Face to Face Flashcards
What navigation skills did the Polynesian use?
Stars, Sun, Currents, Birds, Land, prior knowledge
What did Polynesians bring on their wakas to new lands?
Crops, animals, seeds, rope, water, food, people, tools, pottery, weapons
What were the dangers of travel over the oceans for Polynesians?
Sickness, rough seas, starvation, weather, fighting on board, getting lost
Who was Maui?
He was a Demi Maori God.
Maui’s adventures focused on what?
Kinship and the land.
Maori society had rules and regulations as it kept daily life running smoothly and Tapu was a key aspect of controlling rules?
True or False?
TRUE
A Pataka was a building for what use?
Storing food off the ground.
Harakeke is what?
Flax
S_____ and D_____ were important in Maori life and needed to be practiced often
Singing and Dancing
If Maori liked each other in the dating world what were the steps taken to show your attraction?
It was customary to scratch and pinch the back of the hand.
Where did Maori youth and young adults often meet?
At Hui
Marriage in Maori was a rite of passage into _________ for Maori.
Adulthood
When a child was born into the hapu, the mother and child were tapu for how long?
1 week
The removal of the tapu from the mother and child carried out by who?
The father would perform a ceremony and a female the next day.
What was the oven in the ground called?
Umu
Moko is a _____.
Tattoo
A Moko was only worn by Women.
True or False?
False
If a woman had a Moko she was of _____________ amongst her people.
High rank and respected
How would a man be honoured by a Moko?
Through bravery and worthy achievements.
A Moko told the story of a person in a number of ways.
True or False?
True
Maori were often described by the first Europeans as _____
Being very warlike
Why did Europeans describe Maori as being this way?
Carried weapons, Fortified Pa’s, and followed through with Utu (Revenge)
The word Iwi literally means?
Bones
The Maori word Noa means?
Normal/Ordinary