THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

FORM ONE ANNUAL EXAMINATION

HISTORY 

TIME: 3 HOURS         NOVEMBER 2024 

INSTRUCTION

- This paper consists of section A, B, and C with a total of eleven (10) questions. 

- Answer all questions in section A, and B and one (1) questions from section C 

- Write your examination number on every page of your answer sheet. 

SECTION A: 15. MARKS

Answer all questions in this section

1. The following is a multiple-choice question; choose the best answer by writing its letter in the space provided. 

i. Oral tradition is divided into two types, these are; 

A. Cultural practice and historical sites 

B. Historical sites and archives 

C. Museum and archives 

D. Cultural practices and narration of the past events. 

ii. Advantages of using better tools during new stone age were the following except; 

A. Family became more stable 

B. Permanent cultivation became obvious 

C. There was permanent settlement in some places 

D. Man hunting and gathering remained solely activity 

(iii) What is the name given to the earlist system which allowed people to live together and

practice collective ownership of major means of production?

A. Socialism

B. Capitalism

C. Communalism

D. Feudalism

(iv) Which of the following was an important change in the evolution of man?

A. Gathering and hunting

B. Walking with all four limbs

C. Walking with fore limbs

D. Development of the brain

(v) Which of the following statements is the best to describe Meroe, Engaruka and Ugweno?

A. Historical sites where the fossils of the ancestors of man have been found

B. Major iron centres in Africa

C. Early salt mining centres in Africa

D. Major trade centres in Africa

vi. One of the limitations of the written records as a source of historical information is 

A. Are given by elders 

B. Are mostly reliable 

C. Can be used by literate people only 

D. Serve as stores of variety information 

vii. A.D in history means _________________ 

A. Years before the birth of Christ 

B. Years of ancient Greece 

C. Years after the birth of the Prophet Mohammad 

D. Years after the birth of Christ 

viii. The following is one of the methods used to obtain gold in African societies: 

A. Shaft and panning methods 

B. Pottery and ornaments 

C. Ornaments and shaft 

D. Planning method and pottery 

ix. Local trade among African societies became possible when: 

A. One society became more powerful than others

B. Iron tools had increased 

C. People produced less than their needs 

D. People could produce more than their needs 

x. Gao was the trading centre which developed into a large empire known as: 

A. Soghai 

B. Asante 

C. Mali 

D. Ghana

2. Match the item in list A with those in list B by writing its correct letter in table provided 

                                                       SECTION B (70 Marks)

                                                 Answer All Questions in this section

3. Briefly explain the following historical terms.

1.                     Oldowan tools

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2.                   Archeological site

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3.                 Communalism

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4.                 Centralized state

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5.                   Feudalism

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4.                Write the correct answer in the space provided by writing the correct historical terminologies

1.  A famous site where Dr. Leakey made remarkable discovery in East Africa……….
2. It involves the exchange of commodities between people who lived in the same geographical area……………
3. The period in which man made and used stone tool refer to ……………………
4. Bilma and Taghaza were famous in ………………... centers in Western Sudan
5. The feudal system along East African coast was………………. 

5.                Differentiate the following terms

1. Homo habilis and Homo Erectus

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2. Matrilineal and patrilineal society

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3. Historian and History

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4. Feudal lords and Tenants

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5. Timeline and Time chart

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6.                 Arrange the following sentences in a chronological order by writing number 1 -5 below the corresponding position in the table provided.

1.                      Sharpers tools were made during the middle stone age such as spear, arrows and knives.
2.                      The use of iron tools increased the ability of man to produce more food population increases and later on states formation during the pre-colonial African societies
3.                      The period when most man’s tools were made of stone is called stone age
4.                      In the Early stone age, chopping and pebble tools were made and used by man
5.                      It is divided into early, middle and late stone age

7.                The map below locate most famous historical sites in East Africa labelled A, B, C ,D and E. Name those historical sites.

1.                      Letter A indicates ______________________________________________
2.                      Letter B means________________________________________________
3.                      Letter C indicates______________________________________________
4.                      Letter D indicates_____________________________________________
5.                      Letter E means_______________________________________________

8.                Explain five characteristics of communalism

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9.                What were effects of the discovery of fire during the middle stone age? Give five points

SECTION C (15 Marks)

Answer question ten (10)

10.     What were the social factors for the interactions in pre-colonial African communities

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PRESIDENT'S OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES

COMPETENCE BASED ASSESSMENT

012 HISTORY FORM ONE

ANNUAL EXAMINATION – 2023

Time: 2:30 Hours

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions
2. Answer all questions
3. Section A and C carry fifteen (15) marks each and Section B carries seventy (70) marks
4. All writing must be in blue or black in
5. All answer must be written in the spaces provided
6. Cellular phones, calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the assessment room

