Who are the Aborigines
Where did the Aborigines come from?
What is Asia
Is the dingo native to Australia? If not, explain?
What is No, it was brought over by seafarers.
Typically, how old were Aborigines men when they got married?
late 20s and early 30s
What is the significance of a tattoo on a girl's chin?
What is she has the maturity to speak as a leader and her words deserve respect.
In ancient times, where did the Maori used to live?
What is pas, villages dug into the sides of hillsides surrounded by high fences.
How did the Aborigines get to Australia
What is Bamboo rafts
Maori are expert at what two lifesaving skills?
What is fishing and hunting
Where did the Maori come from?
What is Polynesia
What is the traditional way the Maori greet each other?
What is they press their noses and foreheads together.
Because the Maori had no written language, what are they masters of?
What is story telling
How did the Aborigines get from Asia to Indonesia
What is by walking across the ice bridge
Describe the map of Southeast Asia and Australia in prehistoric times compared to today.
Describe effects of the ice age
Why didn't the Aborigines have many children?
It was too hard to travel with them.
True or False. The Haka is primarily a war dance.
What is false. There are many types of Haka used for many different purposes, such as funerals.
Why did the Maori men originally practice the poi dance?
What is they used it to strengthen their wrists for battles.
On what part of Australia did the Aborigines land?
What is the Northwest
What weapon is most common among the Maori?
What is the spear.
How were elders treated in the Aborigines culture?
2 examples
What is respected unless there was a food shortage.
What is Hangi and how is it prepared?
What is a meat and vegetables dish slow cooked underground.
What are some skills the Maori excel at?
What is wood carving, tattoo artists, artists and healers
Where was the oldest skeleton in history discovered?
What is Lake Mundo
What 3 materials did the Aborigines use to make tools?
bone, wood and rock
What is the name of the rugby team that starts every game with the Haka?
What is the New Zealand All Black
What is a precious stone popular with the Maori?
What is green stone
What food did the Maori rely on in ancient times?
What is fishing.