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General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

HISTORY 6006/1

PAPER | HISTORY OF ZIMBABWE(PRE-COLONIAL TO PRESENT)

NOVEMBER 2022 SESSION 3 hours
Additional materials:
Answer paper

TIME 3 hours

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

Write your name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on the answer
paper.
Answer four questions from at least three of Sections A — D.

Write your answers on the separate answer paper provided.

If you use more than one sheet of paper, fasten the sheets together.

INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES

This paper consists of 16 questions.

Each question in this paper carries 25 marks.

You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers.
You should illustrate your answers with specific examples.

Candidates are advised to spend 45 minutes on each question.

This question paper consists of 3 printed pages and 1 blank page.
Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, N2022.

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SECTION A

Assess the contribution of pictorial evidence towards the recovery of Zimbabwe’s pre-
colonial history.

To what extent was San survival dependent solely on the knowledge of their environment?
Explain the emergence of farming communities in pre-colonial Zimbabwe.

How important was the role played by ecological factors in the decline of the Mapungubwe
state?

SECTION B

Assess the impact of the death of Father Goncalo Da Silveira on the Mutapa-Portuguese
relations.

Explain the reasons for the failure of missionary attempts to evangelise the Ndebele between
1850 and 1900.

How far can the colonisation of Zimbabwe be attributed to social factors?
“The Africans had themselves to blame for their defeat in the First Chimurenga/Umvukela

(1896-7).’ Discuss.

SECTION C

Evaluate the effectiveness of the Africans’ response to colonial labour policies between 1900
and 1930.

Analyse the relationship between the trade union and nationalist movements in colonial
Zimbabwe between 1945 and 1965.

Examine the view that the formation of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland was due to
economic rather than social factors.

Discuss the role played by women in the liberation struggle for Zimbabwe (1966-79).

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SECTION D

Evaluate the Zimbabwe Government’s efforts in dealing with the political challenges it faced
between 1980 and 1990.

Analyse the Zimbabwe Government’s response to the effects of colonial segregatory policies
between 1980 and 2000.

To what extent can the Zimbabwean economic crisis since 2000 be attributed to external
factors?

‘Despite his prolonged stay in power, Robert G. Mugabe left a legacy to be cherished.’
Discuss.

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