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PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
ILEMELA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

FORM ONE DISTRICT JOINT EXAMINATION

CODE: 012 HISTORY
Time:2:30 May, 2025
Instructions

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.
2. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
3. Section A carries fifteen (15) marks, section B seventy (70) marks and section C
fifteen (15) marks.
4. All writings must be in blue or black ink except diagrams which must be in pencil.
5. All communication devices, and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the
Mock Assessment room.
6. Write your Name at the top right corner of every page.

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SECTION A (15 Marks)

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Answer all questions in this section.

1. For each of the following items (i)-(x), choose the correct answer from the given
alternatives and write its letter in the box provided.
(i) What is the name given to the starting time in history?
A. Anno Domino
B. Before Common Era
C. Year zero
D. Carbon 14
(ii) Historians use the following illustrations to show how historical events
followed each other, except:
A. Language studies
B. Timelines
C. Family trees
D. Time charts
(iii) What order is used when placing events on a timeline?
A. Alphabetical order
B. Chronological order
C. No specific order
D. Reverse order
(iv) Which century would the year 1815 be in?
A. 17th century
B. 18th century
C. 19th century
D. 20th century
(v) What does History deal with?
A. How colonialists came to Africa
B. Man’s activities through various stages of his development
C. The actions of great men in the world
D. The actions of heads of states
(vi) What does the Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form the United
Republic of Tanzania on 26th April 1964 exemplify?
A. Historical site
B. Historical meaning
C. Historical event
D. Historial explanation
(vii) Ludovick studies the remains of historical objects. Which term can be used
to describe Ludovick’s occupation?
A. Scientist
B. Archaeologist
C. Anthropologists
D. Archivist
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(viii) Which chemical is used by scientists to date ash from volcanic eruption?
A. Potassium –argon
B. Carbon 14
C. Linguistic experiment
D. Potassium carbonate
(ix) What do written records include?
A. Books and newspapers
B. Books and museums
C. Sheets and archives
D. Museums and historical sites
(x) What are the basic needs which man constantly struggles to obtain?
A. Water, food and clothes
B. Relationship, love and peace
C. Air, love and food
D. Food, shelter and clothes

i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x.

2. Match the feudal relations in List A with the regions/areas where they were
practiced in List B by writing the letter of the correct response beside the item
number in the answer booklet provided.
List A List B
(i) Sources of historical information by word of A. Historical sites
mouth. B. Archives
(ii) Documents that provide historical information. C. Anthropology
(iii) Places where remains of past human activities D. Oral sources
and cultures are found. E. Museums
(iv) Buildings in which historical objects are kept. F. Archaeology
(v) Places where documents and old written records G. Written records
are kept and maintained.

Asnwers:
List A (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
List B

SECTION B (70 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.
3. Briefly explain the following terms:
(i) History
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(ii) Historian
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(iii) Linguistics
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(iv) Potassium-argon
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(v) Ethnographic records
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4. Mr Smith is a historian from England who has come to Tanzania to visit various
historical sites. Mention to him five (5) historical sites that he may visit and the
regions where they are located.
(i) ____________________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________________
(iii) ____________________________________________________________
(iv) ____________________________________________________________
(v) ____________________________________________________________
5. Form One students from Juhudi Secondary School are planning to visit the
Tanzania National Archives in Dar es Salaam next week. Identify five (5)
documents that they are likely to find in the archives.
(i) ____________________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________________
(iii) ____________________________________________________________
(iv) ___________________________________________________________
(v) ____________________________________________________________
6. “Archaeology as the source of historical information has some challenges.” Prove
the statement by giving five (5) points.
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(iii) ____________________________________________________________
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(iv) ____________________________________________________________
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(v) ____________________________________________________________
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7. Imagine that you visited the village Museum. Outline five (5) political objects that
you found there.
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(ii) ____________________________________________________________
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(iii) ____________________________________________________________
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(iv) ____________________________________________________________
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8. Briefly describe the following terms:
(i) Decade
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(ii) Generation
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(iii) Century
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(iv) Age

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(v) Period
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9. Briefly show how historians use the following methods to determine dates.
(i) Recalling events
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(ii) Language studies
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(iii) Carbon-14 dating
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(iv) Potassium-argon
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SECTION C (15 Marks)
Answer question ten (10)
10. Using six (6) points show how studying History is useful to you.
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