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6th class history
Question | Answer |
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What was the name of the famous flightless bird in new Zealand ? | Moa weighing 250kg and 4 meters in height |
Who was the first person to navigate to New Zealand | Kupe in 950 |
What does Aotearoa mean? | The land of the long white cloud |
Who were the first people to settle in New Zealand? | The Maoris in canoes called waka in 1350 |
What plants and animals came to New Zealand with the Maoris? | Sweet potatoes (kumara) rats and dogs |
What does kia ora mean in Maori? | Hello or goodbye |
what is the dance the maoris used to perform to look fierce in battle? | Haka |
Who was the first European to see New Zealand? | Abel Tasman in 1642 |
Who mapped New Zealand in 1769-1770? | Captain Cook |
What was agreed at the Treaty of Waitangi | The British believed, sovereignty over New Zealand, and the Governor the right to govern the country. Māori believed they ceded to the Crown a right of governance in return for protection, without giving up their authority to manage their own affairs. |
How did Maori decorate their bodies? | Tattoos were and are popular with the Maori, even tattoos on the face. Different patterns have special meanings about family and how important the person is |