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Moai: The Giant Statues
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Big Boys
100
A tiny speck of land in the South Pacific Ocean
What is Easter Islands location
100
South America
What is the closest continent to Easter Island?
100
this island is unique because of
What is stone statues
100
The statues were carved and taken this far
What is six miles
100
In 1722, salilors from this country spotted the island
What is the Dutch
200
THis portion of the body was featured by the statues. what was it called?
What is a Torso
200
these statues ranged in height which was
What is 4 feet to 65 feet or more
200
The weight of the statues varied from
What is 12 to 14 tons each up to 165 tons or larger
200
the statues were found how
What is 1/3 stood upright and hundreds lay on their back
200
the Dutch Admiral had questions about the movement of the satue from the quarry to the final resting place.
What is no rope, no trees and no way to make either
300
When the Dutch arrived there were how many people on the island?
What is 2,000 people
300
The difference between the number of people in 1722 and the end of the 1800's was
What is 100-150
300
the reason for the statues to be pushed down
What is because they died
300
the two groups of people who were thought to be original people
What is slender people and Heavy set men
300
were sender and similar to Polynesians in language
What is talented carvers
400
skilled at cutting and fitting huge blocks together like in Peru
What is heavy men
400
the name of the gigantic statues
What is moai
400
Archaeologist think reason for the statues
What is to honor leaders of the various family groups
400
stones came from
What is inactive volcano
400
how the statues got from the quarry to where they stand
What is walked there
500
describes how they may have moved the statues or walked them
What is rocking back and forth
500
answer questions about the lack of resources
What is dug into ponds and marshes
500
the first settler arrived on the island
What is 400 A.D.
500
garbage dump showed more and more sign which meant a decline of people
What is rat bones appeared
500
from the layers of the pond, it showed pollen and told of many trees and plants.
What is pollen evidence