Hist 205:History Of East Africa Question Paper
Hist 205:History Of East Africa
Course:Education
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2012
KENYA METHODIST UNIVERSITY
END OF 3''RD ''TRIMESTER 2012 (SCHOOL BASED) EXAMINATIONS
FACULTY : EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT : EDUCATION
UNIT CODE : HIST 205
UNIT TITLE : HISTORY OF EAST AFRICA
TIME : 2 HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE questions.
Question One
Give five sources of East African History.
(5 Marks)
Explain the results of the migration and settlement of East African people in the present homelands.
(15 Marks)
Question Two
Describe the political organization of the Buganda Kingdom in pre-colonial period.
(14 Marks)
Outline the economic activities of the Nyamwezi of Tanganyika in the pre-colonial period.
(6 Marks)
Question Three
Why did the missionaries establish mission stations in East Africa?
(5 Marks)
Evaluate the effects of Christian missionaries’ activities in East Africa.
(15 Marks)
Question Four
Account for the Maji Maji rebellion against the Germans in Tanganyika.
(14 Marks)
Why did the Maji Maji uprising fail?
(6 Marks)
Question Five
Define Nationalism.
(2 Marks)
Analyze the factors that led to the rise of African nationalism and the struggle for independence in East Africa.
(18 Marks)
Question Six
Explain the rise of multiparty democracy in post – independent Kenya.
(4 Marks)
Account for the revival of the East African Community in 2001.
(16 Marks)
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