Polynesian Settlement
How did Polynesian people get from island to island?
Double-hulled outrigger canoes
Who are the Polynesians of New Zealand?
Maori
What did Polynesians eat?
Fish, shellfish, pork, taro, breadfruit, bananas, coconuts, birds
How many (large) Islands make up Hawaii?
Eight
What sport originated in Hawaii?
Surfing
What did Polynesian people take with them when settling new islands?
Seedlings or plant starts, coconuts, pigs
What did the Rapa Nui (Easter Island) people famously build?
The Maoi statues. Giant heads (some with bodies that continue under the surface)
What dessert was created in New Zealand and named in honor of a Russian ballerina who visited in the 1920s?
Pavlova
Name 4 of the Hawaiian islands.
Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, Kauai, Kahoolawe, Niihau
What style of Dance originated in Hawaii?
Hula
How did Polynesians navigate their ships such incredible distances without modern GPS?
Stars, position of Sun, ocean currents, wave patterns, cloud formations, birds in flight
What was one of the first places Polynesians settled?
Samoa
What was something prohibited in Polynesian culture called?
Taboo
Which of the Hawaiian islands does not allow tourists?
Niihau
What is the traditional Hawaiian mashed taro dish called?
Poi
Where (most likely) did Polynesian people begin their migration to the islands of the Pacific?
South East Asia
What Famous dance do the Maori perform?
The Haka
Was Polynesian religion polytheistic or monotheistic?
Monotheistic
Which Hawaiian island is uninhabitable?
Kahoolawe
Who was the first king that unified all the Hawaiian Islands?
King Kamehameha I
What is the most eastern Polynesian island and probably the last settled?
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
What did the Polynesians use as a "trumpet"?
Conch Shell
Which religion changed the Polynesians so much they gave up cannibalism? (Not every Polynesian practiced cannibalism, though many did.). It is now the dominant religion in Polynesia.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ.
What is the capitol of Hawaii and what island is it on?
Honolulu, Oahu
Which famous Explorer was the first European to reach the Hawaiian Islands?
Captain Cook