SOURCE3 A map of the Hawaiian Islands showing what each community traded with others
Canoes allowed Hawai’ians to travel between the islands and fish the oceans.
With its fishponds, the island of Hawai’i could trade some of its food for other goods.
Kaua’i
Ni’ihau
O’ahu
Moloka’i
Maui
L a na’i
Kahoolawe
Hawai’i
Kapa is a traditional Hawai’ian artform of pressing and dying cloth with a wood carved wood block.
SkillBuilder discussion Continuity and change 1. Look at the map of the Hawaiian Islands showing what each community traded with others. Discuss why the particular items above were traded. 2. Do you know what the Hawaiian Islands trade today? Make some suggestions and check if you were correct. The people of the Hawaiian Islands also interacted in different ways. They loved athletic competitions and champions would often be sent to represent their island — they would try to prove themselves the best in surfing, swimming, wrestling, boxing and running. One sport involved throwing spears at other contestants, so there was a lot at stake for the champions. 11.5 SkillBuilder activity HISTORICAL QUESTIONS Juan Gaetano may have come to Hawai’i much earlier than the English. However, despite evidence supporting his visit, many historians are hesitant to recognise him as the first European to visit. 1. Investigate , conducting some basic research, Juan Gaetano and the theory of his visit to Hawai’i. 2. Explain why you think historians don’t believe Gaetano visited first. 3. Propose your own arguments to support Gaetano’s visit. 4. Until recently, much of United States and English history has been diligently collected and curated by people of English descent. To what extent do you think this influences the opinion that Cook (an Englishman) was the first outside person to come in contact with Hawai’i? 5. Compare this narrative with what you understand of Australia’s history. What similarities, and what differences, do you notice?
Jacaranda Humanities Alive 8 Victorian Curriculum Third Edition
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