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Tangata Whenua

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  • Q1
    Where did the ancestor of the Maori originate from?
    Australia
    Antartica
    Asia
    South America
    45s
  • Q2
    What kind of vessel did the Polynesian peoples travel on?
    long ship
    junk
    waka
    currach
    45s
  • Q3
    Which of these animal resources did they successfully bring to New Zealand?
    pigs
    sheep
    chickens
    dogs
    45s
  • Q4
    When did the Maori arrive in New Zealand?
    8th Century
    10th Century
    13th Century
    15th Century
    45s
  • Q5
    What plant resource did Maori successfully bring to New Zealand?
    rice
    corn
    kumara
    tomato
    45s
  • Q6
    Who is believed to be the navigator who first discovered New Zealand?
    Tane
    Mahuta
    Kupe
    Maui
    45s
  • Q7
    Which of these animals would not have been in New Zealand when the Maori first arrived?
    bats
    moa
    pigs
    seals
    45s
  • Q8
    How did Maori pass down stories of their ancestors arrival in New Zealand?
    oral language
    letters
    diaries
    books
    45s
  • Q9
    What is archeology the study of?
    human activity in the past
    dinosaur bones
    arches
    maps
    45s
  • Q10
    What is a midden?
    an insect
    a rubbish tip
    a fireplace
    a place in the middle
    45s
  • Q11
    What is oral history?
    stories passed down the generations
    snapchat
    myths
    fairytales
    45s
  • Q12
    What is a legend?
    a poem
    a fairytale
    a made up story
    a traditional story with some basis in truth.
    45s
  • Q13
    Who was the tohunga in Maori culture?
    An expert in his field
    gardener
    warrior
    hunter
    45s

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