Culture/History
Where are the Māori people located?
New Zeland
What hobby did they do a lot of?
Farming.
What did they make to honor their ancestors?
Wooden masks.
What is the Māori word for aura?
Mana
Where was he born?
Raukokore, New Zealand
What is one of the most distinctive features of the Māori people?
Their tattooed faces.
What food did they grow the most of?
Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes.
What type of wood did they use to make the masks?
Light softwood
What was the kopa used for?
It was a smoothie maker.
How many movies did Taika Waititi direct?
8
How do scientists think the Maori people got to New Zealand?
On big boats like in Moana.
What did they use instead of big boats?
Canoes
Whose enitils did they carve into the back of the mask?
Their enitils
What is 2 things that the Māori people made?
A smoothie maker and high-tech war forts.
How many Movies was Taika Waititi in?
12
What did the Mauri people call New Zealand, and what does it mean in English?
They called New Zealand "Aotearoa", which means "land of the long white clouds".
What were their houses made out of?
Wood and leaves
What instruments did they use?
Flutes and whistling gourds
What was the Pa used for?
Battle defence and protecting crops.
What is he famous for?
being a movie director and actor.
What are all of the sports the Mauri people played?
Wrestling, spear throwing, cricket, and rugby.
How fast could they build their war forts, and what was one feature of them?
They could build them in 1-2 days and bullets would bounce off of them.
What did their tattooed faces represent, and what did they do in battle?
They represented their identity, and they were scary in battle.
Who is the god of the sea?
Tangaroa
Which one of these movies was he in (not directed)? Thor: Ragnarok, Free Guy, Thor: Love and Thunder?
Free Guy