pacific island societies

Question 1

why was trade networks more developed among island chains in the western and central pacific than in the eastern pacific

Answer 1

cluster of islands were relatively close to each other

Question 2

how did the south american crop of sweet potatoes reach the island of the pacific

Answer 2

long distance voyage to the W coast of S Africa to lear about their cultivation

Question 3

how did it impact people’s societies

Answer 3

prominent source of food in all place reached
-Maori in New Zealand–new staple crop to replace a unflourishing one
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Question 4

how did he peoples of the pacific islands acquire food supply
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Answer 4

fishing and cultivation

Question 5

as populations increased on pacific islands, what was the impact on the environment and their society?

Answer 5

environmental degradations and social strife (limited resources on an island)
-islanders start fighting violently on Easter Island and then some started cannibalism

Question 6

easter island population increase

Answer 6

-islanders start fighting violently on Easter Island for resources and then some started cannibalism

Question 7

pohnpei population increase

Answer 7

social organization

-built a palace and administration center

Question 8

population increase social effect

Answer 8

specialization-to increase yield

• more complex and political structures
• stratified classes

Question 9

political structure of pacific islanders

Answer 9

ruling chief oversees public affairs

-high chiefs allocate land, mobilize labor for construction projects, and organize military

Question 10

polynesian religion

Answer 10

high chiefs worked with priests
-intermediaries between humans and god 
-gods of war and agriculture 
-islands had own deities--
=marae temples

Question 11

Marae

Answer 11

temple with terraced floors
rock/ coral designating boundaries of sacred space
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