HSY2602/2024/S1/ASSESSMENT/01
HSY2602:
EARLY STATE FORMATION, SLAVERY AND COLONIAL CONQUEST IN AFRICA
ASSESSMENT 1
Unique assessment number: 755964
Submit the assessment before the closing date of
4 March 2024
N.B PARAPHRASE YOUR WORK TO AVOID PLAGARISM
Page 1 of 7
, HSY2602/2024/S1/ASSESSMENT/01
Essay Topics
Select ONE of the following topics:
Study Unit 1: The construction of African history
Oral tradition is the only means of reconstructing precolonial African history’. Do you agree or are there other
methods? Use examples to illustrate your answer. HSY2602 Study Guide, Pages: 39(42)–61
OR
Study Unit 2: Islamic Africa
Discuss the spread of Islam across North and sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting its encounters with various
African societies. What were the effects of these interactions? Provide examples to substantiate your answer.
HSY2602 Study Guide, Pages: 63–81
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OR
Study Unit 3: Africa and the Slave Trade
‘The transatlantic slave trade was built on existing forms of slavery.’ Do you agree? Mentions forms of
“unfree” labour that existed in Africa. HSY2602 Study Guide, Pages: 119–177
OR
Study Unit 4: The Scramble for Africa
Evaluate the motives for the Scramble for Africa by using three examples.
HSY2602 Study Guide, Pages: 215–251
OR
Study Unit 5: Africa under colonial rule
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HSY2602:
EARLY STATE FORMATION, SLAVERY AND COLONIAL CONQUEST IN AFRICA
ASSESSMENT 1
Unique assessment number: 755964
Submit the assessment before the closing date of
4 March 2024
N.B PARAPHRASE YOUR WORK TO AVOID PLAGARISM
Page 1 of 7
, HSY2602/2024/S1/ASSESSMENT/01
Essay Topics
Select ONE of the following topics:
Study Unit 1: The construction of African history
Oral tradition is the only means of reconstructing precolonial African history’. Do you agree or are there other
methods? Use examples to illustrate your answer. HSY2602 Study Guide, Pages: 39(42)–61
OR
Study Unit 2: Islamic Africa
Discuss the spread of Islam across North and sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting its encounters with various
African societies. What were the effects of these interactions? Provide examples to substantiate your answer.
HSY2602 Study Guide, Pages: 63–81
3
OR
Study Unit 3: Africa and the Slave Trade
‘The transatlantic slave trade was built on existing forms of slavery.’ Do you agree? Mentions forms of
“unfree” labour that existed in Africa. HSY2602 Study Guide, Pages: 119–177
OR
Study Unit 4: The Scramble for Africa
Evaluate the motives for the Scramble for Africa by using three examples.
HSY2602 Study Guide, Pages: 215–251
OR
Study Unit 5: Africa under colonial rule
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