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History Form One

This document is a continuous assessment for Form One students at Uyanjo Secondary School, focusing on History. It includes instructions for the assessment, multiple-choice questions in Section A, and open-ended questions in Section B that cover definitions, differences between terms, methods of chronology, and oral traditions. The assessment is scheduled for September 2024 and is designed to evaluate students' understanding of historical concepts and sources.

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History Form One

This document is a continuous assessment for Form One students at Uyanjo Secondary School, focusing on History. It includes instructions for the assessment, multiple-choice questions in Section A, and open-ended questions in Section B that cover definitions, differences between terms, methods of chronology, and oral traditions. The assessment is scheduled for September 2024 and is designed to evaluate students' understanding of historical concepts and sources.

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UYANJO SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM ONE CONTINUOS ASEESSMENT

HISTORY

1:30HOURS SEPTEMBER, 2024

INSTRUCTIONS

 Answer all questions


 Maintain your work clean
 Unauthorized material are strictly prohibited like communication devices, calculators,
e.t.c.

SECTION A (20 marks)

(1) Choose the most correct answer and write down its letter in the answer sheet
provided;-
(i). One of the following sources of history depends on carbon 14 in determining
dates:
a) Archives
b) Anthropology
c) Archaeology
d) Museums

(ii). the historical sites in East Africa are:


a) Morogoro, Maputo, kapwirimbe and Gedi
b) Isimila, Olduvai gorge, Engaruka and Rusinga Island
c) Nairobi, Engaruka, Jinja and Iringa
d) Dar es Salaam, Karagwe, Olorgesailie and Lamu

(iii). A.D in history means:


a) Years before the birth of Christ
b) Years of ancient Greece
c) Years after the birth of prophet Mohammed
d) Years after the birth of Christ

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(iv). The archaeologist who discovered the skull of earliest man in east Africa was:
a) Dr. David Livingstone
b) George Washngton
c) Dr. Louis Leakey
d) Vasco Da Gama

(v). The following are importance of studying history except:


a) help to understand where we come from
b) Helps to understand man`s struggles against nature
c) give us information about important events of the past
d) helps to show spatial distribution of land.

SECTION B (80 marsks)


Answer all questions from this section

2. (i) Define the following terms:-


A History
B. Decade
C. Millennium
D. Carbon 14
E. Museums
(ii) Explain the differences of the following terms
A. Archives and written documents
B. Museums and historical sites

3. With examples, explain four methods that used to show chronology of historical events.

4. What are advantages and limitations of archives (three points for each )
5. (a) what is oral tradition?
(b) Write four advantages of oral tradition.

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