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Aht 201 Themes In African History Question Paper

Aht 201 Themes In African History 

Course:Bachelor Of Arts

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2011



KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2010/2011
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS

AHT 201: THEMES IN AFRICAN HISTORY
DATE: FRIDAY 4TH FEBRUARY, 2011
TIME: 4.30 P.M - 6.30P.M

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE Questions

1.What would you consider to be the relevance of studying African history by
contemporary students in African universities?
2.Using concrete historical evidence discuss the view that the African continent is
central to the debates on the origin and spread of agricultural practices in the
world.
3.Discuss the impact of the advent of metallurgy to the evolution of human societies
in pre- colonial Africa. Use any two metals to illustrate your answer
4.Using any specific cases from the African continent discuss the view that Africa
is the mother of all the world civilizations.
5.Discuss the impact of the Trans- Atlantic slave trade on the African continent.
Give specific examples to support your case.
6.Using specific examples, discuss the political reasons that account for the
scramble and partition of the African continent from the 1880s
7.Discuss the significance of the Second World War to the history of African
Nationalism.
8.Discuss the economic and political challenges being experienced by the post-
independent African states.
9.Discuss the view that Globalization is both a blessing and a curse to the Nation
state in Africa today.






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