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Form 4 history and government questions and answers for paper 1 : model test paper 1

Discuss the results of the Bantu migration into Kenya in the pre-colonial period.

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Explanation/Answer Text:
-Increased population in areas they settled.
-Increased warfare with neighbouring communities like Maasai and Luo.
-Spread of their agricultural knowledge and skills in Kenya for example, Kwavi Maasai started farming.
-Displacement of some communities like the Dorobo and Eastern Cushites.
-Increased cultural interaction for example, adoption of Age-set systems and circumcision from the Cushites.
-Assimilation/absorption of some communities they came into contact with like Cushites.
-Increased trading activities.
Questions/Lessons List

1. What impact did the southern Cushites have on other Kenyan communities? ( free lesson)

2. Name the basic unit of the political organization among most Kenyan communities during the pre-colonial period. ( free lesson)

3. Give one way in which the knowledge of iron working helped in the migration of the Bantu. ( free lesson)

4. Identify one major cause for increased slave trade in East Africa in the 19th century. ( free lesson)

5. Identify two types of democracy. ( free lesson)

6. Give one reason why Omani rulers were interested in establishing their control over the Kenyan coast. ( free lesson)

7. State two functions of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission of Kenya. ( free lesson)

8. What is meant by collective responsibility of the cabinet? ( free lesson)

9. Name two treaties which were signed that marked colonial spheres of influence in East Africa. ( free lesson)

10. Identify two sources of origin of Nyayoism. ( free lesson)

11. Give one reason why Africans were denied equal educational opportunities with other races during the colonial period. ( free lesson)

12. State two recommendations of the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954. ( free lesson)

13. Identify two main ways in which the government spends its revenue. ( free lesson)

14. Give two examples of indirect taxes. ( free lesson)

15. Name one agricultural scheme introduced in Kenya after independence. ( free lesson)

16. Mention two main organs of county government ( free lesson)

17. What is the main role of the executive arm of the government of Kenya? ( free lesson)

18. Describe the migration and settlement of the Western Bantu into Kenya. ( free lesson)

19. Discuss the results of the Bantu migration into Kenya in the pre-colonial period. ( free lesson)

20. Explain why the Portuguese were able to conquer the East Africa coast by 18th century. ( free lesson)

21. Discuss the effects of Portuguese rule on the East Africa coast. ( free lesson)

22. Discuss FIVE reasons why Africans in Kenya formed independent churches and schools. ( free lesson)

23. Explain five factors which led the colonial government to ban the Kenya African Union (KAU) in 1953. ( free lesson)

24. Explain the significance of a national philosophy.Explain the significance of a national philosophy. ( free lesson)

25. Discuss the impact of national philosophies in the development of Kenya. ( free lesson)

26. Explain seven ways through which Kenyan parliament exercises control over the executive arm of the government. ( free lesson)

27. Explain eight factors that may undermine the administration of justice in Kenya. ( free lesson)

28. What five situations can make a registered voter to be denied the right to vote in an election in Kenya? ( free lesson)

29. Explain the rights of an accused person during trial in a court of law in Kenya. ( free lesson)

30. Explain three political problems the Kenyan government inherited from the colonial government. ( free lesson)

31. Identify the political challenges that Kenya has faced since 1964. ( free lesson)

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