SS -7 Unit 2 Vocab Quiz

Noah, a young sailor, is learning about different navigational tools on his voyage. He comes across an astrolabe on his ship. What is an astrolabe according to you, Matthew?

• A light, fast sailing ship

• An instrument that helped sailors like Noah find their latitude at sea

• Land that is taken over and controlled by another country

• To take over land and control it

On their school field trip to the Maritime Museum, Aubrey, Matthew, and Mason were intrigued by a display. The information board read, 'What is a caravel?' Matthew, who had been reading about maritime history in Mrs. Luch's class, suggested it's a light, fast sailing ship. Was Matthew's interpretation correct?

• Yes, it's a light, fast sailing ship

• No, it's an instrument that helped sailors find their latitude at sea

• No, it's land that is taken over and controlled by another country

• No, it's to take over land and control it

Imagine Matthew, Mason, and Aubrey are real estate investors. What does it mean when Matthew buys a hotel and places it on one of his properties?

• It means Matthew has bought a fast, sleek race car

• It means Matthew has a tool that helps him calculate his income

• It means that property is now a luxury estate

• It means Matthew is taking over property and controlling it

During a history class discussion, Mr. Infantino asked Mason, "What does it mean when we say Britain colonized India?"

• A light, fast sailing ship used by Britain to reach India

• An instrument that helped British sailors find their latitude at sea while traveling to India

• India was taken over and controlled by Britain

• Britain took over India and controlled it

During a field trip to a museum, Mason asked Mr. Aubrey, 'Who is Columbus?'

• A light, fast sailing ship

• An instrument that Noah used in his science project to help sailors find their latitude at sea

• Land that is taken over and controlled by another country

• An explorer from Spain who 'discovered' America

Elliana, Noah, and Mason are discussing the impact of the Columbian Exchange on their ancestors. What does the term 'Columbian Exchange' refer to in this context?

• The exchange of different items and diseases between the Americas and Europe

• An instrument that helped sailors find their latitude at sea

• Land that is taken over and controlled by another country

• To take over land and control it

West, Noah, and Mrs. Mason are on a field trip with their geography class. They are learning about navigation and are tasked with finding their way back to the school bus. What device do they have that allows them to find 'north' and navigate their way back?

• A light, fast sailing ship

• An instrument that helped sailors find their latitude at sea

• A compass

• To take over land and control it

Noah, Elliana, and Infantino are playing a trivia game in Mrs. Aubrey's history class. Noah draws a card and reads, 'Who are conquistadors?'

• A light, fast sailing ship

• Spanish warriors and explores

• Land that is taken over and controlled by another country

• To take over land and control it

During a history class, Mr. Luch asks his students, Noah, Aubrey, and Elliana, 'Can you tell me what the Crusades were?'

• A light, fast sailing ship

• An instrument that helped sailors find their latitude at sea

• Religious wars between Europe Christians and Muslims

• To take over land and control it

During a school trip to a museum, West, Infantino, and Aubrey were exploring exhibits on ancient civilizations. They came across an exhibit on 'Inca'. According to the information they gathered from the exhibit, who were the Inca?

• A light, fast sailing ship that they read about in a novel

• An instrument that helped sailors find their latitude at sea, which they learned in their geography class

• A Native American group that they learned about in their history class

• A term used to describe the act of taking over land and controlling it, which they heard in a political science lecture