THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF TANZANIA FORM TWO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT

0012 HISTORY

Time: 2½ HOURS Wednesday, 15^th November 2017 p.m.

Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C. 
3. All writing must be in black or blue ink. 
4. All answers must be written in the spaces provided.   
5. Cellular phones, calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.   
6. Write your Examination Number at the top right hand corner of every page.

SECTION A (40 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.

(i)History is the study of:

1. future events
2. present events
3. past events
4. all African events

(ii)Which of the following is a scientific method of determining dates of the past remains?

1. Archaeology
2. Time Graphs
3. Carbon 14
4. Time charts

(iii)One of the important outcomes of the shift of man from walking by four limbs to bipedalism was:

1. defending against enemies
2. making and using tools
3. cooking and living in caves
4. hunting and gathering

(iv)During which period did the pre-colonial Tanzanian communities engage in paintings and drawings found at Kondoa-lrangi?

1. Late Stone Age
2. Old Stone Age
3. Industrial Age
4. Early Stone Age

(v)Peace and intermarriage during pre-colonial period were among the results of:

1. trade between neighbours.
2. war between neighbours.
3. conquest of neighbours.
4. war and slave trade.

(vi)The following were characteristics of slavery mode of production except:

1. existence of classes between slave and slave master.
2. slaves had no right to own major means of production.
3. slaves had a share over the surplus production.
4. there was class struggle between slaves and slave masters.

(vii)Some of the commodities used as currency during pre-colonial Africa were:

1. pepper, gold and copper.
2. iron hoses, wood and silver
3. salt, cloth and cowrie shells.
4. copper, silver and bronze.

(viii)A system whereby the major means of production are shared by all members of the society is known as:

1. capitalism.
2. democracy.
3. communalism.
4. feudalism.

(ix)Into which major periods is the Stone Age divided?

1. Four
2. Three
3. Two
4. Five

(x)Ten years make:

1. a generation.
2. a decade.
3. a century.
4. a millennium.

2. 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.

3.Write TRUE if the statement is correct or FALSE if the statement is not correct in the space provided.

(i)The Ngoni migration contributed to the formation of states in northeastern Tanzania............

(ii)History brings a greater sense of patriotism and nationalism .................

(iii)Archives are places where current government records are kept ...........

(iv)Primitive communal societies lived by hunting and gathering ..................

(v) Mixed farming involves planting different crops on the same piece of land ...........

(vi)Non-centralized states are also known as Kingdoms.......... ...

(vii)Umwinyi was introduced in Tanzania by David Livingstone ...........

(viii)The Indian merchants provided capital for slave trade in East Africa..........

(ix)Bartholomew Diaz was the first European to round the Cape in 1487 ............

(x)Missionaries were not among the three key agents of colonialism in Africa.................

4.Briefly explain the following terms:

(i)Boer Trek ............„....

(ii) Homo Erectus ........

(iii)Museum ................

(iv)Legitimate trade ...........„...

(v) Mfecane ...........

5. Arrange the following sentences in a chronological order by writing their Roman numbers in the table provided.

(i)Before the intervention, the Coastal City-States traded among themselves.

(ii)Britain benefited from cloves and coconuts produced in the islands.

(iii)The Portuguese merchants took over the trade in the 16^th century.

(iv)The defeat ofthe Portuguese caused Oman to establish its control over the East African coast.

(v)The Oman sultanate established plantation economy in Zanzibar and Pemba islands.

6. Complete each of the following statements with correct historical facts:

(i)In which century did Spain and Portugal emerge as the leading commercial powers along the Atlantic coast? .......

(ii)The feudal system which developed in Buhaya Kingdom based on land ownership was known as...........

(iii)The treaty which closed down the Zanzibar slave market in 1873 was called .........

(iv)An economic system which involved the ownership of slaves was called

(v) The traditional King of the Baganda is known as.........

7. Study this sketch map and answer the questions which follow.

(i)Which coastal City State developed at letter A during the early commercial contacts? .........

(ii)Name the coastal City State at letter B ...............

(iii)The monsoon wind marked by letter C is called ...................

(iv)The Ocean marked by letter D is called ...............

(v)Which European nation disturbed the trade shown on the sketch map between the 16^th and 17^th centuries?.......

SECTION C

8.Why were economic reasons responsible for the abolition of slave trade? Explain by giving six points.

9.Explain six ways in which Companies and Associations assisted the colonization of Africa.

10.Which factors gave rise to the formation of centralized states in Africa? (Give six points).