Pacific Civilization

Sir Karl Brian T. Marqueza

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Match

Match the following according to its era

• Mesopotamia

• Egyptian

• Chinese

• Indus River Valley

• Mesoamerican

3500-2300 BCE

3100 BCE

3000 BCE

2500 BCE

1500 BCE

• 3500-2300 BCE

• 3100 BCE

• 3000 BCE

• 2500 BCE

• 1500 BCE

1.I can name the three main groups

of civilizations that thrived in the
Pacific Ocean.

2.I can name pieces of evidence on

how the Pacific people depend,
modified, and adapted to their
environment.

Today’s Objectives

In our last lesson, we will discuss the Pacific Islands
as a civilization. They too
have their cities, recording
systems, technology,
specialized works, and
institutions.

The Pacific Ocean or Mare Pacificum, meaning “peaceful sea,” was dubbed so by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1520 after his treacherous journey to find the “Spice Islands”, now known as the Maluku Islands in eastern Indonesia. They were known as the “Spice Islands” because of their nutmeg and clove trees.

Multiple Choice

HOW DO PACIFIC ISLANDER TRAVEL?

• BY WALKING

• BY BRIDGES

• BY THE SEA

• BY HORSES

I. Migration by Sea

� The earliest surviving trace of

human occupation in these
islands is about 420 BC in
Tonga and 200 BC in Samoa.

� Anthropologists agree that

Pacific Islanders came from
Southeast Asia and traveled
gradually through the high
seas westward.

The Balangay was the boat used by early settlers to migrate and travel in groups. These groups eventually became the Barangay, which is now the basic unit of community and governance in the Philippines. Thus, Barangay originated from Balangay, both in name and in concept.

II. Three Main Ethnic Groups

Palau

Guam

Papua New

Guinea

Fiji

New

Zealand

Hawaii

Easter
Island

� Polynesians -

tall
brown-skinne
d peoples

� Melanesians - are

dark-skinned

� Papuans (a name

coming from a Malay
word meaning “frizzly
haired”) or “little
Negroes.”

� Micronesians -

they have become
strongly mixed in
modern days with
Filipino and Spanish
strains.

Multiple Choice

IDENTIFY THE FEATURES OF POLYNESIANS

• DARK-SKINNED

• FRIZZLY-HAIRED

• MIXED OF FILIPINO AND SPANISH

• TALL BROWN-SKINNED PEOPLE

Multiple Choice

IDENTIFY THE FEATURES OF MICRONESIANS

• DARK-SKINNED

  AND PAPUANAS

• TALL AND BROWN-SKINNED

• SPANISH AND FILIPINO COMBO

• BROWN-SKINNED

  FILIPINO SPANISH MIX

III. Pacific Life

Worship of the gods involved sacrifices (including humans). They also practice polytheism.

Religion

chants and recitations, feasting (often with great prodigality)

Culture

a profound emblem of cultural identity and heritage, encapsulating Polynesian societies' history, spirituality, and social structures.

Tattoo

The statues were carved by the Polynesian colonizers of the island, mostly between 1250 and 1500. It represents the spirits of ancestors, chiefs, or other high-ranking males who held important historical positions.

Moai or the
Easter Island statues

Multiple Choice

Where can we find the Micronesians?

• Palau and Guam

• Papua New Guinea and Fiji

• Hawaii and Fiji

• New Zealand and Easter Island

Multiple Choice

What do Pacific Islanders use when they are travelling?

• big vessels

• double-huddle canoe

• traders' ship

• Single-huddle canoe

Fill in the Blanks

Match

Match the following

• Micronesia

• Polynesians

• Melanesia

Palau & Guam

Tall brown-skinned

Papua New Guinea

• Palau & Guam

• Tall brown-skinned

• Papua New Guinea

Sir Karl Brian T. Marqueza

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