Concepts
Treasure.
What are at least two materials which were used to make tools?
Stone, wood, shells, bone, flax
What is one way Polynesian people navigated upon arriving to Aotearoa?
Clouds, stars, animals
Give me one animal OR plant Maori hunted/grew when they first came to Aotearoa
E.g. Kumara, Moa, Seal
What is the concept/term for 'Restoring Balance'
Utu
What is the meaning of whanaungatanga?
Connection
Give me one tool which can be made from bone?
Clubs, fishing gear, tattooing etc
In which vessel, did Maori arrive in New Zealand?
Waka
Why did Maori eventually move inland?
They ran out of food/resources on the shoreline
What is the Te Reo Maori word for 'flax'?
Harakeke
What is the Maori word for 'A place to stand?'
Turangawaewae
What is the name for Volcanic Glass and which island (North or South) did it come from?
Obsidian (Tuhua)
What is the meaning of Aotearoa?
Land of the long white cloud.
What was the purpose of a pataka?
It was a place to store food.
What does 'iwi' translate to (HINT: not tribe)
Bone
What are the two types of 'mana' you can have?
Inherited or earned.
How has the meaning of pounamu changed over time?
It went from being used for tools to having symbolic importance.
How did/do Maori determine who has ownership over their land?
Whakapapa (genealogy)
What is at least one feature of Aotearoa that forced Polynesian people to change their methods of survival
Landscape (Hilly), Climate (Weather), Resources (Food/Tools/Shelter)
Why did Polynesian people start voyaging?
What is the name for a guardian of the environment?
Kaitiaki
If you wanted to make fine carvings, what would you use?
Shell (kuku)
Give me the name of two places Polynesian people came to New Zealand from, including what time period they came in.
Examples: Tahiti, Fiji, Tonga.
Time period 1260-1280 AD
What is the name of New Zealand's "First capital city"
Wairau Bar
What is the Te Reo term for 'indigenous people'
Tangata Whenua (People of the Land).