HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT - Form 1 End of Term 1 2019 Examinations

SECTION A (40 marks)

1. Define the term History. (1mk
2. State two periods in History. (2mks

3. State two limitations of oral tradition as a source of History. (2mks

4. Give two forms of government. (2mks

5. Outline four characteristics of government. (4mks

6. Name two sources of information used in oral tradition. (2mks

7. State three archaeological sites in Kenya. (3mks

8. Identify two Sub species of Homo sapiens. (3mks

9. State and Explain two theories that explain the origin of man.   (4mks

10. Name the last three stages of evolution. (3mks

11. State two main types of Acheulian tools. (2mks

12. List four physical characteristics of Homo Erectus. (4mks

13. Name the two rivers that are associated with early agriculture in Mesopotamia. (2mks

14. Name the first animal to be domesticated by man. (1mk

15. Identify two indigenous crops of most third world countries. (2mks

16. Give two characteristics of Agrarian Revolution. (2mks

17. Define the term Agrarian Revolution. (1mk

SECTION B (60MKS)

18. State five advantages of using oral tradition as a source of information on History and Government. (5mks

19. List five dating methods used by archaeologist (5mks

20. Give five importance of studying History and Government.(5mks

21. Outline five reasons why Africa is referred to us cradle of human kind. (5mks

22. Describe the culture of early man during the new stone age period.   (10mks

23. Explain five ways by which early human beings benefited from the discovery of fire. (10mks

24. What were the results of development of early agriculture in Mesopotamia. (10mks

25. Outline five factors that led to Agrarian Revolution in America during the Agrarian Revolution. (10mks