1.
a) Give five reasons, which led to the migration of the Cushites into Kenya before 1800.
b) Describe the economic activities of the Cushites in the pre - colonial period.
2.
a) State five results of the settlement of the Gikuyu in the Mount Kenya Region during the pre colonial period
b) Describe the political organization of the Agikuyu during the pre-colonial period.
3.
a) State five economic activities of the Kalenjin during the pre-colonial period.
b) Explain the functions of the Orkoiyot among the Nandi during the re-colonial period.
4. State three functions of the Laibon in traditional Maasai society
5. Give two functions of the council of elders among the Akamba during the precolonial period.
6.
a) What factors made the Cushites migrate into Kenya during the precolonial period?
b) Explain five results of the migration of the Cushites into Kenya during the precolonial period.
7.
a) Explain the result of the migration and settlement of the Somali into Kenya by 1800.
b) Describe the political organization of the Somali in Kenya during the colonial period
8. Give TWO factors which led to the migration and settlement of the Iteso into Kenya by 1800.
9. Name two sources of the History of Kenyan communities during the pre - colonial period.
10. In what ways did the Kenyan communities interacted during the pre - colonial period?
11.
a) Describe the migration and settlement of the Eastern Bantu speaking communities in Kenya up to 1800.
b) Discuss the result of the migration and settlement of the eastern Bantu into Kenya by 1900.
12. What was the base of the political organization among the Cushites during the pre - colonial period?
13. Identify the TWO economic activities which the Maasai acquired as a result of interacting with the Agikuyu during their settlement in Kenya.
14. What religious functions did the Orkoiyot of the Nandi perform during the pre - colonial period?
15. Give two main factors which influenced the Abaluhya to become crop farmers by the beginning of the nineteenth century.
16. Name two Bantu communities in Kenya whose ancestors settled in the Mt. Elgon area before migrating to their present homeland.
17.
a) Why did the Bantu migrate from their coastal settlement at Shungwaya in the sixteenth century
b) Describe the political organization of the Mijikenda during pre - colonial period.
18. State two ways in which the Akamba interacted with the Agikuyu in the pre - colonial period.
19. Give two economic reasons why the Cushites migrated from their original homestead into Kenya.
20. Identify the main reason why the Mijikenda lived in Kenya.
21.
a) Explain five results of the migration and settlement of the plain Nilotes in Kenya.
b) Describe the political organization of the Maasai during the pre - colonial period.
22. State one way in which the Abagusii and the Kipsigis interacted during the pre - colonial period.
23. State two functions of the council of elders (Njuri Ncheke) of the Ameru.
24.
a) What were the results of the settlement of the Luo in Kenya during the pre - colonial period?
b) Describe the socio - political organization of the Luo during the pre - colonial period.
25.
a) Give five reasons which led to the migration of the Cushites into Kenya before 1800.
b) Describe the economic activities of the Cushites in the pre - colonial period.
26
a) What factors made the cushites migrate into Kenya during thepre – colonial period? (10mks)
b) Explain five results of the migration of the cushites into Kenya during the pre-colonial (10mks)
27. Give two factors which led to the migration and settlement of the Iteso into Kenya by 1800.
28. Explain the results of the migration and settlement of the Somali into Kenya by 1800. (7mks)
29. In what two ways did the Kenyan communities interact during the pre- colonial period? (2mks)
30
(a) Describe the migration and settlement of the Eastern Bantu Speaking communities into Kenya upto 1800. (5 mks)
(b) Discuss the results of the migration and settlement of the Eastern Bantu into Kenya by 1900 (10mks)
31. What was the base of the political organization among the Cushites during the pre- colonial period? (1mk)
32. Name two Bantu communities in Kenya whose ancestors settled in the Mount Elgon area before migrating to their present homeland. (2 mks)
33
(a) Why did the Bantu migrate from their coastal settlement at Shungwaya in the sixteenth century? (3 mks)
(b)Economic reasons why the cushites migrated from their original homeland Kenya
(c) Explain five results of the migration and settlement of the plain nilotes in Kenya
34.One reason why the Mijikenda community migrated from their settlement at Shangwaya during the Pre- colonial period.
35.
(a)State five factors that led to the migration of the Iteso from their original home in the Lake Turkana region to their present homeland.
(b)Explain five effects of migration and settlement of the Iteso in Kenya.
36.
a)What were the results of the settlement of the Luo in Kenya during the pre-colonial period?
37.Give one way in which the knowledge of iron working helped in the migration of the Bantu.(1mks)
38. State two ways in which the Akamba interacted with the Agikuyu in the pre- colonial period (2 mks)
39.
(a) Explain five results of the migration and settlement of the plains Nilotes into Kenya. (10 mks)
40.State two ways in which the Nandi and the Abaluyia communities interacted during the precolonial period (2 mks)
41. Give one reason why the Mijikenda community migrated from their settlement at Shungwaya during the pre- colonial period. (1 mk)
42.
(a) What five factors led to the migration of the Iteso from their original home in the Lake Turkana region to their present homeland? (5 mks)
(b) Explain five effects of the migration and settlement of the Iteso in Kenya. (10 mks)
43. State one way in which the Abagusii and the Kipsigis interacted during the pre-colonial period.(1mk)
44.
(a) What were the results of the settlement of the luo in Kenya during the pre-colonial period? (7marks)
45. Give one way in which the knowledge of iron working helped in the migration of the Bantu (1 mk)
46. Give two reasons for the migration of the Borana from Ethiopia into Kenya. (2 mks)
47.
(a) Why did the Bantu migrate from their original homeland? (5 mks)
48.
(a) Give five reasons which led to the migration of the cushites from their original homeland into Kenya during the pre- colonial period. (5 mks)
(b) Explain five results of the interactions between the Bantu and the cushites in Kenya during the pre- colonial period. (10 mks)
49. Name one community in Kenya that belongs to the River Lake Nilotes (1 mk)
50.
(a) Why did the highlands Nilotes migrate from their original homeland during the precolonial period? (5 mks)
(b) Explain five results of the migration and settlement of the highland Nilotes in Kenya (10 mks)
51. Name the dispersal area of the Eastern Bantu. (1mk)
52.
a) Give five reasons for the migration of the Luo from their original homeland into Kenya. (5mks)
b) What were the social effects of the expansion of the Luo into Western Kenya?
53. Name two communities in Kenya who belong to the Plain Nilotes. (2 mks)
54. What was the original homeland of the Eastern Cushites? (1 mk)
55. Apart from the Maasai, name one other plains Nilotes found in Kenya ( 1 mk)
56. State the first settlement area of the Luo during their migration from Sudan. (1 mark)
57.
(a) Give five reasons which influenced the migration of the Plains Nilotes to Kenyaduring the pre-colonial period. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five results of the migration and settlement of the Maasai in Kenyaduring the pre-colonial period. (10 marks)
58. What was the main reason for the migration of the Eastern Bantu from Shungwaya during theprecolonial period? (1 mark)
59. Identify one community in Kenya which belongs to the Southern Cushitic group. (1 mark)
60. Name two Bantu groups in Kenya which settled in Mount Elgon area before migrating to their present homeland. (2 marks)
61. Name the community in Kenya that belongs to the Southern Cushites. (1 mark)
62.
(a) Give five reasons for the migration of the Mijikenda from Shungwaya during the pre-colonial period. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five social effects of the migration and settlement of the Mijikenda in their present homeland (10 mks)
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