This paper consists of section A, B and C with the total number of ten(10) questions
Answer all questions in each section
Section A carries (15) marks, section B (70) marks and section C carries (15) marks
All writing must be in blue/black ink except drawing which must be in pencil
Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the assessment room.
SECTION A (15 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 sheet provided
The word 'history' is derived from which language?
A. Latin
B. French
C. Greek
D. Arabic
Which of the following is NOT a reason why studying history is important?
A. Helps us understand different cultures
B. Allows us to learn from past mistakes
C. Gives us a sense of identity
D. Predicts the exact pattern of future events
An archaeologist finds a piece of ancient pottery. This artifact is considered a:
A. Primary source
B. Secondary source
C. Fossil
D. Myth
Which of the following is an example of a relative dating technique?
A. Stratigraphy
B. Carbon-14 Dating
C. Potassium-argon Dating
D. Dendrochronology
The theory that humans and present-day primates evolved from a common ancestor is a central part of:
A. The Theory of Relativity
B. The Theory of Evolution
C. The Theory of Continental Drift
D. The Theory of Plate Tectonics
The earliest and longest period of prehistoric times is known as the:
A. Neolithic Age
B. Bronze Age
C. Stone Age
D. Iron Age
Which of these tools was NOT characteristic of the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic)?
A. Hand axes
B. Polished stone tools
C. Choppers
D. Spear points
The control and use of fire was a major development for early humans because it provided:
A. Warmth and protection
B. A source of light
C. Ability to cook food
D. All of the above
The transition to the Iron Age brought advantages like:
A. Stronger, more durable tools and weapons
B. Increased agriculture production
C. New technologies
D. All of the above
One disadvantage of oral histories as sources of information is that they:
A. Are always written down
B.Only exist in ancient times
C. Can change over time as they are passed down
D. Don't provide a perspective on the past
2. Match the stage of human evolution in Column A to its characteristic in Column B.
Column A
Column B
Australopithecus afarensis
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Homo neanderthalensis
Homo sapiens
Proficient toolmakers, buried their dead, possible use of ritual.
. Exhibited increased brain size, associated with early stone toolmaking
. First hominins to control fire, migrate out of Africa
Large brow ridges, stocky build, advanced hunting techniques
Known for bipedalism (upright walking), small brains, lived in trees
SECTION B: 70 Marks
3. (a) Define the term History
(b) Give five importance of studying history
4. Briefly explain the term below briefly
Archeology
Anthropology
Historical site
Dating
Oral traditions
5. (a) What is a museum?
(b) Give the main functions of a Museum
(c ) explain limitations of archeology as a source of history
6. (a) What is human evolution?
(b) Describe the features of the following stages of man’s evolutionary history
Homo habilis
Homo erectus
Australopithecus
Homo sapiens sapiens
7. (a) What were acheulian tools and Oldwan tools?
(b) Explain how human obtain food in the followingstages;
Earlier stone age
Middle stone age
Late stone age
(c) How did man change during the late stone
8. (a) At what stage of development did man discover fire?
(b) How did the discovery of fire change man’s life.
9. (a) Explain how iron was discovered
(b) Briefly explain the advantages that was brought by production and use of iron tools.
SECTION C: 15 Marks
10. (a) Define the term Agriculture
(b) Briefly explain the following agricultural practices
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
COMPETENCE BASED SECONDARY EXAMINATION SERIES
TERMINAL EXAMINATION
FORM ONE
CIVICS
011
TIME: 2:30 HOURS May, 2022
Instructions
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with the total of seven (7) questions.
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and one (1) question from section C.
3. All answers must be written in the spaces provided.
4. All writings must be blue or black ink.
5. All communication devices and calculators are not allowed in the examination room.
6. Write Your Examination Number on the top right of every page.
SECTION A.
1. Multiple choice questions
(i)The following are functions of a Moran, except:
To protect the whole society
To travel in search of water and grass
To defend and expand the protectorate
To control religion and solve land conflicts
(ii)Which of the following is a modern scientific method of fixing dates?
Z Before Christ (BC) Method
A microscope Method
Anno Domino (AD) Method
Carbon 14 Method
(iii)The process of handing down the historical knowledge using a word of mouth from one generation to another is called:
Oral tradition
Historical information
Linguistics
Anthropology
(iv)The following is one of the methods used in obtaining gold in African societies:
Shaft method
Pottery
Ornaments
Titration
(v)A source of historical information which contains remains that show man's physical development activities and tools he used is:
Museum
Oral tradition
Archives
Historical sites
(vi)The important effect of iron technology in Africa was:
Expansion of heavy industries
Increase of civil wars
Increase of migration in Africa
Increase of agriculture and population
(vii)The chronological order of events is usually by the following except:
Time-chart
Carbon 14
Time line
Family tree
(viii)In evolution of man, the use of tools and bi-pedalism were accompanied by the development of man's:
Agriculture
Brain
Limbs
Trade
(ix)History is the study of:
Past, present and future tenses;
Past selected information;
Ujamaa in traditional African societies;
Man's activities against nature through various stages of development.
(x) In evolution of man, the systematic tool maker was:
Zinjanthropus
Australopithecines
Homo Erectus
Homo Habiiis
2. Match the item in LIST A with their correct response from LIST B. Write down letter of correct response in space provided.
LIST A
LIST B
Father of evolution of man
Modern man
Walked on four limbs
Could make tools and had large brain capacity
The earliest man who could stand upright.
The discovery of the skull of the earliest man in Olduvai Gorge.
The pre-colonial modes of production.
