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

012 HISTORY

Time: 2:30 Hours Year: 2023

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.
2. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
3. Section A carries fifteen (15) marks, section B carries seventy (70) marks, and section C carries fifteen (15) marks.
4. All writing must be in blue or black ink.
5. Cellular phones, calculators and any unauthorised materials are not allowed in the assessment room.
6. Write your Assessment Number at the top right corner of every page.

SECTION A (15 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.

l . For each of the items (i) - (x), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.

(i) How best can History be defined?

1. The study of the past human social, economic and political events.
2. The study of all past human events that have common impact.
3. The study of the present social, economic and political events.
4. The study of all present human social, economic and political events.

(ii) Through which of the following can the complex process of the origin of man be clearly described?

1. Carbon 14 
2. Archaeological findings
3. Historical sites 
4. Evolution theory

(iii) What was the composition of the tools made during the Late Stone Age?

1. Flakes, choppers and picks
2. Picks, choppers and hand axes
3. Hand axes, cleavers and picks
4. Spears, barbed arrows and blades

(iv) Which one was the most used local method by the East African people to conserve soil during the pre-colonial period?

1. Intercropping 
2. Shifting cultivation
3. Permanent agriculture 
4. Crop rotation

(v) What is the name given to the earliest system which permitted people to live together and practice collective ownership of major means of production? 

1. Capitalism 
2. Communalism
3. Feudalism 
4. Socialism

(vi) Which factor best explains the decline of the Zulu Kingdom in South Africa?

1. The outbreak of Mfecane in the 1830s
2. The arrival of the Portuguese at the Cape in
3. The Boers invasion in the 1830s
4. The Anglo-Boer war of the 1890s

(vii)Why did the Omani Arabs frequently attack the Portuguese in East Africa during the 17^th century?

1. They wanted to stop Portuguese slave-trading activities.
2. They wanted to sign the treaties for abolishing slave trade.
3. They disliked the Portuguese who were the agents of colonialism. 
4. They wanted to rule the East African coast.

(viii) Which one was an important factor for social interaction among African societies in Central and East Africa during the pre-colonial period?

1. Trans-Saharan trade
2. Arrival of the agents of colonialism
3. Agriculture
4. Ngoni migration

(ix) Which one was an economic impact brought by Portuguese rule in East Africa?

1. Underdevelopment of Africa
2. Growth of Swahili language
3. Occurrence of wars
4. Destruction of culture

(x) Which statement is true about the tactics used to abolish slave trade in the world?

1. Anti-slave trade patrol ships were used in the 15^th century.
2. Treaties to stop slave trade were signed in the 7^th century.
3. Campaigns and meetings were held by Abolitionists.
4. Magazines were used by Slave traders to condemn slavery and slave trade.