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Sources Of African History Question Paper

Sources Of African History 

Course:Bachelor Of Education History

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010



KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
INSTITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF ARTS
AHT 100: SOURCES OF AFRICAN HISTORY

DATE: Thursday 18th February, 2010 TIME: 8.00 a.m. ? 10.00 a.m.

INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE questions.

1.
(a)
Examine the meanings of the following concepts:
(i)
Africa
(ii)
History
(iii)
Sources
(b)
With reference to any three sources, respond to the claim that history in Africa came with Europeans.
2.
Assess the contribution of archaeology to the reconstruction of African history.
3.
To what extent can linguistics assist history practitioners reconstruct African history of either (i) Bantu? or (ii) Nilotic speakers?
4.
Discuss the place of ancient evidence in the reconstruction of ancient Egyptian history.
5.
Analyse the contribution of Arabic sources to the study of medieval West African history.
6.
Identify and discuss the contribution of either a European or African writer to your understanding of a certain aspect of African history.






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