Seafaring
Did Polynesian seafarers use the stars to navigate?
Yes
Name one other Polynesian art form.
Tattoos, dancing and weaving are possible answers.
Is Polynesian in the southern or Northern hemisphere?
Southern.
Did polynesian settlers believe in the spirit world?
Yes
What is the Haka?
Maori dance performed before battle to scare the enemy.
What were young people learning to navigate called?
Apprentice navigators.
When was the first pottery from the latain people found.
What is the most popular movie set in Polynesia?
Moana
What was the centre of many Hawaiian beliefs?
Volcanos.
Who traditionally settled New Zealand?
The Maori people.
What where the canoes there were carved from a single tree trunk?
Dugout Canoes.
What is art said to have connections to?
Supernatural and fertility powers.
When did people first discover Polynesia?
Between 700 and 1765 AD.
Name 2 Polynesian gods
Pele, Poli’ahu, Namakaokahai, Tagaloa and Nafanua. Any combination is correct.
When did the Maori arrive in New Zealand?
Around 800 years ago.
Name two ways Polynesian people found there way around islands.
answers include following the stars, the rising and setting sun, and by memorising where different islands are
What is the most famous example of polynesian art?
The Maoi.
What countries make up the 3 corners of polynesia?
Hawaii, Easter island and New Zealand.
Who was the most powerful God?
Tagaloa
Because of the geography and environmental disasters.
What boat was made that had a unique crab claw shaped sail?
Tepukei
From what people did most arm forms in Polynesian culture come from
The Lapita people.
Over 2 million.
What is the poetic name of Pele?
Ka wahine `ai honua
Where is the only place Maori women allowed to get tattoos on their head?
Under the lip