HISTORY OF GHANA
This part must be answered by candidates in Ghana only.
Answer four questions in all, choosing at least one question from each section.
All questions carry equal marks.

SECTION A
LANDMARKS OF AFRICAN HISTORY UP TO 1800.
Answer at least one question from this section.

  1. Outline any five ways by which the trans-Saharan trade was organised. [15 marks]
  2. Outline any five economic activities of the Berber [15 marks]
    Identify any five problems encountered by the Solomonic Dynasty of Ancient Ethopia. [15 marks]

SECTION B
GHANA AND THE WIDER WORLD (EARLIEST TIMES TO AD 1900)
Answer at least one question from this section.

  1. (a) List any three salt manufacturing communities in pre-colonial Ghana. [3 marks]
    (b) Outline any two methods of salt processing in pre-colonial Ghana. [6 marks]
    © State any two benefits of salt in pre-colonial Ghana. [6 marks]

5. (a) List any three non-centralized ethnic groups in pre-colonial Ghana. [3 marks]
(b) Highlight any four political features of the pre-colonial Guan. [12 marks]

  1. (a) Name any three Forest states in Ghana. [3 marks]
    (b) Identify any four indigenous religious beliefs and practices of the people of Ghana before their contact with Europeans. [12 marks]

SECTION C
GHANA 1900 TO 1991
Answer at least one question from this section.

  1. Outline any five reasons for the success of the Convention Peoples Party(CPP) over its J rival, the United Gold Coast Convention(UGCC) in the 1951 General Election. [15 marks]
  2. Highlight any five factors that led to the electoral victory of the Progress Party (PP) led by K. A. Busia in 1969. [15 mark
  3. Highlight any five roles played by Ghana in the United Nations Organization (UN/UNO). [15 marks]