Unit #11 Oceania Vocab

a piece of land surrounded by water

• peninsula

• mountain

• island

• gulf

face tattoo

• mana

• ta moko

• scurvy

• mutiny

A condition caused by a severe lack of vitamin C in the diet resulting in bruising, bleeding gums, weakness, fatigue, rash, and in ancient times even death

• mana

• indigenous

• scurvy

• mutiny

A Polynesian, Melanesian, and Maori belief that something has supernatural power

• mana

• indigenous

• didgeridoo

• mutiny

a revolt or rebellion among a group of people to overthrow an organization or leader to which they were previously loyal

• Aboriginal

• indigenous

• didgeridoo

• mutiny

an Australian Aboriginal wind instrument in the form of a long wooden tube which is blown to produce a deep, resonant sound

• Aboriginal

• Maori

• didgeridoo

• Aotearoa

Indigenous people of Australia

• Aboriginal

• Maori

• James Cook

• Aotearoa

a British explorer famous for his voyages between in the Pacific Ocean and to New Zealand and Australia

• Aboriginal

• Maori

• James Cook

• Aotearoa

Also known as Uluru is a large sandstone formation in the center of Australia which great significance to the Aboriginal people

• Ayers Rock

• Maori

• Madagascar

• Aotearoa

the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand

• Ayers Rock

• Maori

• Madagascar

• Aotearoa