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Our History in Aotearoa

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   was the word Māori used to describe the different gods throughout the natural world

2.

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.

Choose from the below words
tikanga
mana
karakia
tangata
whenua
Māori.
Whanaungatanga
Whakanoa
3.
Question Image

Match the following keywords to their definition

a)

People

1.

Tangata

b)

Land

2.

Whenua

c)

Relationship, kinship, sense of family connection

3.

Whanaungatanga

d)

Hospitality, kindness, generosity, support

4.

Manaakitanga

e)

Sacred, prohibited, restricted, set apart, forbidden, under atua protection

5.

Tapu

4.

What is the name of the legendary Polynesian explorer who is said to have discovered New Zealand?

a)

Maui

b)

Tupaia

c)

Kupe

d)

Tāneatua

5.

Before Europeans settled in NZ, Maori had a system of rules and laws to govern how they lived?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What was the name of the first ‘European’ explorer to sail into New Zealand?

a)
Vasco da Gama
b)

James Cook

c)
Abel Tasman
d)

Samuel Marsden

7.

Click the area where the first European arrivals to New Zealand anchored their boats.

8.

How many years after Abel Tasman did James Cook arrive in New Zealand?

a)

71 years

b)

94 years

c)

127 years

d)

163 years

9.

What was the name of the Tahitian navigator who guided James Cook to New Zealand?

a)

Hone Heke

b)

Te Rangitopeora

c)

Taneatua

d)

Tupaia

10.

What was the name of the ship that James Cook traveled to New Zealand on

a)
Endeavour
b)
Discovery
c)
Voyager
d)
Adventure
11.

What was the name of the first European settlement established in New Zealand?

a)

Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau)

b)

Russell (Kororāreka)

c)

Hokianga

d)

Gisborne (Tūranganui-a-Kiwa)

12.

Which of these was New Zealand flag in 1837?

a)

b)

c)

d)

13.

Who was the British monarch at the time of the Treaty of Waitangi?

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Queen Victoria

c)

King William IV

d)

King Edward VIII

14.
What is a missionary?
a)

Likely to have been involved with Whaling and Sealing

b)
Someone who travels to spread Christianity.
c)

A travelling soldier

d)

A trader

15.

What is the Māori name for St. Bede's College?

a)

Hato Paora

b)

Hato Peti

c)

Hato Petera

d)

Hukarere