KCSE History and Government Questions With Answers
Explain five results of the migration and settlement of the Highland Nilotes sin Kenya
They displaced some communities they found in the area where they settled e.g. Abagusii, the Kwavi, Maasai and the Abaluyia ( example a must) Some highland Nilotes were absorbed/ assimilated by the Bantu such a the Teriki and the Tachoni The Highland Nilotes traded with their neighbours/ they exchanged animal products for grains from the Abaluyia and the Abagusii. This led to the expansion of trade in the region. Their settlement increased the population of the region The highlands Nilotes intermarried with the Luo, Abagusii and Abaluyia. This strengthened their relations. There were ethnic wars/ conflicts due to cattle raids There was cultural exchange leading to enrichment of their lives
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Give THREE problems which Europeans colonialists faced as they established their rule in Africa in the second half of the nineteenth century
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Give THREE classes of people in Hinduism
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What were the stages in the development of tools by early people?
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Why did the British use direct rule in administering most parts of Kenya?
Describe the organization of the Central Government in Kenya during the colonial period.
State three methods which were used by the British to establish their rule in Kenya.
Explain six effects of the construction of the Kenya-Uganda railway.
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Discuss the immediate results of the partition of African by Europeans.
Boundaries demarcating spheres of influence were drawn. The European powers took control of areas where their trader/companies and missionaries had operate/ stated development, spherical of influence. African communities sometimes found themselves split aprt by arbitary boundaries. It led to the establishment of colonial rule/Africans lost their independence. African interest Some African resettled/against Europeans in entrenching their rule/collaboration. Some African leader gained power and fame/were make paramount chiefs What were the terms of the Berlin Conference for 1884- 1885?
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