Face To Face Term Two Revision Flashcards
Where did the Lapita people come from ?
Taiwan
Evidence of the Lapita people coming from Taiwan
Distinctive Pottery
DNA proof that early ancestors of polysneisqns where Lapita people
When did maori first arrive in nz
1300 Ad
What evidence is there that Polynesians where the greatest explorers ?
Evidence to show they meant to go on their journeys
They brought with them the following things so it shows they planned to do long trips - they had not got lost pottery tools Food Animals seeds plants
Micronesia means
Small Islands
Includes the 600 islands in the North west pacific
Federated States of Micronesia Kiribati Marshall Islands Guam Palau
Melanesia means
From the word Melania which means the Skin pigment which gives people their tan
Refers to the darker skin on Melanesia people
Islands in Oceania to the west of Fiji
Vanuatu Solomon Islands New Caledonian Nauru Papua New Guinea
Polynesia means
Many Islands
The area includes islands like Tonga Samoa Cook Islands Tahiti Hawaii - islands to the east of Fiji
Describe the typical features of kainga
Locate close to a river or sea for travel and fishing
Villages were close to their crops like Kumara and HARAKEKE flax
Close to forest for hunting and catching birds
shared cooking area in the middle of the village
People lived in their family groups HAPU
The village was a cluster of homes made of reeds RAPU tied together
Name 4 Significant resources for Maori included
Flax / harakeke - baskets to collect food such as berries; rope; medicine
Obsidian - tools
Greenstone / Pounamu - weapons and trading
Fern root / ARUHE- for food - very nutritious - crushing and chewing the fern root
Polynesian methods of navigation
Stars Currents birds migrating Sea birds heading to land Direction of the sun
Who was Thor heyedahl
Norwegian from French Polynesian
Wondered where Polynesians had come from
He thought they came from South America as they had similar statues and the ought the wind had blown them to Polynesia by accident
He thought Kumara was the same as South America
What was the name of Thor boat
Kon Tiki
Made of balsa wood
Like a raft
Describe Thor’s journey
Sailed with four friends 101 day journey
What was the WAHINE DISASTER
Large ship sinking in Wellington 10 April 1968
How many people died in the wahine disaster
51 died
There were 610 people and 123 crew
What caused the weather storm when WAHINE sunk ?
Two storms collided over Wellington
Winds 160 kms per hour
Pressure change and huge waves
The ship/ferry hit the rocks
What were the rocks that WAHINE hit called?
Barret reef
What year was the Boyd Massacre and where?
1809
Whangaroa harbour
Why was the boat BOYD coming to NZ and who was on the boat?
To get SPARS - valuable masts made of Kauri so very strong for sailboats
On Board was chief Te ARA
What happened in the Boyd massacre
Te ARA was accused of lying
The crew flogged him with a whip called CAT O NINE TAILS
When he arrived on shore his HAPU saw the injuries and wanted UTU
Maori warriors killed the captain and some crew in the forest then went into the ship and killed everyone in MASSACRE
2 children and 1 women came onshore and were about to be killed when a Maori women covered them with her cloak so they were saved
What did the Maori do to celebrate the Boyd massacre ?
Had a feast and ate all the dead
What was the impact of the Boyd incident ?
News travelled fast
Nz known as the most dangerous place on earth
Ships avoided NZ for years so it had a devastating impact on trade
Who was HONGI HIKA
Famous chief and most dangerous warlord
600 warriors
Collected muskets
Where did HONGI HIKA get his muskets
From trade and in 1820 he went to England to get more
First Maori man to England
