived by hunting and gathering. The following
were the things gathered except one
A. Fruits
B. Eggs
C. Antelopes
D. Roots

Answer’s Box
i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x

2. Match the names of ancestors of human creatures in list A with their other
names in List B by witting the letter of the correct correspondences in the
answers’ box below after the question (1mark@, = 5Marks)
s/n List A List B
i Australopithecus A. Modern man
ii Homo habilis B. Southern ape
iii Homo erectus C. Skillful man
iv Homo sapiens D. Upright man
v Homo sapiens sapiens E. Intelligent man
F. Thinking man
G. Innovative man
Answer’s Box
i ii iii iv v

SECTION B (MARKS 70)

Answer all questions from this section
3. Briefly explain the following historical concepts(@2.5, = 10 Marks)
i) Historical sites;
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ii) Survival for the fittest
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iii) Flaking
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iv) Archives
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4. State the following theories on the origin of man (@ 5marks, = 10 marks)

a) Creation theory
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b) Evolution theory
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5. Arrange the following statements in a chronological order by writing

number 1 – 5 beside the statement to make them meaningful(@2marks = 10
marks)
i. Among the limitations of historical sites is, they are costful to preserve
and manage
ii. Historical sites are places where remains of past human activities and
culture are found
iii. There are many historical sites found in Tanzania, example of them is
Isimila stone site
iv. These remains of man’s past are collected and explained by people
known as Archaeologists
v. One among the advantages of Historical sites is, they are centres of
tourism

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6. Read the following passage carefully then answer the questions that
follows; (@2marks = 10 marks)
The History of Tanzania can be traced back from 6th century when this area was
divided into chiefdoms and kingships. In 1920 after the first world war, the area
was named as Tanganyika by the British colonialists. The British ruled Tanganyika
from 1919 to 1961. During this time, Zanzibar was not part of Tanganyika.
700 700-1500 1500-1880 1885-1919 1961-1964 1964 to date
Chiefs Arab rule Portuguese German rule Tanganyika Union with
independence Zanzibar
Before Germany rue our country was under the Arabs and Portuguese rulers at
different times. The foreign rulers came during the chiefdoms. Before the first
world war, the territory was part of German colony known as Germany East
Africa. After the first world war , Tanganyika became under the British rule until
1961 when the country got independence under the leadership of late
Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere. Zanzibar got her majority independence
on 12 January 1964 after Zanzibar revolution under the leadership of Sheikh
Abeid Aman Karume. On 26, April 1964 Tanganyika and Zanzibar united to form
the united Republic of Tanzania.

Questions
i. What could be the best title of this passage?
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ii. Who named our territory Tanganyika after the first world war?
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iii. In which time was Tanganyika under Germany rule?
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iv. When was Zanzibar not part of Tanganyika?
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v. Which event made our territory to be known as United Republic of
Tanzania?
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7. Study carefully the following diagram to answer the questions which

follows: (@2marks = 10 marks)

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A B

D F

a) What does the diagram represent?

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b) In which stage was man nicknamed as Handyman?
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c) Name the great discovery made by creature D …………………………………
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d) Which letter represent a creature which had more ape like features?
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e) From the diagram, creature E started to domesticate plants and animals,
what is the name of those creatures? ………………………………………………

8. Outline two common methods the Archaeologist uses to discover

archaeological materials (@5marks = 10 marks)
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9. Use the following information to arrange the events in order by using a time
chart (@2marks = 10 marks)
2014, Mbeya Adventist secondary School was established, 2017 the first form
four class graduated, 2022 first form four to get div I p7, 2023 First form four with
many candidates (100), 2024 first form IV to miss April tuition.

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Time chart

SECTION C (15 Marks)

10. Briefly explain five major changes, development and discoveries during
middle stone age.
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