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This is the O-Level History question paper for Paper 1 from November 2021. Use it for exam practice under timed conditions.
SOCRATES HISTORY PAPER 1 2021 NOVEMBER SECTION A 1. a) Identify the use of multi-disciplinary approach in the recovery of Zimbabwe's precolonial past b) Discuss the contributions by written sources in the recovery of Zimbabwe's pre-colonial past 2. a) "Although the san were backward politically, economically and socially, they were progressive in some respect "Justify or refute this assertion. b) How did hunting and gathering influence the lives of the Stone Age societies? 3. a) Critically analyze the diffusionist and migrationist theories in the introduction of iron. b) Asses the major changes brought about the introduction of iron in Zimbabwe in the early and late Iron Age 4. a) Discuss the controversies relating to the origins of the GZ b) "The GZ was built by the Shona for defense purpose "Discuss b) Discuss the purpose for which the stone walls of Great Zimbabwe were built c) What evidence is found at GZ which shows that it was involved in long distance trade d) Ecological factors were sorely responsible for the collapse of GZ" Is this true? SECTION B 5. a) The Prazo system in the Zambezi valley has sometimes been described as "An Africanisation of the European institution" Do you agree? b) To what extent did the Mutapa depend on trade for its survival? c) The impact of Mfecane on the Shona has been exaggerated" Do you agree? d) Account for the origins and subsequent expansion of Mutapa state.