THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

0012 HISTORY

Time: 2½ HOURS Wednesday, 15^th November 2017 p.m.

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C. 
3. All writing must be in black or blue ink. 
4. All answers must be written in the spaces provided.   
5. Cellular phones, calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.   
6. Write your Examination Number at the top right hand corner of every page.

SECTION A (40 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section.

1. For each of the items (i) — (x), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its letter.

(i)History is the study of:

1. future events
2. present events
3. past events
4. all African events

(ii)Which of the following is a scientific method of determining dates of the past remains?

1. Archaeology
2. Time Graphs
3. Carbon 14
4. Time charts

(iii)One of the important outcomes of the shift of man from walking by four limbs to bipedalism was:

1. defending against enemies
2. making and using tools
3. cooking and living in caves
4. hunting and gathering

(iv)During which period did the pre-colonial Tanzanian communities engage in paintings and drawings found at Kondoa-lrangi?

1. Late Stone Age
2. Old Stone Age
3. Industrial Age
4. Early Stone Age

(v)Peace and intermarriage during pre-colonial period were among the results of:

1. trade between neighbours.
2. war between neighbours.
3. conquest of neighbours.
4. war and slave trade.

(vi)The following were characteristics of slavery mode of production except:

1. existence of classes between slave and slave master.
2. slaves had no right to own major means of production.
3. slaves had a share over the surplus production.
4. there was class struggle between slaves and slave masters.

(vii)Some of the commodities used as currency during pre-colonial Africa were:

1. pepper, gold and copper.
2. iron hoses, wood and silver
3. salt, cloth and cowrie shells.
4. copper, silver and bronze.

(viii)A system whereby the major means of production are shared by all members of the society is known as:

1. capitalism.
2. democracy.
3. communalism.
4. feudalism.

(ix)Into which major periods is the Stone Age divided?

1. Four
2. Three
3. Two
4. Five

(x)Ten years make:

1. a generation.
2. a decade.
3. a century.
4. a millennium.