HISTORY 1- 4

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What are the major types of oral traditions?
A Museums and archives
B Poems and proverbs
C Historical sites and narration of events
D Archaeology and museum
E Cultural practices and narration of events
Why is Charles Darwin famous in history?
A He discovered pebbles and chopping tools.
B He discovered the fossil of man’s ancestors.
C He introduced the theory of creation.
D He discovered the remains of old p
E He introduced the theory of evolution.
What took place in Europe between the 1750s and 1850s?
A Industrial revolution
B Scramble for Africa
C Mercantile capitalism
D Emergence of slave trade.
E Monopoly capitalism
Colonialism was established through
A post-colonial political changes.
B violence and coercion.
C piracy and plundering
D revolution and violence.
E waylaying and bogus treaties.
Who headed the Central government of the colony?
A Queen
B Governor
C Secretary for colonies
D Secretary General
E Minister for colonies
The law that demanded the Africans to carry a labour card “Kipande” aimed at ensuring that
A the European colony is exploited effectively.
B there is effective occupation of the colony.
C the Africans should be allowed to grow cash crops.
D the welfare of the Africans were taken care of.
E the white farmers got a cheap supply of labour.
The average differences of age between parents and their children is called
A period.
B age
C family tree.
D timeline.
E generation.
Which one among the following places did people paint and draw in the caves?
A Sofala
B Karagwe
C Kondoa Irangi
D Tabora
E Bagamoyo
Who was the greatest ruler of Mali.
A Askia Mohamed
B Mansa Kankan Musa
C Osei Tutu
D Uthman dan Fodio
E Suni Ali
America defeated her colonial master in
A 1873.
B 1884.
C 1945.
D 1776.
E 1918
A person who performs the discovery of fossils and interprets them is known as
Doctor of arts
Journalist
History of arts
Archaeologist
The feudal system which was practiced among the coastal societies of east Africa was called:
Ubugabire
Nyarubanja
Umwinyi
Envunjo
Which of the following event marked the end of Portuguese rule in east Africa coast?
Discovery of the new land (America)
Decline of slave trade
Coming of sultanate rule in Zanzibar by 1840
Collapse of fort Jesus in 1698
The participants of trans Saharan trade from North Africa were:
Almoravids, Mossi, Tuareg
Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa
Bisa, Imbangala, Vimbundu
Nyamwezi, Yao, Kamba
Capitalism development had passed in the following stages except:
Commercial capitalism
Feudalism
Industrial capitalism
Monopoly capitalism
History is about yesterday, today and tomorrow
True
False
One of the sources of historical information is stone age
True
False
Karamajong is one of the pastoral societies
True
False
Decrease in population is one of the effects of African interaction
True
False
The trans-Saharan trade was the exchange of goods between eastern Sudan and north African societies across the Saharan desert
True
False
One reason for the Dutch settlement at the cape in 1652 was to:
Defeat Asians and Europeans who monopolized the Indian ocean
Place south Africa in the world capitalism
Create Dutch empire in south Africa
Prepare a refreshment station for Dutch merchant from India
The social factors for interactions among the people of Africa were
Language, migration, population increase
Migration, intermarriage and the need to search for new areas
Trade, war, migration
Trade, intermarriage, language, population increase
Which of the following societies practiced age set system in East Africa
Sukuma and Hehe
Maasai and Chagga
Barbeig and Nyamwezi
Pastoralists
Which of the following was not the cause of Mfecane war which occurred in South Africa
Hostility of the Khoikhoi
Shortage of land
Population pressure
Harsh rule of Shaka Zulu
Slave trade was abolished in 19th century due to:
Industrial revolution in Europe
Humanitarian reasons
Slave revolts against their masters
Discovery of new land (America)
Seyyid Said shifted his capital from Damascus in Middle East to Zanzibar
True
False
State organization was practical among numerous pastoral communities in East Africa
True
False
State organization was practical among numerous pastoral communities in East Africa
True
False
Slave trade involved buying and selling of humans as a commodity
True
False
Copper mining and processing activities are also known to have been practiced in the Kafue and Gwai river areas in Zambambwe
True
False
Triangular trade contributed much to the rise and development of western Sudanic states
True
