KCSE 2024 History Paper 2 with Marking Scheme
KCSE 2024 History Paper 2 with Marking Scheme
Download the actual KCSE 2024 History Paper 2 questions and marking scheme. Practice with the real KCSE questions to target your KCSE revision, boost your confidence, and secure the best possible grade.
Question 1/24
State two advantages of using archaeology as a source of information on History and Government. (2 marks)
Question 2/24
Outline two ways in which archaeologists identify historical sites. (2 marks)
Question 3/24
Give the meaning of the term Agrarian Revolution. (1 mark)
Question 4/24
Name the main method of trade used during the Trans-Saharan trade. (1 mark)
Question 5/24
Name one type of land transport during the ancient period. (1 mark)
Question 6/24
State two uses of coal during the Industrial Revolution in Britain. (2 marks)
Question 7/24
Highlight two problems caused by high population growth in the ancient city of Cairo. (2 marks)
Question 8/24
Name the form of picture writing that was used in the ancient Egypt. (I mark)
Question 9/24
State the main objective of the Berlin conference of 1884-1885. (1 mark)
Question 10/24
Identify the system of administration used in Senegal before 1945. (1 mark)
Question 11/24
Give one factor that promoted unity among the Shona during the 19th Century. (1 mark)
Question 12/24
State one way through which the arms race caused the First World War. (1 mark)
Question 13/24
Give two reasons why the Pan-African Movement was formed. (2 marks)
Question 14/24
Name two financial institutions of the African Union (AU). (2 marks)
Question 15/24
Outline two developments made in education in Tanzania since independence. (2 marks)
Question 16/24
Give one branch of government in Britain. (1 mark)
Question 17/24
Give two levels of elections in the United States of America. (2 marks)
KCSE 2024 History Paper 2 Answers
Question 18/24
(a) Name five methods of dating fossils in History. (5 marks)
(b) Explain five advantages of using written sources of information in History and Government. (10 marks)
Question 19/24
(a) Give the first five stages of the evolution of human beings in chronological order. (5 marks)
(b). Explain five reasons why early human beings started agriculture. (10 marks)
Question 20/24
(a) Outline five factors that favoured early agriculture in Mesopotamia. (5 marks)
(b) Discuss five effects of the Agrarian Revolution in the United States of America. (10 marks)
Question 21/24
(a) State five factors that led to the development of the Trans-Saharan trade. (5 marks)
(b)Discuss five negative effects of the Trans-Atlantic trade on West Africa. (10 marks)
Question 22/24
(a) Name three organs of the League of Nations. (3 marks)
(b) Explain six reasons why the League of Nations failed to maintain world peace. (12 marks)
Question 23/24
(a) State three roles of political parties in Britain. (3 marks)
(b) Describe the structure of the government in India. (12 marks)
(a) Identify three categories of members of the Executive in the United States of America (3 marks)
(b) Explain six functions of the Federal Government of the United States of America (12 marks)