Social Studies Ch 2 Hawaiian Studies

Page 44 Select all that are true about the ali'i (chiefs)

• Some were priests

• Most ali'i had land or take care of the land

• Hawaiians believed the chiefs were powerful

• Were leaders of the people

Page 49 Ho'oponopono means...select all that apply

• To make right

• To talk things out

• To make feelings right in a family

Page 50 The Hawaiian Islands were far from other people who might bring sickness to them. They ate food that was good for them. They were strong because they worked the land hard.

• True

• False

Page 49 Select all that are true

• Kahuna lapa'au knew how to help sick people

• Kahuna lapa'au were also like priests

• They believed that many illnesses were caused by bad feelings in a family

• Hawaiians believed the body could not be healed unless the spirit was helped first

Page 46 Select all that are true

• The maka'ainana paid taxes to the ali'i

• The relationship between ali'i and maka'ainana was one of respect for each other & the environment

• The maka'ainana were outcasts

• All the work that was done by the maka'ainana was for the preservation of land and community

Page 51 Fill in the blank: The word kapu means _________ and restricted. The kapu mostly told people what they could _____ do. Most of the kapu were meant to last _________.

• bad; be; for one day

• forbidden; not; forever

• power; only; for 4 months

Page 60: Select all that are true

• An ahupua'a was a piece of land that went from the mountains to the sea

• An ahupua'a was made up of 3 areas

• The ahupua'a had 3 areas: uka (uplands), kula (plains), and kai (sea).

• The lower forest was the most useful

Page 53: Select all that are true

• Children learned most things by watching and helping

• Many boys became farmers and learned about farming by helping in the fields

• A girl helped her mother make kapa. As she got older, she could do more of the job herself

• Some boys became craftsmen. They learned to be canoe builders, wood carvers, or adz makers. Some learned to be special kahuna

Page 54 Select all that are true

• The most important holiday was the makahiki

• Makahiki lasted for one day

• The makahiki lasted for 4 months

• Makahiki was a time to thank the god Lono for the harvest of food. Lono was a god of peace. There was no work or war during this holiday.

Page 55 Select all that are true

• Hawaiians believed that a high chief must be strong.

• He must be able to stand up against death

• If he could not, he was not good enough to act as Lono on earth.