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History and Government Form 2 End Term 1 Examination 2021
Class: Form 2
Subject: History and Government
Level: High School
Exam Category: Form 2 End Term 1 Exams
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Exam Summary
TUTORKE EXAMS
Name…………………………………………………………………. Adm No………………
School…………………………………………………………………Signature…………….
Date…………………………………………
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
TIME: 2HRS
END-TERM 1 FORM 2
SECTION A 25 MARKS
Answer all questions in this section
1. List two methods used by elders to pass information to the young generation on history and government in traditional African communities (2mks)
2. Name the oldest hominid in the stages of evolution of man (1mk)
3. Outline two non-environmental reasons for the domestication of crops and animals by early man (2mks)
4. Identify the greatest contribution of Michael Faraday in the field of science (1mk)
5. Outline two roles played by the middlemen during the Trans-Atlantic trade (2mks)
6. Give the main use of steam power during industrial revolution in Europe (1mk)
7. Identify the main method of trade in Africa during the pre-colonial period(1mk)
8. State two advantages of using fire and smoke signals to pass messages in traditional societies (2mks)
9. List two methods used by elders to pass information to the young generation on history and government in traditional African communities (2mks)
10. Name the oldest hominid in the stages of evolution of man ((1mk)
11. Outline two non-environmental reasons for the domestication of crops and animals by early man (2mks)
12. Identify the greatest contribution of Michael Faraday in the field of science (1mk)
13. Outline two roles played by the middlemen during the Trans-Atlantic trade (2mks)
14. Give the main use of steam power during industrial revolution in Europe (1mk)
15. Identify the main method of trade in Africa during the pre-colonial period (1mk)
16. Give the main contribution of Isaac Newton during the scientific revolution. (1mark)
17. Apart from Johannesburg, name two other modern urban Centres in Africa. (2marks)
SECTION B 45 MARKS
Answer ALL questions in this section
18. a) State ways in which the development of the upright posture improved the early man’s way of life (5mks)
b) Describe the way of life of early human beings during the middle stone age period (10mks)
19 a) Give three developments that have taken place in road transport system since 1950 (3mks)
b) Explain ways through which the invention of the railway speeded up industrialization in Europe (12mks)
20. a) Identify three reasons for the migration of the Borana into Kenya. (3mks)
b). Describe the political organization of the Somali during the pre – colonial period. (12 mks)
SECTION C 30 MKS
Answer ALL questions in this section
21. a) Give five factors that facilitated the coming of the Portuguese to Kenya by 1500 AD (5mks)
b). Describe the way of life in the coastal towns in Kenya before the 19th Century. (10 mks)
22. a) Give three rights of an accused person. (3marks)
b). Explain six importance of human rights. (12 marks)
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