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Face To Face Term Two Revision Flashcards

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1
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Where did the Lapita people come from ?

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Taiwan

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Evidence of the Lapita people coming from Taiwan

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Distinctive Pottery

DNA proof that early ancestors of polysneisqns where Lapita people

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When did maori first arrive in nz

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1300 Ad

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What evidence is there that Polynesians where the greatest explorers ?

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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
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Micronesia means

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Small Islands

Includes the 600 islands in the North west pacific

 Federated States of Micronesia 
Kiribati 
Marshall Islands 
Guam
Palau
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Melanesia means

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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
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Polynesia means

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Many Islands

The area includes islands like Tonga Samoa Cook Islands Tahiti Hawaii - islands to the east of Fiji

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Describe the typical features of kainga

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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

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Name 4 Significant resources for Maori included

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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

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Polynesian methods of navigation

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Stars 
Currents
birds migrating 
Sea birds heading to land 
Direction of the sun
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Who was Thor heyedahl

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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

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What was the name of Thor boat

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Kon Tiki

Made of balsa wood
Like a raft

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Describe Thor’s journey

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Sailed with four friends 101 day journey

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What was the WAHINE DISASTER

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Large ship sinking in Wellington 10 April 1968

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How many people died in the wahine disaster

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51 died

There were 610 people and 123 crew

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What caused the weather storm when WAHINE sunk ?

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Two storms collided over Wellington

Winds 160 kms per hour

Pressure change and huge waves

The ship/ferry hit the rocks

17
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What were the rocks that WAHINE hit called?

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Barret reef

18
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What year was the Boyd Massacre and where?

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1809

Whangaroa harbour

19
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Why was the boat BOYD coming to NZ and who was on the boat?

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To get SPARS - valuable masts made of Kauri so very strong for sailboats

On Board was chief Te ARA

20
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What happened in the Boyd massacre

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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

21
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What did the Maori do to celebrate the Boyd massacre ?

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Had a feast and ate all the dead

22
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What was the impact of the Boyd incident ?

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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

23
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Who was HONGI HIKA

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Famous chief and most dangerous warlord

600 warriors

Collected muskets

24
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Where did HONGI HIKA get his muskets

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From trade and in 1820 he went to England to get more

First Maori man to England

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