Locations
What shape is used to organise the geographical regions of Polynesia?
Triangle
How were Polynesian historical knowledge and customs passed down through generations?
Orally
Viking economy was completely centred around what profit making technique?
Trading
Who were the explorers who led military expeditions to colonise the Americas?
The Conquistadors
What ocean did the Polynesians travel across?
The Pacific Ocean
Which Polynesian Island was discovered by Captain James Cook on 24th December 1777?
Kiritimati (Christmas) Island
Besides conflict, what killed substantial Indigenous people during the Spanish conquest?
Diseases
Vikings used these to explore vast oceans and rivers
Longboats / Longships
I am the social class that made up the majority of Aztec society
Farmers / Commoners / Slaves
Polynesians used these naturally occuring phenomenons to travel the ocean
The stars in the sky
What was the Aztec Capital City?
Tenochtitlan
What was the motivation behind the Spanish Conquest?
Pursuit wealth and glory and to appease God
List one social group within Viking society
Jarl, Karl & Thralls
What were the two most common methods of sacrifice within Aztec society?
Stabbing through the heart / Skinned Alive
What is the term for facial tattoos within Polynesian society?
Tā Moko
The origins of the Vikings can be traced back to which three modern countries?
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
What was the main religion practiced by the Vikings? Name one God and their role
Norse Paganism
Why were Churches and Monastaries so commonly targeted by the Vikings?
Commonness / Great Wealth / Lack of Protection
How were Aztec rulers selected or chosen?
Divinely Ordained
How were Polynesian societal rankings organised?
Kinship Groups, Extended Families, Lineage, Chiefs
What is the most historically significant Viking settlement, found in North America?
L'Anse aux Meadows
Who led the Spanish expedition to overthrow the Aztec Empire?
Hernán Cortés
Where was the first place the Vikings raided in Britain?
Lindisfarne
Who was the ruler of the Aztec Empire when the Conquistadors arrived?
Montezuma II
What treaty brought an end to the Musket Wars in New Zealand?