Polynesian Expansion: Year 8

The Polynesian Triangle stretches from Hawai'i in the North to Rapa Nui in the East and ___ _______ in the South

___________ theorised that the Polynesians came from Modern day Peru floating on balsawood rafts. He also tried to prove this by making the journey in 1947.

• Captain Cook

• Andrew Sharp

• Thor Heyerdah

• Maui

Some people suggest that there are similarities between the Aztec, Incan and Mayan ______________ and the Moai on Rapa Nui

• stone statues

• Sweet potato

• fish hooks

Linguists have found that the Polynesian languages are part of a large language group called the Austronesian language group which emerged out of Taiwan. This supports the theory that the Polynesian expansion occurred .....

• from the East

• from the South

• From the west

• It doesn't prove anything.

DNA research links the Polynesians to

• South East Asia

• South America

• New Zealand

________ pottery is archaeological evidence that supports the theory that the Polynesians originated in South East Asia

• Larapinta

• Lapita

• Moai

• Taiwanese

Andrew Sharp's 'drift theory' is unlikely because recent research has shown that

• Polynesians actually came from the East

• the Polynesians were skilled navigators

• Polynesians accidentally found the islands

• Thor Heyerdahl was right.

What is this?

• Polynesian raft

• double canoe

• outrigger canoe

• Polynesian kayak

Most Historians agree that the Polynesian expansion happened over a period of .....

• less than 100 years

• less than 1,000 years

• more than 2,000 years

• more than 5,000 years

Thor Heyerdahl proved that the sweet potato came from South America.

• TRUE

• FALSE