SECTION A (15 Marks)

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

1. Which source of historical information consists of memorized stories? Tales, riddles, narratives and Prayers

1. Written record
2. Oral tradition
3. Museum
4. Historical sites

2. Mr. Abasi is a history teacher at Bunda secondary. He asked form two students to name oldest skill discovered by Dr. Louis Leakey in 1959. Which response did students give

1. Homo erectus boisei
2. Australopithecus boisei
3. Ardiphtecus boisei
4. Zinjathropus boisei

3. Many students at Majengo secondary school do not apply life skill in their daily school life. Which one of the following would be possible consequence?

1. Increase of chaos and Misunderstanding at school
2. Increase in peace and harmony at school
3. Low rate of Crimes and improper behavior in students
4. Lack of conflicts and Misunderstanding among students

4. Ability of an individual to love and appreciate oneself is called

1. Empathy
2. Self-esteem
3. Assertiveness
4. Self-control

5. One of the source used to construct history is oral tradition but it is not enough to construct history because

1. It is cheap
2. Both literate and illiterate can use
3. It is more live source
4. Can give false information

6. One of the methods used to ensure soil fertility under permanent crop cultivation was irrigation. The shadoof irrigation was practiced in

1. Chagga of Kilimanjaro
2. Egypt
3. Khoisan of South Africa
4. Kamba of Kenya

7. Which technological advancement developed during middle stone age

1. Discovery of iron
2. Discovery of Agriculture
3. Discovery of fire
4. Discovery of fossils of Zinjathropus

8. Identify a scientific method used to determine date

1. Family tree
2. Carbon 14
3. Recalling events
4. Story-telling

9. In Kondoa – Irangi the rock panting show the beginning of settled communities. In the Sahara Desert pointing and pictures show that;

1. They were moving from stone age to iron age
2. They started cultivating in late Stone Age along Nile.
3. They started hunting and gathering in old stone age
4. They had started forgiving iron tools around Meroe and Axum

10. The source of history which is used to reconstruct history both material and Immaterial is called

1. Anthropology
2. Linguistic
3. Oral traditions
4. Ethnographic sources

2. Match the historical description in LIST A with corresponding historical terms in LIST B by writing the letter of correct response below item number.

SECTION B (70 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section

3. Briefly explain the following historical terms

1. Dr. Louis Leakey
2. Iron smelting
3. Rent in kind
4. Capitalism
5. Old warn tools

4. Arrange the following sentences in a chronological order by writing their roman number below the corresponding position in table provided

1. Slavery was the first exploitative mode of production which was based on private ownership of property
2. Up to the end of 19^th C, the Hadzabe, Sandawe, Teso, Dorobo, the Khoisan and Mbulu were still practicing this made of production
3. The earliest mode of production was based on collective ownership of means of production and equal distribution of the gains
4. This mode of production was followed by feudalism which was based on land and cattle ownership
5. Pre-colonial African societies passed through three modes of production

5. Briefly answer each of the following questions.

1. Why was the first mode of production called primitive communalism?
2. How did human obtain food during the Old Stone Age?
3. How archaeological remains were obtained
4. Relate the discovery of fire and discovery of iron
5. Homo Sapiens was advanced human being.

6. Differentiate the following historical phenomenon

1. Mixed farming and shifting cultivation
2. Kingship Organization and Age-set Organization
3. Feudal lords and Tents
4. Creation and evolution Theory
5. Stone age and Iron Age

7. Study carefully the following Sketch map of East Africa and then answer questions that follow

1. Which group of people settled at point A
2. Name the Iron site labeled by letter B?
3. Which name was given to historical site labeled by letter C?
4. Name the Iron site labelled by letter D?
5. Which name was given to site labelled by letter E?

8. Historians say that the second mode of production was characterized by exploitative means. Explain using five points.
9. James does want to study history because he thinks it’s a waste of time. Use five points to prove to him on importance of studying it.

SECTION C (15 Marks)

10. The emergence and consolidation of centralized states in pre-colonial Africa was contributed by many factors. Discuss this statement by giving six (6) points.

THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

COMPETENCY BASED SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES

1HISTORYFORM ONE

TIME: 2 HOURS NOVEMBER 2022

Instructions

1. This paper consists of three sections A, B, and C with a total of ten (10) questions.

2. Answer all questions in section A, B and C.

3. All writing must be in blue or black ink.

4. All answers must be written in the space provided.

5. Cellular phones, calculators and unauthorized materials are not allowed in examination room.

SECTION A (15 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section

1. F or each of the following items (i - x) Choose the best answer from the given alternatives and write its letter in the space provided.

