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Hist 211: Themes In West African History Question Paper

Hist 211: Themes In West African History 

Course:Bachelor Of Education Arts

Institution: Kabarak University question papers

Exam Year:2011



COURSE CODE: HIST 211
COURSE TITLE: THEMES IN WEST AFRICAN HISTORY
STREAM: Y2S1
INSTRUCTIONS:
 ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY TWO QUESTIONS

1. (a) Discuss how the four environmental zones influenced economic activities in
pre-colonial West Africa. (10marks)
(b) Explain how Islam became an important factor in state formation in West Africa and
the important role played by Usuman dan Fodio. (20marks)

2. Contrast and compare the rise and decline of both the Asante and Dahomey Kingdoms.
(20marks)
3. Examine the causes, course and effect of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. (20marks)

4. Trace the roots of European imperialism in West Africa that eventually led to the Berlin
conference of 1884/85. (20 marks)

5. Using the example of Samori Toure of the Mandinka Empire, discuss why African’s lost
their fight against European colonialism. (20 marks)

6. Examine critically the main political and economic changes introduced by the French and
British colonial administrators. (20 marks)




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