Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Form 3 History & Government Opener Exam Term 1 2026 with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a separate document.

  The exam is scheduled for a duration of 2 hours. It is divided into two sections: Section A and Section B, with a total potential score of 80 marks. Section A carries 20 marks and requires candidates to answer all short-answer questions. Section B accounts for 60 marks, and candidates are instructed to answer any four questions from the options provided. The paper assesses historical knowledge ranging from early human civilization to colonial history and modern government structures.

  The document covers the following topics:

  • Branches of the study of History
  • Sources of History (Limitations of oral tradition)
  • Early Civilizations (Picture writing in Egypt)
  • Early Man (Food acquisition in the Middle Stone Age)
  • Peoples of Kenya (Southern Cushitic groups and functions of the Kambi among the Mijikenda)
  • Spread of Christianity in Kenya (Contribution of Ludwig Krapf)
  • Trade (Regional trade in Africa, Trans-Saharan trade, and Trans-Atlantic trade)
  • Transport and Communication (Camel as a pack animal, Wright brothers, limitations of cell phones)
  • Medicine (Contribution of Jonas Edward Salk)
  • Citizenship (Qualifications for Kenyan citizenship)
  • Political Organizations (Functions of the Orkoiyot among the Nandi)
  • Migration and Settlement (Results of Cushites migration in Kenya)
  • Agriculture (Practices in Europe before the Agrarian Revolution and results of early agriculture in Mesopotamia)
  • Economic History (Factors for the development of Trans-Saharan trade and the decline/effects of Trans-Atlantic trade)
  • Urbanization (Seyyid Said's transfer of capital to Zanzibar)
  • Constitutional History (Election of Legco members in 1957 under the Lyttelton Constitution and features of the Constitution of Kenya)
• Length:

  6 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 3
• Subject:

  HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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