What does "hieroglyphics" mean?
A) Words of the people
B) Words of the gods
C) Voice of the people
D) Voice of the gods
B) Words of the gods
100
What is navigation?
The art of finding your way around.
100
What was it like below deck on the ships?
It was dark and airless, wet, and uncomfortable.
100
What is "the period of contact"?
When the Aboriginals and Europeans met and learned about each other.
100
What did Europeans bring with them that caused disasters for the Aboriginals?
Diseases that were unknown in America.
200
There are three systems developed by the ancient Egyptians that we still use today. Which is NOT one of those systems?
A) Number system
B) Monetary (money) system
C) Alphabet system
D) Measurement system
C) Alphabet system.
The ancient Egyptians created our number, monetary, and measurement systems.
200
Were most ships large or small? Why was that a problem?
They were small and it was a problem because they could sink easily in storms on the ocean.
200
What are three things the sailors ate?
They ate beans, hard bread, meat, fish, sometime fruit and vegetables.
200
Why did Europeans think they were better than the Aboriginals?
They did not think the Aboriginals had religion or laws.
200
As more Europeans came to Canada, they did not always respect the Aboriginals' ___________.
Customs/ beliefs/ use of land.
300
Why did the ancient Egyptians build the pyramids?
They built the pyramids to bury their dead pharaohs (the leader).
300
The crew had to do many jobs on the ships. What is one thing they did NOT have to do?
A) Keep records of where they went
B) Lower the anchor
C) Pump water
D) Scrub decks
A) Keep records of where they went.
300
In what year did Christopher Columbus first sail to America?
1492.
300
Why did the Aboriginals think they were better than the Europeans?
They saw that the Europeans could not hunt or trap or travel easily through the forest.
300
What are two ways the Aboriginals helped the Europeans?
Guiding them through the land; translating the languages; giving them fur; giving them food.
400
Put the following people/groups in order of importance in ancient Egypt.
A) Nobles and military leaders
B) Farmers
C) Priests and scribes
D) Pharaoh
D A C B. (Pharaohs; nobles and military leaders; priests and scribes; farmers)
400
How old were the youngest boys on the ship's crew?
10 or 11.
400
Where was the crow's nest located?
It was at the top of the tallest mast on the ship.
400
What travel technology did Europeans start using? Name at least two.
Canoes, snowshoes, toboggans.
400
What have Aboriginal groups struggled to preserve?
Their languages, customs, and communities.
500
Why did ancient Egyptians have a stairway to their roof in their houses?
To cool off during the summer.
500
Where did sailors sleep?
They slept below deck.
500
Sailors became sick with _________ because of a lack of vitamins.
Scurvy.
500
The Aboriginals borrowed from the Europeans. What did they NOT get from the Europeans?
A) Tools like knives and axes.
B) New ships.
C) Guns.
D) Religion (Christianity).