Sources and importance of history questions | form one History

History can create employment for those who study it.

Bagamoyo, Kilwa and Kondoa Irangi are examples of

1. early iron sites
2. local museums
3. famous archives
4. historical sites

The method of collecting historical information through talking and listening to elders is called

1. archaelogy
2. archives
3. museums
4. oral tradition

People whose work is to study and explain the remains which show man`s physical development , his activities and the tools he made and used are known as

1. Archaelogists
2. Evolutionists
3. Biologists
4. Homo Sapiens

Which among the following include the cultural practices through which historical information is obtained?

1. Poems, proverbs and stories
2. Archives, museums and oral tradition.
3. Narration of past , present and future events
4. Family trees, time lines and time  charts

Which one of the following statements is not true about history?

1. Helps learners to critically assess historical events
2. Helps learners to know past achievements and failures of man
3. Helps learners to get skills for their future careers
4. Helps learners to loose a sense of nationalism and patriotism

The history which is handed down by word of mouth , especially by elders from one generation to another is known as

1. archaelogy
2. anthropology
3. oral traditons
4. linguistics

The source of historical information which is obtained through the word of mouth is called ____

Oral traditions are easy to learn and remember.

In a book called “the origin of species”  Charles Darwin explains that the plants and animals were created by God.