History Form 1

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1. 1. Sources and Importance of History

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   • What is history?
   • Oral traditions, written records and archives
   • Archaeology, museums and historical sites
   • Measuring time in history
   • Why we study history
   • Summary

   What is history? History is the study of past human activities and how people changed their ways of living over time. Historians ask questions such as: what happened, when did it happen, why did it happen, and what were its results? History is not only about kings and wars. It is also about farming, trade, families,…

2. 2. Evolution of Man, Technology and Environment

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   • Explaining the origin of human beings
   • Stages in the evolution of man
   • The Stone Age
   • Fire and the Iron Age
   • Man and the environment
   • Summary

   Meaning of evolution of man Evolution of man refers to the long, slow process through which human beings developed from ape-like ancestors into modern people, changing in body shape, brain size and way of life over millions of years. Two main explanations exist for the origin of human beings: The creation theory –…

3. 3. Development of Economic Activities and Their Impact

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   • Economic activities: hunting, gathering and fishing
   • Agriculture in pre-colonial Africa
   • Pastoralism
   • Crafts, industry and mining
   • The development of trade
   • Impact of economic activities
   • Summary

   Meaning Economic activities are the activities people carry out to produce goods and services to meet their needs, such as food, shelter, clothing and tools. In pre-colonial Africa the main economic activities were agriculture, pastoralism, hunting and gathering, fishing, crafts and industry, mining, and trade. As…

4. 4. Development of Social and Political Systems

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   • Social organisation in pre-colonial societies
   • Non-centralised political systems
   • Centralised states and the ntemi system
   • Factors for the rise of states
   • Feudal relations and effects of political systems
   • Summary

   Meaning A social system is the way people in a society are organised and relate to one another, for example through the family, clan and age groups. A political system is the way a society is governed: how leaders are chosen, how decisions are made, how laws are enforced and how the society is defended. Social and…