1. Which method was used to obtain salt during the pre-colonial era

a) Evaporating water from the sea water

b) Mining and evaporating reeds

c) Mining salt from bearing rocks

d) Boiling and evaporating bowls

2. Which of the following African societies developed Ntemiship system in East Africa by the 15th century?

a) Nyamwezi and Ndorobo

b) Nyamwezi and Sandawe

c) Nyamwezi and Chagga

d) Nyamwezi and Sukuma

3. Which of the following was an important change in the evolution of man?

a) Walking with all four limbs

b) Development of the brain

c) Walking with fore limbs

d) Gathering and hunting

4. Which of the following is an early iron site in East Africa?

a) Olduvai Gorge b) Kondoa Irangi c) Engaruka d) Meroe

5. The system of land ownership in Buhaya was known as:

a) Ubugabire b) Umwinyi c) Nyarubanja d) Busulo

6. Four main language groups to which East African communities belong are:

a) Sandawa , Cushites, Bantu and Nilotes and Bantu

b) Dorobo, Cushites, Nilotes and Bantu

c) Khoisan, Cushites Nilotes and Bantu

d) Khoikhoi, San , Nilotes and BaIntu

7. The History teacher at Kaizerege Secondary School was in the class; and provided the following definition; “Is the study of society’s cultural system, behaviour, beliefs and ideologies”. This definition is for which concept among the following?

A. Archaeology

B. Archives

C. Anthropology

D. Archaeologist.

8. Mr. Msambiningwa is history teacher at Magogoni Secondary School; during his lesson, he told the students that “according to Charles Darwin, in his theory of evolution of man from primates to Homo-sapiens was associated with technological discovery like discovery of fire. Assume you are a student in that class, tell him at which age that discovery occurred?

A. New Stone Age

B. Early Stone Age

C. Late Stone Age

D. Middle Stone Age.

9. Mzee Laizer is a Maasai livestock keeper who moves from one place to another searching for water and pasture for his cattle. This movement of Mzee Laizer is known as:

A. Pastoralism

B. Nomadic pastoralism

C. Sedentary pastoralism

D. Permanent pastoralism.

10. Mr. Hassan was a land owner in Buhaya and Karagwe. He used that for economic activities; Therefore Mr. Hassan’s system was known as:

A. Ubugabire system

B. Umwinyi system

C. Busulo and Mvunjo

D. Nyarubanja system.

2. Match the items in list A with those in list B by writing the correct latter in the space provided

SECTION B (70 MARKS)

3. Briefly explain the following terms

i. Historical sites …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

ii. Slavery

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iii. Boer Trek ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

iv. Communalism …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

v. Golden stool ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Complete the following statements with correct historical concept(s):

(i) Some of the trade in African societies were developed by the people who lived in the same area. This kind of trade was known as ___________________________

(ii) Ngoni soldiers before attacking their enemies, they were encircled and kill them this kind of technique of fighting was called ______________________________

(iii) What was the name of society in which the children who were born belonged to the father’s clan ____________________________________________________

(iv) In which area of Tanzania, there are many pieces of evidence on the physical evolution of man and his technology. It has made Tanzania to be the original home of human kind _________________________________________________

(v) Magodani villagers don’t believe on the coming of people from far and Middle East to East Africa. As historian go against their views by giving one evidence of written guide book about the coming of those foreigners ____________________

5. Mwanakwetu and Mwanaenzi were arguing over the invention of fire by human being. Mwanakwenda argued that the invention of fire brought nothing to man. While Mwanaenzi opposed her. What do you think were five points used by Mwanaenzi against her friend?

6. Magoyo is the head of school at Vijibweni Secondary School, received a letter from form one students who are not interested in History subject. As a form two student convince these students to like that subject. (Five points)

7. What were the effects of the discovery of fire during the middle stone age? Give five points.

8. What were the social factors for interactions in Pre- colonial African communities? (Give six points)

9. Study the following map carefully then answer the following questions:

Questions:

(i) What are the names of the centres indicated by the letters A and B? ____________________________ and __________________________________

(ii) What is the name of the tribe that dominated the route that marked by letter C?

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(iii) What is the name of the famous local chief dominated the trade route started from centre B to D? __________________________________________________________________

(iv) The trade mapped above brought various impacts to the people of African societies. Mention any two impacts: a) ____________________________ and b) ______________________________

(v) What was the name of the trade in the map above?

SECTION C (15 Marks)

10. (a) What is a state?

