Explorers & Discovery
This explorer named the Solomon Islands after King Solomon's legendary gold mines.
Alvaro de Mendaña
This is the name given to the first fleet that arrived at Sydney Cove, celebrated annually on Australia Day.
First Fleet
He was a famous missionary to the islands of Tanna and Aniwa.
John Paton
Hawaiian religion (polytheism/idolatry)
Ali'i
This is the largest coral reef in the world, located off the coast of Australia.
Great Barrier Reef
This explorer proved it was possible to travel from Peru to the Pacific islands on a balsa wood raft.
Thor Heyerdahl
He served as the first governor of the Australian colony
Bonus 1: This unique Australian instrument is made from a hollowed-out eucalyptus tree branch.
Arthur Phillip
Bonus: didgeridoo
This missionary spent much of his life ministering to the people of Papua New Guinea
James Chalmers
This term refers to the strict system of laws and taboos in Hawaiian culture.
Bonus 1: This type of island is characterized by fertile soil and a more stable water supply.
kapus
Bonus:High Island
This massive mountain range in Australia hindered early westward expansion.
Great Dividing Range
This Dutch explorer is credited with the discovery of New Zealand.
Bonus 1: Captain Cook was eventually killed by natives in this island chain after a dispute over a stolen boat.
Abel Tasman
Bonus: the Hawaiian Islands
This explorer found a vital passage through the Great Dividing Range
Gregory Blaxland
This Hawaiian Queen was an early convert who helped spread Christianity in the islands.
Bonus 1: This missionary to Papua New Guinea was eventually killed and eaten by the very people he sought to reach.
Queen Keopuolani
Bonus: James Chalmers
This class of commoners in Hawaii had specific jobs they learned from childhood.
Maka'aina
This large island is divided between the nations of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
Bonus 1: This Australian city was the site of the first colonial settlement in 1788.
New Guinea
Bonus:Sydney (Sydney Cove)
This explorer claimed the island of Tahiti for the country of France.
Louis Antoine de Bougainville
This group made up the majority of the passengers on the First Fleet that sailed to Australia
Bonus 2: These two animals are featured on the Australian Coat of Arms because neither can easily move backward.
prisoners (convicts)
Bonus: the Kangaroo and the Emu
This King of Tonga established a Christian constitution for his people.
King Tupou I
This Hawaiian leader, known as "the Great," united the islands under one rule.
Bonus 2: These "dry" islands are often coral remains and are much more difficult to inhabit.
Kamehameha
Bonus: Low Islands
This name was given to the remote, dry inland regions of Australia.
Outback
This British explorer is credited with discovering the Hawaiian Islands.
Bonus 2: Captain Cook's crew was famously the first to survive a long voyage without losing any men to this disease caused by Vitamin C deficiency.
James Cook
Bonus:scurvy
This is the name the first Europeans assigned to the native people of Australia.
Aborigines
In the 1800s, this island chain was home to the largest Protestant church on earth.
Bonus 2: Before the arrival of missionaries, Hawaiians practiced this traditional religion that included strict laws called kapus.
Hawaii
Bonus:Hawaiian religion (polytheism/idolatry)
The first settlers of the Pacific islands are noted for possessing exceptional skills in this field.
navigation
This island, discovered by Abel Tasman, was originally called Van Diemen's Land.
Bonus 2: This body of water separates the northern coast of Australia from New Guinea.
Tasmania
Bonus:Torres Strait