HWST 107 Exam 1/77 questions
with answers
What are the 2 types of navigators? - -Palu: A man who only knows how to
sail
Po: A man who knows both sailing and magic
-What are the predictions of Polynesian migration? - -Thor Heyerdahl: they
migrated from the Americas, drifted with the currents/winds
Cook: they migrated from Asia, against the currents/winds
-What was used to try and prove Thor Heyerdahl's theory? - -A canoe
named Kontiki was used to try and prove that Polynesians migrated from
South America
-What is common culture throughout the Pacific? - -Dance, government,
religion
-What are staples on the Island of Satawal - -Coconut, breadfruit, taro
-What were the tools used to make the canoes for navigation? - -Used the
resources from the land; coconut husk for rope, sap from the breadfruit to
make the canoe waterproof.
-What are the three points of the Polynesian triangle? - -Hawai'i, New
Zealand, Easter Island
-What is the name of the exact replica of the original navigating canoe? - -
Hōkūle`a
-Who is the navigator of Hōkūle`a? Who was he taught by? - -Nainoa
Thompson, Papa Mau
-MIRAB - -Pitiful microstates condemned forever to depend on migration,
aide, and bureaucracy and not have any real economic productivity
-Exclusive Economic Zone - -Lands that belonged to the people living there,
lands that benefited their economy
-Proletarian - -Ordinary people, working class, "People of the land"
-What is the prevalent view of the Pacific Islands and its people? - -The
Belittling view
, -What is the main purpose of neo-colonialism? - -To make people believe
that they has no choice but to depend
-What is the phrase "Islands in a far sea" correlated to? - -Pacific Islands
-What is the phrase "A sea of islands" correlated to? - -Oceania
-mo'olelo - -histories
-mana - -spiritual power
-Kalai'aina - -Carving of the land
-What are the 6 districts? - -1. Kona
2. 'Ewa
3. Wai'anae
4. Waialua
5. Ko'olauloa
6. Ko'olaupoko
-Ahupua'a - -"Pig alter", Wedge shaped sections of land that follow natural
ridges/boundaries. Mountain to the sea
-Konohiki - -Land stewarts, land managers of the ahupua'a
-Makahiki - -Festival celebrating the God Lono. Months from October-
Novemeber. Resources were gathered and given to the ali'i
-Who has the responsibility of dividing the resources among the ali'i and
also to the people who worked in the court? - -Konohiki
-'Aikapu - -Sacred Eating. Men and women were not allowed to eat together
-What types of food were women unable to eat? - -banana, pig, coconuts
and some red fish
-Who is the sky-father? - -Wākea
-Who is the earth-mother? - -Papa
-What was the relationship between Wākea and Papa? - -Half brother and
half sister
-What are some facts of the Kumulipo? - --Identifies the relationship with
the universe
-Has been used to identify the ruling chief
with answers
What are the 2 types of navigators? - -Palu: A man who only knows how to
sail
Po: A man who knows both sailing and magic
-What are the predictions of Polynesian migration? - -Thor Heyerdahl: they
migrated from the Americas, drifted with the currents/winds
Cook: they migrated from Asia, against the currents/winds
-What was used to try and prove Thor Heyerdahl's theory? - -A canoe
named Kontiki was used to try and prove that Polynesians migrated from
South America
-What is common culture throughout the Pacific? - -Dance, government,
religion
-What are staples on the Island of Satawal - -Coconut, breadfruit, taro
-What were the tools used to make the canoes for navigation? - -Used the
resources from the land; coconut husk for rope, sap from the breadfruit to
make the canoe waterproof.
-What are the three points of the Polynesian triangle? - -Hawai'i, New
Zealand, Easter Island
-What is the name of the exact replica of the original navigating canoe? - -
Hōkūle`a
-Who is the navigator of Hōkūle`a? Who was he taught by? - -Nainoa
Thompson, Papa Mau
-MIRAB - -Pitiful microstates condemned forever to depend on migration,
aide, and bureaucracy and not have any real economic productivity
-Exclusive Economic Zone - -Lands that belonged to the people living there,
lands that benefited their economy
-Proletarian - -Ordinary people, working class, "People of the land"
-What is the prevalent view of the Pacific Islands and its people? - -The
Belittling view
, -What is the main purpose of neo-colonialism? - -To make people believe
that they has no choice but to depend
-What is the phrase "Islands in a far sea" correlated to? - -Pacific Islands
-What is the phrase "A sea of islands" correlated to? - -Oceania
-mo'olelo - -histories
-mana - -spiritual power
-Kalai'aina - -Carving of the land
-What are the 6 districts? - -1. Kona
2. 'Ewa
3. Wai'anae
4. Waialua
5. Ko'olauloa
6. Ko'olaupoko
-Ahupua'a - -"Pig alter", Wedge shaped sections of land that follow natural
ridges/boundaries. Mountain to the sea
-Konohiki - -Land stewarts, land managers of the ahupua'a
-Makahiki - -Festival celebrating the God Lono. Months from October-
Novemeber. Resources were gathered and given to the ali'i
-Who has the responsibility of dividing the resources among the ali'i and
also to the people who worked in the court? - -Konohiki
-'Aikapu - -Sacred Eating. Men and women were not allowed to eat together
-What types of food were women unable to eat? - -banana, pig, coconuts
and some red fish
-Who is the sky-father? - -Wākea
-Who is the earth-mother? - -Papa
-What was the relationship between Wākea and Papa? - -Half brother and
half sister
-What are some facts of the Kumulipo? - --Identifies the relationship with
the universe
-Has been used to identify the ruling chief