Mans major technological innovation during the Middle Stone Age was .....
A society in which the children are of the new family belonged to the wife’s clan.
One of the earliest areas for iron working in Africa.
Homo erectus
God
Stone improvement
Primate
Kumbisaleh
Meroe.
Homo Habilis
Homo sapiens
Charles Darwin
Zunjathropus
Clever creatures
1459
1859
Colonial mode of production
Communalism, Slavery and Feudalism
matrillineal
3. Write TRUE or FALSE against each statement below
Nature of environment and technology determine the existence of economic activities......
Olduvai Gorge is found in southern part of Uganda............................
Iron age existed from around first millennium B.C.......................
Man discovered fire during late stone age......................................
The rise of specialization and complex communities were notable effects of early stone age.....
Australopithecus Africanus had big brain size of about 450 to 550 cubic centimeters compared to other primates......................
Historians assume homo sapiens to be a true man of today........................
Early stone age had developed great technology compared to late stone age...
The only method of determining dates which is done scientifically is carbon 14 method....
History predicts the future......................
4. Briefly explain the following terms
Archives
Historical site
Homo erectus
Iron age
millennium
SECTION B (30 MARKS)
Find this and other free resources at http://maktaba.tetea.org
Answer all questions in this section.
5. Arrange the following sentences in chronological order by writing their letter in the table provided.
Moved upright and was skillful tool marker
Was first systematic tool marker and had large brain capacity
True man with large brain capacity and less thick jaw
Man body was covered with lots of hair and walked in four limbs
Used hind limb to stand and balance, he started to design tools
6. Complete each of the following statements with correct historical facts.
The last stage of man’s evolution in which he had a large brain capacity......
Tools used during earlier stone age..............
Famous site for iron smelting..................
Pre-colonial African societies used a system of exchange based on goods by goods known as …………………………
A duration of one hundred years is called …………………………
7. Study the figure below and answer questions that follow;
Name the stages of development of man labelled A-E
In which stage did man use stones and pebbles
In which stage did man have the largest brain capacity?
In which stage was man a systematic tool marker?
SECTION C (30 MARKS)
Answer two (2) questions from this section.
8. Describe the effects of discovery of iron tools
9. Jane and Neema are arguing about the significance of studying history. Jane says that study of history is waste of time and resources. Using six points convince Jane to study history.
10. What are archives? Describe functions of archives as source of history
Remember to write your name on each and every page of your answer sheets
SECTION A ( 60 Marks)
1. Read the following statements carefully and write the letter of the correct answer in the box or bracket provided
(i) On history time line, the year "O" stands for:
The birth of Christ
The birth of Prophet- Mohamed
The peak of the Roman Empire
An unknown year
(ii) We can obtain historical information by using:
Oral traditions
Written sources
Archaeological findings
Archives, museums and all the above
(iii) The expert whose work are the study of historical remains are called
Biologist
Anthropologist
Archeologist
Geologist
(iv) Dr. louis Leakey and his wife Mary carried out Archeological research in 1959 in
Dodoma
Arusha
Singida
Kilimanjaro
(v) One of the following determines the age of historical events beyond 5000 years
Carbon 14
Age detector
Carbon of chemical
Carbon 13
(vi) Oral traditions can be categorized into two ways of passing historical information these are
Cultural practice and narration of the past events
Cultural practice and recalling of events
Chronology and orders of the events
Chronology and cultural parts
(vii) A person who study all aspects of human life and culture is known as:-
Archeology
Linguistic
Anthropologist
Language
(viii) Olduvai Gorge is the historical site found in
Africa
Uganda
Tanzania
East Africa
(ix) A family tree shows the relationship between
Members of a family over a period of time
Father, mother and children
Members of the family with other families
Father and children
(x) The basic needs of the human man being are
Water, cloth and shelter
Shelter, food and clothing
Food, shelter and house
Food, shelter and maize
2. Match the items in List A with those in List B by writing the correct letter against the corresponding question number in the table provided
List A
List B
(i) Carbon 14
(ii) Oral tradition
(iii) Olduvai George
(iv) Nelson Mandela
(v) Iron working site
(vi) Bi- pedalism
(vii) Isimila
(viii) Archives
(ix) Museums
(x) Stone age
This was the period where but man used stones as the basic raw- material for making tools
Historical site in East Africa
Collection of private and public documents.
Retired president of South Africa
Walking on two feet
Meroe
The scientific method used in showing dates
Historical site in Arusha region
Through a word of mouth
Created for preservation of historical facts
Mirambo
3. Write TRUE for the statement (s) which is correct and FALSE for the wrong statement
Anthropology is the study of human remains…………………….
Age, in history is a period based on our great ancestors…………….
During the period of the Early or old stone age, people had permanent shelters ………………….
In Tanzania, paintings and drawings in caves in area such as Kondoa- Irangi and some places of Singida give evidence of the activities of a settled community …………………
Rusinga Island and Nsogezi are the famous historicval sites in Kenya…………………….
Tools made in the Early stone age were bigger smaller and sharper than those of the middle stone age ……………………
Kalenga is a historical site and not a national museum……………
Illiterates cannot benefit from archival information…………..
Carbon 14 dating finds dates for remains of animals and plants that died beyond 5,000 years ago……………..
Man distinguished from the other primates by his ability to design tools for specific purposes…… ……………..
SECTION B ( 40 Marks)
4. Define the following historical terms
History
Bi- pedalism
Archives
A decade
Primates
5. Differentiate time lines from time charts and family trees from Time graphs