(b) Clearly state the factors of state formation

THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

MINISTRY OF REGIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ANNUAL EXAMINATIONSERIES

HISTORY FORM-1

2020

TIME: 2:30 HRS

INSTRUCTIONS.

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of Seven (7) questions.
2. Answer all questions in section A and B and two (2) questions from section C
3. All writing must be in blue or black ink.
4. All answers must be written in the space provided.
5. Calculators, cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
6. Write your Examination Number at the top right corner of every page.

SECTION A

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

(i)Which one of the following statements is not true about history?

1. Helps learners to critically assess historical events.
2. Helps learners to know past achievements and failures of man.
3. Helps learners to get skills for their future careers.
4. Helps learners to loose a sense of nationalism and patriotism.

(ii)The evolution theory explains about:

1. the survival of archaeological remains
2. the process of accumulating precious goods.
3. the origin of man using a scientific approach
4. the creation of man which is found in Holy Books.

(iii)One of the characteristics of man before the discovery of iron technology was:

1. dependence on environment for survival
2. reliance on industrial machines
3. avoidance of gathering fruits
4. involvement in slave trade

(iv)The method of collecting historical information through talking and listening to elders is called:

1. archaeology
2. archives
3. museums
4. oral traditions

(v)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: 

1. Archaeologists
2. Evolutionists
3. Biologists
4. Homo Sapiens

(vi)The following was the major form of feudal relations in Rwanda and Burundi:

1.  Basulu
2. Chiefdom
3. Ntemiship
4.  Ubugabire

(vii)One of the problems of written records as a source of historical information is that, they:

1. are given by elders
2. are mostly reliable
3.  can be used by literate people only
4. serve as stores of variety of information

(viii) Examples of mixed farming societies in pre-colonial Africa were:

1.   Hehe, Digo, Maasai and Matumbi
2. Karamajong, Pokot, Fipa and Hadzabe
3. Nyamwezi, Nyakyusa, Ndorobo and Chagga 
4. Sukuma, Sangu, Kurya and Fipa

(ix)Which one of the following sites represents the early Stone Age?

1. Bagamoyo 
2. Isimila 
3. Olduvai Gorge 
4. Kilwa

(x)The goods imported to East Africa from Arabia and Persian Gulf includes:

1. Glass, pottery and porcelain 
2. Beads, cloth and copper 
3. axes, swords and spear 
4. ivory, gold and palm oil

2. (a) Match the item in LIST A with their correct response from LIST B. Write down letter of correct response in space provided.

(b) Complete each of the following statements with the correct historical facts.

(i)The dominant form of social organization in pastoralist societies was called

(ii) The first leader of Jihad movement in West Africa was called

(iii)The first European nation to involve in the trading of slaves in the first half of the 15 ^th century is called

(iv)An East African historical site where the skull of the earliest man was discovered is known as .

(v)The source of historical information which is obtained through the word of mouth is called .

3. Write T for true statement and F for false statement.

1. Stones were first weapons to be used by man
2. During earlier stone age man resembled apes
3. Human being in earlier Stone Age lived in permanent settlement.
4. Man had greater mastery of the environment during late stone age
5. One of sites of earlier Stone Age tools found in central African is Olorgesaile.
6. The body of Homo habilis was more hairly than that of Homo erectus.
7. The theory of creation and that of evolution of man are sometimes similar.
8. It was better for man to use stone tools than iron tools
9. Art and cultural diversity emerged before 100,000 years ago
10. During the Iron Age people did not have permanent shelter.

4. (a)Arrange the following sentences in a chronological order. 

1. These activities enable man to obtain his needs from nature.
2. Mans basic needs consist of food, clothing and shelter
3.  The actions man takes upon nature have one major aim.
4.  History is a record of human activities.
5.  They aim to change natural objects into a condition satisfying human needs.

(b) Complete each of the following statements with the correct historical facts.

1. Mans major technological innovation during the Middle Stone Age was .....
2. The title of the supreme political leader in the Haya was ..
3. A place where books, files, colonial and travellers records are kept is called. ..
4. The feudal system which developed in Zanzibar was called 
5. The East African Kingdom in which Busulo and Nvunjo feudal relations developed was. . ..

SECTION C

5. Briefly explain the following:

1.  Evolution .................
2.  Patrilineal society ..........
3. Communalism ...........
4. Afrikaans ............
5. Mansa Musa . .....

6. What were the effects of the discovery of fire during the Middle and Late Stone Ages? (Give six points)

7. Briefly explain the following terms:

(i)Pharaoh

(ii)Golden Stool

(iii)Boer trek 

(iv)Slavery 

(v)Capitalism