vocabulary
chores
7 cs
jobs on board
misc.
100

What a ship is carrying.

What is cargo?

100

This is the length of a typical shift.

What is 4 hours?

100

Wanting to do something, just because you like to push yourself. 

What is a challenge?

100

This person may use a compass, astrolabe or chart to do their job.

What is the navigator?

100

Europeans learned about _____ from Native Americans, which greatly improved their sleeping conditions.

What is hammocks?

200

Wanted.

What is yearned?

200

A sailor might be asked to pump water out of this part of a ship.

What is the bilge?

200

Spain and England fought for land to colonize. 

What is competition?

200

If you contract dysentery, scurvy or typhus, you may seek help from this individual.

Who is the surgeon?

200

Despite being superstitious, sailors were quite ____________. Days often began and ended with services. 

What is religious?

300

When a crew overthrows the captain.

What is a mutiny?

300

These are some of the benefits of hardtack.

What is won't spoil and hard for bugs to get into?

300

Karana was baptized by the monks who found her on Island of the Blue Dolphins. 

What is conversion?

300

The helmsmen steer the ship according to the information given by which role?

What is the navigator?

300

Sometimes a firebox was used on deck to cook food, however most meals were eaten _____. 

What is cold?

400

Sailors could suffer from a variety of sicknesses. Name 2.

What is dysentery, typhus or scurvy?

400

If the sun was especially hot, a sailor may be asked to do this so that the wood did not dry out and splinter. 

What is wet the deck?

400

Taking something because you have more power. The Spanish were especially into this C.

What conquest?

400

This person needs to have good negotiation skills since they are a link between the captain and crew. 

What is the boatswain?

400

These are some of the items that sailors may have eaten on a journey. (3)

What is hardtack, oatmeal, bacon, dried meat, dried fruit, dried peas, and cheese?

500

This is the name for a period of no wind. 

What is a dead calm?

500

The captain may ask you to climb the ________ in order to re-tie some ropes. 

What is rigging?

500

Today, you might go to a shopping mall if you wanted to engage in this C.

What is commerce?

500

This person must be organized since they are responsible for storing supplies.

Who is the Steward?

500

If there was no rainwater to collect, sailors would consume this.

What is beer and wine?

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