HISTORY AND POLITICAL EDUCATION PROTOTYPE HISTORY AND POLITICAL EDUCATION TEXTBOOK SENIOR ONE LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM PROTOTYPE PROTOTYPE LOWER SECONDARY CURRICULUM Published 2020 This material has been developed as a prototype for implementation of the revised Lower Secondary Curriculum and as a support for other textbook development interests. This document is restricted from being reproduced for any commercial gains. National Curriculum Development Centre P.O. Box 7002, Kampala- Uganda www.ncdc.co.ug ii HISTORY AND POLITICAL EDUCATION Contents Preface ......................................................................................................................................................... iv Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................... v Chapter 1:...................................................................................................................................................... 1 Finding Out about Our Past ...................................................................................................................... 1 Sources of History .................................................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 2:.................................................................................................................................................... 13 The Origin of Man ................................................................................................................................... 13 The traditional theory about the origin of man ...................................................................................... 15 Theories of Human Evolution ................................................................................................................ 20 Chapter 3:.................................................................................................................................................... 25 Migration and Settlement into East Africa Since 1000 AD ..................................................................... 25 The Origin of People in Your Local Area ................................................................................................ 26 Migration Patterns of the Major Ethnic Groups in Uganda and the Rest of East Africa ....................... 28 Peopling of East Africa ........................................................................................................................... 30 Chapter 4:.................................................................................................................................................... 35 Culture and Ethnic Groups in East Africa ................................................................................................ 35 Cultural Values in Families ..................................................................................................................... 36 Roles of Different Peoples in A Family ................................................................................................... 37 Cultural Institutions in East Africa ......................................................................................................... 38 Kenya ...................................................................................................................................................... 40 Tanzania ................................................................................................................................................. 40 Cultural Sites in East Africa .................................................................................................................... 41 Uganda ................................................................................................................................................... 42 Ethnic Groups in East Africa ................................................................................................................... 43 Culture as a Source of Income ............................................................................................................... 44 Culture and Entrepreneurship ............................................................................................................... 44 Cultural Camps in East Africa................................ ................................................................................. 45 East African Traditions in Conflict Resolution ....................................................................................... 46 ii iii SENIOR ONE Chapter 5: ................................................................................................................................................... 50 State Formation in East Africa ................................................................................................................... 50 Formation of Pre-Colonial Societies...................................................................................................... 51 Non-Centralised Societies ..................................................................................................................... 51 Nyamwezi Society .................................................................................................................................. 52 Bachwezi Dynasty .................................................................................................................................. 55 Centralised States .................................................................................................................................. 58 Buganda Kingdom .................................................................................................................................. 58 Chapter 6: ................................................................................................................................................... 64 Religions in East Africa ............................................................................................................................... 64 Ancient Religions in East Africa .............................................................................................................. 65 Ancestor Worship ................................................................................................................................... 65 Foreign Religions in East Africa.............................................................................................................. 66 The First Foreign Religious Groups in East Africa ................................................................................. 66 Muslims ................................................................................................................................................... 69 Chapter 7: ................................................................................................................................................... 74 Local and External Trade Contacts with East African Communities ........................................................ 74 Indian Ocean Trade and Slavery ............................................................................................................ 75 The Indian Ocean trade and Slavery in East Africa ............................................................................... 78 Chapter 8: ................................................................................................................................................... 82 The Scramble and Colonisation of East Africa .......................................................................................... 82 Colonisation of East Africa ..................................................................................................................... 84 Chapter 9: ................................................................................................................................................... 91 Response to the Establishment of Colonial Rule in East Africa ................................................................ 91 Factors for Collaboration in East Africa ................................................................................................. 92 Resistance............................................................................................................................................... 96 References ................................................................................................................................................ 100 iii iv HISTORY AND POLITICAL EDUCATION Chapter 5: ................................................................................................................................................... 50 State Formation in East Africa ................................................................................................................... 50 Preface Formation of Pre-Colonial Societies...................................................................................................... 51 This Learner’s Textbook has been written in line with the revised subject syllabus. The Non-Centralised Societies ..................................................................................................................... 51 knowledge and skills which have been incorporated are what is partly required to produce a Nyamwezi Society