False
Food production and animal keeping spread in Africa by means of
Migration, trade and contact with early growers
War, trade and imitation
Internal evolution, migration, trade and contacts
Technology, advice by kings and chiefs
The African societies described as pastoral societies include
Haya, Sukuma, Nyamwezi, Maasai
Swahili, Zulu, Setho, Nyaturu
Nyakyusa, Ganda, Chewa, Yao
Khoikhoi, Fulani, Maasai, Pokot
Central African areas which showed steps in early iron production were
Mashona, Mang’anja, Kayonza
Swahili, Zulu, Setho, Nyaturu
Venda, Transavad, Engaruka, Mang’anja
Khoikhoi, Fulani, Maasai, Pokot
The factors which led to the development of agriculture were
Population, wars, immigration, markets
High temperature, iron technology, markets
Floods, climate, iron technology, population
Iron technology, fertile soils, climate
0 / 1 point Fire was discovered during
Old stone age
Middle stone age
Late stone age
Iron age
In order to expand commercial activities, Sayyid Said shifted his capital from Muscat to Zanzibar in 1840
True
False
During the abolition of slave trade in East Africa, the Arabs in Zanzibar readily supported the British
True
False
The Morans were one of the age groups among the Maasai
True
False
The Morans of the Maasai protected the whole society
True
False
Yao, Kamba and Nyamwezi were famous long distance traders
True
False
Who was the greatest ruler of Mali.
Askia Mohamed
Mansa Kankan Musa
Osei Tutu
Uthman dan Fodio
Colonialism was established through
A post-colonial political changes.
B violence and coercion.
C revolution and violence.
D piracy and plundering
Decrease in population is one of the effects of African interaction
True
False
Slave trade was abolished in 19th century due to:
Industrial revolution in Europe
Slave revolts against their masters
Humanitarian reasons
Discovery of new land (America)
Slave trade involved buying and selling of humans as a commodity
True
False
Triangular trade contributed much to the rise and development of western Sudanic states
True
False
The Morans were one of the age groups among the Maasai
True
False
What are the major types of oral traditions?
A Museums and archives
B Poems and proverbs
C Historical sites and narration of events
D Archaeology and museum
The main African societies in East Africa which involved in long distance trade were?
Nyamwezi,Yao and Kamba
Nyamwezi,kamba and kikuyu
Yao,Makua and Nyamwezi
Yao,Chagga and Hay
Kamba,Nyamwezi and Sukuma
The Hammerton treaty(1845) was about
Closing all market along the coastal of East Africa
Allowing sultan of Zanzibar to sell slave in Arabia
Allowing sultan of Zanzibar to buy slave outside East Africa
Abolishing slave trade and slavery in all British colonies
Forbiding sultan of zanzibar to export slave outside East Africa
Some areas in Africa experience more intensive scramble than others in the nineteenth century because they;
Were good for hunting and gathering fruits
Had medditeranean climate favorable for Europeans
Were economically strategic
Were still far behind in development
Had no Africans to resist colonialism
The following are the features of Great economic depression of 1929-1939, except
Growth of industries in Europe
Unemployment
Reduction of wages
Low price of goods
Poor social services
Which of the following statement was a problem towards independence in Nigeria
Poverty,tribalism and ignorance
Elitism,tribalism and ignorance
Religion,tribalism and poverty
Religion,regionalism and tribalism
Elitism,povert and tribalism
Tanganyika was handed over British after first world war because
The German were not able to rule Tanganyika
It was the end of first world war
British were asked by the league of nations
They defeated the Germans
British wanted to control Uganda,Kenya and Tanganyika
The following are the reasons for the coming of Europeans to Africa before 1800, except
To abolish slave trade and introduce christianity
To capture and control the Indian ocean trade
To look for gold and spices in Africa and Asia
To find new sources of trade
To find alternative route to India and Far East
The famous town developed in desrt during trans-saharan trade was
Gao
Timbuktu
Taghaza
Kumbisaleh
Walata
One of the following was demonstrated unity and self demonstration among the Africans to liberate themselves from foreign domination in early twentieth century
Mfecane war
Kaffir war
Anglo-Boer war
Afro-Boer war
Maji maji war
African colonial economies were?
Dependent on taxation
Peasant oriented
Established by force
Favored few Africans
Export oriented
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