THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION

012 HISTORY

(For Both School and Private Candidates)

Time: 3 Hours Thursday, 03^rd November 2016 p.m. 

Instructions

 1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C.

2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and three (3) questions from section C.

3. Cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room.

4. All drawings should be in pencil.

5. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

SECTION A (20 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 beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

(i) One of the factors for the fall of Songhai empire was

1.  invasion from the Moroccans
2.  attacks from the Tuaregs
3.  attacks from the almoravids
4.  establishment of colonialism
5.  introduction of legitimate trade.

(ii) What was the major cause of the Great Depression?

1.  Second World War. 
2.  First World War. 
3.  Berlin Conference 
4.  Boer Trek. 
5.  Anglo-Boer war.

(iii) The first European nation to industrialize was

1.  Germany 
2.  Britain 
3.  France 
4.  Belgium 
5.  Holland.

(iv) The theory of evolution was proposed by

1.  Louis Leakey 
2.  Carl Peters 
3.  Charles Darwin 
4.  Henry Stanley 
5.  Donald Cameron.

(v) Three pre-colonial modes of production which existed in Africa were

1.  Socialism, capitalism and communism
2.  Socialism, capitalism and communalism
3.  Slavery, feudalism and communalism 
4.  Slavery, feudalism and communism 
5.  Socialism, capitalism and humanism.

(vi) The core ideas of the French Revolution were

1.  slave trade, colonialism and neo-colonialism
2.  markets, raw materials and cheap labour
3.  communalism, slavery and feudalism
4.  fraternity, liberty and equality
5.  scramble, partition and bogus treaties.

(vii) The people whose work is to study and explain remains which show man’s physical development and the tools he made and used are called

1.  Iron Smiths 
2.  Industrialists 
3.  Revolutionists 
4.  Evolutionists 
5.  Archaeologists.

(viii) Which among the following include the three organs of the United Nations Organization?

1.  The General Assembly, Secretariat and the World Bank.
2.  The Secretariat, Security Council and General Assembly.
3.  The World Bank, League of Nations and Security Council.
4.  The International Court of Justice, World Bank and Secretariat.
5.  The Security Council, UNESCO and International Court of Justice.

(ix) The economic system of goods and services which comprised activities such as trade, manufacturing, agriculture and mining during the colonial era is called

1.  Neo-colonialism 
2.  Trusteeship 
3.  Nationalism 
4.  Bureaucracy 
5.  Colonial economy.

(x) Who discovered the skull of the earliest ancestors of man in Olduvai Gorge?

1.  David Livingstone. 
2.  Charles Darwin. 
3.  Carl Peters. 
4.  Vasco Da Gama. 
5.  Louis Leakey.