THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATION COUNCIL
HISTORY FTNA 2015
SECTION A
1. For each of the items (i) - (x), choose the correct answer and write its letter.
(i)Bagamoyo, Kilwa and Kondoa Irangi are examples of:
early iron sites
local museums
famous archives
historical sites
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(ii)The method of collecting historical information through talking and listening to elders is called:
archaeology
archives
museums
oral traditions
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(iii) People whose work is to study and explain the remains which show mans physical development, his activities and the tools he made and used are known as:
Archaeologists
Evolutionists
Biologists
Homo Sapiens
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(iv)In which century was the Zanzibar slave market closed?
2nd century
18th century
19th century
20 th century
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(v)Three of these kingdoms are closely related. Which one of them is not?
Ghana
Mali
Buganda
Songhai
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(vi)What was the title of the ruler of Karagwe?
Lukiko
Katikiro
Kabaka
Omukama
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(vii)Which among the following include the cultural practices through which historical information is obtained?
A. Poems, proverbs and stories.
Archives, museums and oral tradition
Narration of past, present and future events
Family trees, time lines and time charts.
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(viii)The way of determining dates by remembering changes and events is commonly used in:
places with many historical sites
areas where much of the history is written
places where much of the history is not written
areas where other sources have been discovered
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(ix)Which one of the following factors led to the decline of Songhai Empire?
Almoravid attacks
Moroccan invasion
Attacks from Tuaregs
Resistance from Portuguese
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(x) The golden stool was a symbol of unity in the kingdom of:
Mali
Songhai
Ghana
Asante
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2. (a) Match the items in List A with the correct responses in List B by writing the letter of the response below the corresponding item number in the table provided.
LIST A
LIST B
(i) The kingdom which played a middlemans role in salt, gold and slave trade.
(ii) It was the title of the King of Kongo.
(iii) It operated between Africa, America and Europe.
(iv) It illegalized slave trade in East Africa.
(v) It was the first European nation to industrialize.
(vi) It includes art, music, religion and narration of past events.
(vii) It identifies archaeological findings whose ages are beyond 5,000 years.
(viii) Places created for preserving historical information.
(ix) They monopolized economic and political power along the coast of East Africa.
(x) The period when the European kings were interested in accumulating treasures of gold and silver.
Carbon 14
Ghana
Monopoly capitalism
Archives
Mani-Kongo
Museums
Oral tradition
Kabaka
Wamwinyi
United States of America
Frere treaty
Historical sites
Triangular slave trade
Mercantilism
Britain
View Ans (b) Arrange the following sentences in a chronological order.
These activities enable man to obtain his needs from nature.
Mans basic needs consist of food, clothing and shelter
The actions man takes upon nature have one major aim.
History is a record of human activities.
They aim to change natural objects into a condition satisfying human needs.
3.(a) Years and important historical events that tookplace in Africa are shown in the table below. Write the letter of the year below the corresponding item number of event in the table provided.
EVENT
YEAR
The second anti-slave trade treaty.
Bartholomew Diaz reached the southern tip of Africa.
The skull of Zinjanthropus was discovered at Olduvai Gorge.
Mombasa established an independent sheikhdom.
Portuguese were driven out of the whole coast north of River Ruvuma.