Question

In which of the following year and by whom was Maasai land divided into two regions?

• A. In 1885 by Europeans
• B. In 1887 by Australians
• C. In 1888 by Americans
• D. In 1889 by the British
• E. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A In 1885 by Europeans

Before colonial times, Maasailand stretched over a vast area from north Kenya to the steppes of northern Tanzania. In the late nineteenth century, European imperial powers scrambled for territorial possessions in Africa, slicing up the region into different colonies. In 1885, Maasailand was cut into half with an international boundary between British Kenya and German Tanganyika.