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Week 6: The Fast & The Curious Vocabulary: Exploration

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the meaning of the word astrolabe as used in our History studies?

a)

an official document, from a person in authority, allowing someone to do something

b)

a tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location

c)

to change someone’s or one’s own religious beliefs

d)

a long and carefully organized trip

2.

What is the meaning of the word cartographer as used in our History studies?

a)

a person who makes maps or charts

b)

the act of sailing around something (usually completely around the world)

c)

a person who starts a new business

d)

a distance north or south of the equator, usually measured in degrees

3.

What is the meaning of the word charter as used in our History studies?

a)

to change someone’s or one’s own religious beliefs

b)

a long and carefully organized trip

c)

a distance east or west of the prime meridian, usually measured in degrees

d)

an official document, from a person in authority, allowing someone to do something

4.

What is the meaning of the word circumnavigation as used in our History studies?

a)

a person who starts a new business

b)

a distance north or south of the equator, usually measured in degrees

c)

the act of sailing around something (usually completely around the world)

d)

a place set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people

5.

What is the meaning of the word convert as used in our History studies?

a)

a long and carefully organized trip

b)

to change someone’s or one’s own religious beliefs

c)

a distance east or west of the prime meridian, usually measured in degrees

d)

a science used by sailors to find their place and plan their route

6.

What is the meaning of the word entrepreneur as used in our History studies?

a)

a distance north or south of the equator, usually measured in degrees

b)

a place set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people

c)

to change

d)

a person who starts a new business

7.

What is the meaning of the word expedition as used in our History studies?

a)

a long and carefully organized trip

b)

a distance east or west of the prime meridian, usually measured in degrees

c)

a science used by sailors to find their place and plan their route

d)

a place to live that is set up in a new area

8.

What is the meaning of the word latitude as used in our History studies?

a)

a place set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people

b)

to change

c)

a distance north or south of the equator, usually measured in degrees

d)

the practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay

9.

What is the meaning of the word longitude as used in our History studies?

a)

a science used by sailors to find their place and plan their route

b)

a distance east or west of the prime meridian, usually measured in degrees

c)

a place to live that is set up in a new area

d)

a river that flows into a larger river or lake

10.

What is the meaning of the word mission as used in our History studies?

a)

a place set up by a religious group to teach religion and other ways of life to native people

b)

to change

c)

the practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay

d)

a tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location

11.

What is the meaning of the word navigation as used in our History studies?

a)

a place to live that is set up in a new area

b)

a river that flows into a larger river or lake

c)

a person who makes maps or charts

d)

a science used by sailors to find their place and plan their route

12.

What is the meaning of the word reform as used in our History studies?

a)

the practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay

b)

a tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location

c)

to change

d)

an official document, from a person in authority, allowing someone to do something

13.

What is the meaning of the word settlement as used in our History studies?

a)

a river that flows into a larger river or lake

b)

a place to live that is set up in a new area

c)

a person who makes maps or charts

d)

the act of sailing around something (usually completely around the world)

14.

What is the meaning of the word slavery as used in our History studies?

a)

the practice of owning people and forcing them to work without pay

b)

a tool that helped sailors use the sun and stars to find their location

c)

an official document, from a person in authority, allowing someone to do something

d)

to change someone’s or one’s own religious beliefs

15.

What is the meaning of the word tributary as used in our History studies?

a)

a person who makes maps or charts

b)

the act of sailing around something (usually completely around the world)

c)

a person who starts a new business

d)

a river that flows into a larger river or lake