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Homa Bay 2014 History Paper 2 Question Paper

Homa Bay 2014 History Paper 2

Course:History And Government

Exam Year:2014

311/2
HISTORY
PAPER 2
JULY/AUGUST 2014
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS

Homa bay paper 2 2014

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
311/2
History and government
Paper 2
2 ½ Hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES.
This paper consists of three sections A, B and C.
Answer all questions in section A, three questions from Sec. B and two questions from section C.
Answers to all questions should be written in the answer booklet provided.

This paper consists of 2 printed pages. Candidates should check to ascertain that all the pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing

SECTION A (25 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section.
1. Define the term “Monarchial government” (1mk)
2. Mention any two characteristics of Dryopithecus (2mks)
3. Name the main trade item from North America during Trans Saharan trade (1mk)
4. Give two ways by which the wheel improved transport among the ancient Sumerians (2mks)
5. Mention one material on which the early written messages were recorded (1mk)
6. State two advantages of using solar as a source of energy. (2mks)
7. Identify the main factor for the development of Johannesburg town in South Africa (1mk)
8. State two ways through which the trade between the Baganda and the coastal Arabs led to
the rise of strong Buganda Kingdom (2mks)
9. Identify one group of persons that monitor the human rights (1mk)
10. Name two German colonies in West Africa (2mks)
11. Give one function of the Emirs during the British Indirect rule in Northern Nigeria (2mks)
12. Mention any two methods used by the Nationalists in South Africa to fight for their
independence (2mks)
13. State two functions of the International court of Justice (ICJ) as an organ of the League of
Nations (2mks)
14. Give the immediate cause of World War two (1939-1945) (1mk)
15. Name any two financial institutions that fund African Union Projects and programmes (2mks)
16. Name the organ of United Nations that promotes justice in the World (1mk)
17. Name one Legislative house in India (1mk)
SECTION B (45 MARKS)
Answer any three questions from this section.
18. (a) Give three inventions that promoted agriculture in ancient Egypt (3mks)
(b) Explain six factors that facilitated Plantation farming in Britain during Agrarian Revolution (12mks)
19. (a) Name three west African kingdoms that were involved in Trans-Saharan Trade (3mks)
(b) Explain six factors that contributed to the decline of Trans-saharan trade (12mks)
20. (a) State five grievances that nationalists had against the Portuguese colonial administration
in Mozambique. (5mks)
(b) Explain five challenges faced by the FRELIMO fighters in Mozambique (10mks)
21. (a) State any three salient features of the commonwealth member states (3mks)
(b) Describe ways in which the commonwealth member states benefit from the association (12mks)
SECTION C (30MARKS)
Answer any two questions from this section.
22. (a) State three duties that were performed by the Omanheness in the traditional Asante empire(3mks)
(b) Describe the political organization of the Asante empire during the pre-colonial period (12mks)
23. (a) State three reasons why the United States of America (USA) remained neutral during
World War 1 up to 1917 (3mks)
(b) Describe six results of the treaty of Varsailles signed at the end of World War One (12mks)
24. (a) State three ways by which a person can become a member of parliament in Britain (3mks)
(b) What are the functions of the United States of America congress (12mks)

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