Lessons 1 - 3 recap - Polynesian Expansion

Which indigenous peoples settled first?

• Indigenous Australians

• Indigenous Polynesians

What are the names of the three areas that make up Polynesia? (Choose more than one)

• Micronesia

• Polynesia

• Melanesia

• Mesanesia

• Macronesia

Polynesia exists within which ocean?

Why were the Polynesian islands hard to reach?

• The Pacific Ocean was too big

• People didn't have the right tools to navigate

• Nobody had been around that region before

• There were too many cyclones

What resources did Polynesian explorers use to navigate? (Choose more than one)

• Weather

• Astronomy

• Animals

• Ocean

• All of the above

The area in the Pacific Ocean where Polynesia is located is known as the Polynesian....

• Circle

• Triangle

• Square

• Islands

Who arrived in New Zealand first?

• Captain James Cook

• Polynesian voyagers

The name of the canoe used by Polynesian voyagers is called the...