THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION
012 HISTORY
(For Both School and Private Candidates)
Time: 3 Hours Wednesday, 05th November 2014 p.m.
Instructions
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 your answer booklet.
(i) Cultural practices through which historical information can be obtained include
(ii) Which of the following is the famous local museum in Tanzania?
(iii) In the process of evolution, a true man had appeared by about
(iv) The most crucial changes in the evolution of man were
(v) The period which man was able to make chopping and pebble tools is known as
(vi) Cultural practices through which historical information can be obtained include
(vii) When was an International Organization comprising of independent states from all over the world formed?
(viii) Why the rulers of small Ngoni groups were able to defeat and consolidate their power to most of the East African societies?
(ix) Why the knowledge of iron-working was kept secret in some societies during pre-colonial period?
(x) What is the most supreme organ of the United Nations Organization?
2. Match the stems in List A with the correct responses in List B by writing the letter of the response beside the item number in your answer booklet.
LIST A | LIST B |
(i) he first Portuguese merchant-explorer to round the Cape of Good Hope in 1498. (ii) Famous British explorer in West Africa. (iii) The feudal relation which developed between the Tutsi and Hutu. (iv) The new economic strategy for Tanzania in 1967. (v) Resolved the conflict on the use of Congo (vi) The first exploitative mode of production. (vii) The first exploitative mode of production. (viii) The survival of colonial system despite the formal attainment of political independence. (ix) A country that gained independence in 1990. (x) A Mau Mau leader. |
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SECTION B (20 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
3. (a) Draw a sketch map of East Africa and locate the following:
(b) Outline five effects of colonial education in East Africa.
View Ans4. (a) Arrange the following statements in chronological order by writing number 1 to 5 beside the item number in your answer booklet.
(b) The items i-v consists of four sentences which form a complete historical meaning. One of the sentences is missing. Identify the missing sentence from the sentences given after each set of items (A - E) and write its letter beside the item number.
(i) 1. In the 13th century, Ghana crumbled.
2. Its position was taken by several smaller states.
3. Among these was the former kingdom of Kangaba.
4. .
(ii) 1. There were few communal societies in East Africa by 1850.
2. .
3. These people still lived in shifting groups of hunters and gatherers.
4. They had few external interactions and maintained their mode of production.
(iii) 1. Post-colonial efforts to develop the commercial sector were greatly influenced by the colonial legacy.
2. In Kenya, private ownership was greatly consolidated after independence.
3. .
4. In Tanzania, various efforts have been made to place the commercial sector in the hands of the people.
(iv) 1. Indirect rule enabled the colonial government to solve the problem of the shortage of white personnel.
2. The few white officials could not by themselves administer large and populous colonies without the assistance of local agents.
3. .
4. It also promoted divisions along ethnic lines which kept the colonial subjects divided and easy to rule.
A It made the French colonial administrators act only as supervisors.
(v) 1. After the 1886 agreement, responsibility for administering Kenya was entrusted to the British COnsul in Zanzibar.
2. However, in 1888 this responsibility was transferred to William Mackinnons East African Company.
3. In the same year, the company received a royal charter.
4. .
SECTION C (60 Marks)
Answer three (3) questions from this section.
5. Explain six effects of the pre-colonial contacts between the people of Africa and Asia.
View Ans6. Elaborate six reasons which made the Boers to escape to escape the Southern African Cape between 1830 and 1850.
View Ans7. Analyse six methods that were used by the imperialists in imposing colonial rule in Africa.
View Ans8. How were the East African colonies affected by the First World War? Give six points to support your answer.
View Ans9. Examine six factors which enabled Tanganyika to attain her independence earlier than Kenya.
View Ans10. "Migrant labourers were very useful to the capitalists during colonial economy in Africa." Substantiate this statement by giving six points.
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