POLYNESIAN EXPLORATIONS MAP OF POLYNESIA

POLYNESIAN EXPLORATIONS CAUSES OF EXPLORATION Polynesian expansion was the result of planned voyages undertaken with the intention of establishing colonies Sea travel moved goods and people faster and cheaper than overland travel Attractive to adventurers; crossing unknown waters was dangerous and exciting

POLYNESIAN EXPLORATIONS METHODS USED Polynesian mariners navigated by the stars and by their observations of ocean currents and evidence of land.

POLYNESIAN EXPLORATIONS EVIDENCE OF PLANNING No written records left… Linguistic evidence that remains: Malaya => Western Pacific Islands => Eastern Pacific Islands Scale of the remains of materials…lends to the belief that colonization was occurring (planned endeavor) Experiment of the Hokulea

POLYNESIAN EXPLORATIONS EFFECTS OF EXPLORATION Polynesian language and culture dot the landscape and the perimeter of the Pacific Islands Prime example are the Moai heads in Easter Island!