Hist. Form 1
Hist. Form 1
HISTORY FORM 1
APRIL ASSIGNMENT
SECTION A
1 Give two theories that explain the origin of man (2mks)
2 State three reasons why the study of government is important (3mks)
3 Give three reasons why early agriculture developed along the river
valley (3mks)
4 Name three earliest sources of information about the history of the
East Africa Coast (3mks)
5 Why did the Portuguese build Fort Jesus (3mks)
6 Give two causes of food shortage in developing countries (2mks)
7 Identify two missionary societies that worked in Buganda in the 19 th
century (2mks)
8 List four stages in the evolution of man (4mks)
9 Why did the Oman Arabs fail to control the East African Coast
immediately after the conquest (3mks)
10 Give contribution of Ludwig Krapf in the history of East Africa
SECTION B
11 (a) State the advantages of using written records as a source of
historical information (5mks)
(b) What is the importance of studying history (10mks)
12 (a )Why were the user of fire during the middle stone age period
(8mks)
(b) Explain briefly the culture of the early man during the new stone
age period (7mks)
13 (a) State the factors that led to the beginning of agriculture in
Mesopotamia (5mks)
(b) What were the effects of early agriculture on the people of
Mesopotamia
14 (a) Identify the changes that marked Agrarian Revolution in Britain
(5mks)
(b) Explain the effects of the Agrarian revolution in U.S.A (10MKS)
15 (a) State the rights and freedoms enjoyed by the Kenyan citizen as
stated in constitution (10mks)
(b) Explain the limitation of any of the five rights stated (5mks)
16 (a) Give five reasons why national integration is important in Kenya
(5mks)
(b)State five factors that promotes national unity in Kenya (5mks)
(c) Give five factors that have undermined national unity in Kenya
(5mks)