Wayfinding
What is the type of canoe used by Polynesians to travel long distances?
Double Hulled Canoe
What is the traditional name of the island where people built moai statues?
Rapa Nui
What Famous dance do the Maori perform?
The Haka
In Which society did the Hou‘eiki govern villages and manage daily affairs on behalf of the Tu‘i Tonga.
Kingdom of Tonga
What British explorer mapped and visited many Pacific islands?
Captain James Cook
These helped navigators find land by flying out to sea in the morning and returning in the evening?
Birds
What did Polynesian people take with them when settling new islands?
Seedlings or plant starts, coconuts, pigs and other livestock
In Samoan culture, the communal way of living and decision-making is known as?
Fa'a Samoa or the Samoan Way
The Fa'amatai is the traditional system of leadership and governance in which Polynesian Society
Samoa
What religion did many Polynesians convert to after contact with Europeans?
Christianity.
What "compass" wasn’t a physical tool, but a memorised map of star positions?
Star Compass
What two animals were commonly brought by Polynesian settlers to provide food on new islands?
Pigs and Chickens
In Hawaii being Kind, harmonious, pleasant, modest and patient is all a part of living with
Aloha
In which culture did the Ali‘i (tribal chiefs) ensure the people followed kapu laws to protect sacred sites and maintain social order
Hawaii
The century in which most European explorers first reached Polynesia.
18th Century
What signs in the sky during the day helped show land was nearby?
Clouds reflecting Islands Beneath them
What is the most eastern Polynesian island and probably the last settled?
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
In Tonga culture what is one reason to perform the Lakalaka? (Traditional Tongan dance performed by many people at once)
Celebrating past kings, chiefs, or important battles and events.
Praising the King,
Commemorating the opening of places important to the community.
Celebrating the environment
Addressing modern issues like education, health, or climate change.
The Hotu Matu'a sailed to which Island with his extended family, eventually dividing it between his children,
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
What are two ways that Polynesian society was impacted by contact with Europeans.
Spread of disease, Population loss, Conversion to Christianity, loss of land, decline of native language & chiefs losing power.
Where (most likely) did Polynesian people begin their migration before reaching the islands of the Pacific?
South East Asia
What island group is considered one of the earliest centres of Polynesian migration, often seen as a starting point?
Tonga Or Samoa
What was the most important festival on Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
The Birdman cult Festival
In which culture do the Iwi (Tribes) trace their whakapapa (Genealogy) to the crews of the Wakka (Canoe) that first settled.
Māori (New Zealand)
Europeans often took over land, claiming it for their own countries. What is this process called?
Colonisation or Imperialism