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THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TNZANIA
THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
IFAKARA TOWN COUNCIL
FORM TWO JOINT EXAMINATION
012 HISTORY
TIME: 2:30 Hours Thursday 21st March,2024
Instructions
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.
2. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
3. Section A carries fifteen (15) marks and section B carries Seventy (70) marks, and
section C carries fifteen (15) marks.
4. All writing must be in blue or black ink except drawings that should be in pencil.
5. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the assessment
room.
6. Write your Assessment Number at the top right corner of every page.
FOR ASSESSOR’S USE ONLY
QUESTION NUMBER SCORE ASSESSOR’S INITIALS
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SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. For each of the following items (i) – (x) choose the correct answer from among the given
alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.
(i) Archaeological findings whose ages are beyond 150,000 years are determined by;
A. Using archives
B. Remembering events
C. Using potassium-argon
D. Using carbon-14.
(ii) The best example of the evolution of man is represented by the discoveries made
at:
A. Fort Jesus
B. Olduvai Gorge
C. Bagamoyo
D. Uvinza
(iii) The title given to the King of the Oyo Empire in West Africa was:
A. Alaafin
B. Oba
C. Asantehene
D. Nzinga
(iv) What was the effect of the Ngoni migration to Central and East Africa?
A. Rise of legitimate trade
B. Decline of coastal city states
C. Development of capitalism
D. Introduction of new military techniques
(v) Peace and intermarriage during pre-colonial period were among the results of:
A. Trade between neighbors
B. War between neighbors
C. Conquest between neighbors
D. War and slave trade
(vi) What was the main reason for the rise of Mfecane war in South Africa?
A. The struggle to control land
B. The invasion of Boers
C. The pressure of apartheid policy
D. The struggle to control gold mines
(vii) Two students from Mwanza region organized a study tour to Kilimanjaro Region
where they saw beans, maize and few trees planted in the same farm. Which term
benefits such a type of agricultural system?
A. Intercropping
B. Mixed farming
C. Agroforestry
D. Crop rotation
(viii) What was the second exploitative mode of production in man’s history?
A. Capitalism
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B. Feudalism
C. Slavery
D. Communalism
(ix) Which among the followings were among the important trading centres in western
Sudan?
A. Fez, Gao and Hausa
B. Kano, Meroe and Gao
C. Gao, Jenne and Timbuktu
D. Timbuktu, Kilwa and Walata.
(x) Who migrated into East Africa from South Africa in the Second half of the
19thcentury due to Mfecane wars?
A. Arabs
B. Boers
C. Ngoni
D. Nilotes
2. Match the items in LIST A with the correct responses in LIST B by writing the letter of
the correct responses below the corresponding item number in the table provided
LIST A LIST B
A. Relations of
i. Is the physical and mental energy people use to production.
produce what they want. B. Means of production.
ii. Is the combination of labour and instruments of C. Social formation
labour. D. Superstructure
iii. Refers to the things upon which man’s labour is E. Human labour
applied. F. Mode of production
iv. Refers to a combination of human labour, G. Productive forces
instruments of labour and objects of labour. H. Objects of labour
v. Refers to non-productive institutions, which regulate
the society.
ANSWERS
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SECTION B (70 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section
3. Briefly explain the following terms:
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4. Arrange the following sentences in a chronological order by writing their roman numbers
below the corresponding item position in the table provided.
(i) At the stage of Homo sapiens, man begun crop cultivation and animal husbandry to
supplement hunting and gathering.
(ii) Darwin’s theory suggest that man’s species have been evolving gradually from lower
stage to higher stage.
(iii). The origin of man has been a controversial issue among the historians especially
when and how man came into existence.
(iv) The evolution theory suggests that members of Australopithecus family which lived
during the early Stone Age could make tools.
(v) The discovery of fire during the Middle Stone Age enabled Homo Erectus to eat
roasted food.
Answers
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5. Briefly, answer each of the following questions.
(i).Why did the Ngoni succeed to defeat most of the Central and Eastern African
societies?
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(ii). Why communalism mode of production is sometimes referred to as primitive
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(iii). What was the role of the Golden Stool in the Asante State of West Africa during the
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(iv). Why Morans were regarded as soldiers in the Maasai society?
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(v). How did humans obtain food during the Old Stone Age?
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6. Differentiate the following:
(i) Anthropology and Ethnographic records
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(ii) Iron tools and Stone tools
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7. John was interested with the history of the First World War of 1914-1918, therefore
decided to visit to one grandfather at Lugata village to become him informant.
(a) Identify and define the method of getting information used by Juma.
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b) Give four (4) limitations of the method you defined in (a) above.
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8. What changes did iron working bring to the pre-colonial African societies? Give five (5)
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9. Study the following sketch map and answer the questions that follow:
(i). What are the names of the centers indicated by letters A and B?
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(ii) What is the name of the tribe that dominated the route that marked by letter C?
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(iii) What is the name of the famous local chief dominated the trade route started from center B
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(iv) The trade mapped above brought various impacts to the people of African societies. Mention
any two (2) impacts.
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(v) What was the name of the trade in the sketch map above?
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SECTION C. (15Marks)
Answer question ten (10).
10. People of Africa interacted with one another due to various factors. Show how the social
factors influenced these interactions. Give five (5) points.
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