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WorksheetsOur History in Aotearoa
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
(a) was the word Māori used to describe the different gods throughout the natural world
Last week we explored some key vocab to gain a better understanding of Te Ao (a) . We looked at the word (b) , which means behavioral guidelines and practices for living and interacting with others. We discussed (c) which is a way expressing the worth of someone. Another keyword that some may have known was . (d) ; these are prayers and chants calling on ngā atua.
Match the following keywords to their definition
People
Tangata
Land
Whenua
Relationship, kinship, sense of family connection
Whanaungatanga
Hospitality, kindness, generosity, support
Manaakitanga
Sacred, prohibited, restricted, set apart, forbidden, under atua protection
Tapu
What is the name of the legendary Polynesian explorer who is said to have discovered New Zealand?
Maui
Tupaia
Kupe
Tāneatua
Before Europeans settled in NZ, Maori had a system of rules and laws to govern how they lived?
True
False
What was the name of the first ‘European’ explorer to sail into New Zealand?
James Cook
Samuel Marsden
Click the area where the first European arrivals to New Zealand anchored their boats.
How many years after Abel Tasman did James Cook arrive in New Zealand?
71 years
94 years
127 years
163 years
What was the name of the Tahitian navigator who guided James Cook to New Zealand?
Hone Heke
Te Rangitopeora
Taneatua
Tupaia
What was the name of the ship that James Cook traveled to New Zealand on
What was the name of the first European settlement established in New Zealand?
Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau)
Russell (Kororāreka)
Hokianga
Gisborne (Tūranganui-a-Kiwa)
Which of these was New Zealand flag in 1837?
Who was the British monarch at the time of the Treaty of Waitangi?
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Victoria
King William IV
King Edward VIII
Likely to have been involved with Whaling and Sealing
A travelling soldier
A trader
What is the Māori name for St. Bede's College?
Hato Paora
Hato Peti
Hato Petera
Hukarere
