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Ancient Oceania

Authored by KATIE WEBER

Social Studies

6th Grade

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Ancient Oceania
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary tool used by Polynesian navigators to find their way across the ocean?

Compass

Stars

GPS

Maps

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which European explorer is known for his voyages to the Pacific and contact with the Maori people?

Christopher Columbus

Ferdinand Magellan

James Cook

Vasco da Gama

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Describe one way in which European contact impacted the indigenous people of Oceania.

Introduction of new technologies

Increase in native population

Preservation of traditional cultures

Isolation from the rest of the world

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Explain how the Maori people of New Zealand traditionally navigated the seas.

By using modern maps

By following the flight patterns of birds

By using the position of the sun and stars

By using compasses

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify the region where the Maori people are indigenous.

Hawaii

New Zealand

Fiji

Samoa

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Discuss the role of oral traditions in preserving the history of ancient Papua New Guinea.

They were written down in books.

They were passed down through generations by storytelling.

They were recorded on stone tablets.

They were forgotten over time.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which geographic feature is most associated with Polynesia?

Deserts

Mountains

Islands

Forests

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