Quarter 2 Final Exam Review History of the Hawaiian Kingdom 2015
Q: What is the definition of Unification? A: The bringing together into ONE unit.
Q: What is the definition of a civil war? A: A war amongst the people from the same country/nation.
Q: Prior to the unification of the Hawaiian islands, who fought in the civil wars in Hawaii? A: Hawaiians.
Q: What did Kamehameha I attempt to do to stop the fighting and killing in the islands? A: Created the Law of the Splintered Paddle.
Q: Mamalahoe or the “Law of the Splintered Paddle” was originally created as a result of who getting attacked? A: Kamehameha I.
Q: The Law of the Splintered Paddle would punish crimes of murder and ____________ ? A: theft.
Q: The consequence of Law of the Splintered Paddle was? A: death.
Q: What was the ultimate goal of the Law of the Splintered Paddle? A: Restore peace in Hawaii.
Q: Kamehameha I was the originator of the kapu system. True or False? A: False. This was the way of ancient Hawaiians. He just wanted to bring back and enforce ways of the past for all Hawaiians.
Q: What is the definition of government? A: How a place is run.
Q: Kamehameha I based his government under a traditional Hawaiian land system where who was put in charge of sections of the land? A: The ali’i or “high chiefs.”
Q: These sections of land went from the foot of the mountains to the ocean. These sections were known as what? A: Ahupua’a(s)
Q: The people that worked the land were the “commoners.” What was the Hawaiian name for these commoners? A: Maka’ainana
Q: How did the maka’ainana pay “taxes” to the ali’i? A: With food and gifts.
Q: The kapu was a set of ____________ telling the Hawaiian people __________ _____________. A: Rules/laws. What they could and could not do.
Q: What does the word kapu mean in English? A: Forbidden or Sacred.
Q: Breaking of the kapu would lead to _______________. A: Death.
Q: Name three examples of kapu. A: Commoners could not look into the eye of an ali’i/king. Men and women could not eat together. Women could not eat certain foods(that men could). Certain fish could not be caught or eaten. Certain animals could not be hunted or eaten.
Q: What was the main reason for the Kapu? A: Replenish(land/crops/animals/fish) Hawaii after years of wars ruining the land.
Q: Who were the first foreigners to arrive in Hawaii aside from Captain Cook? A: The fur traders.
Q: The fur trade was between the Pacific Northwest(where they would trap the animals) and ______________ (where they would trade the fur)? A: China
Q: Why was Hawaii involved in the fur trade? A: It was a stop for fur traders. Hawaii was located in the center of the two destinations.
Q: Name two reasons why fur traders stopped in Hawaii? A: Get fresh fruits/vegetables to prevent scurvy. Needed a place to fix ships. Needed sailors.
Q: Why did Hawaiians make good sailors? A: The were natural “watermen” – always around/in the ocean.
Q: As a result of the fur traders in Hawaii, Hawaiians started trading their goods(food) for what items? A: Scraps of iron, nails, and other metals.
Q: Hawaiians became very accustomed to the skill of what regarding the fur traders? A: Bargaining.
Q: What was the name of the tree that foreigners wanted? A: Sandalwood.
Q: Where would these foreigners mainly trade the Sandalwood to? A: China.
Q: The Sandalwood would be used for what purpose? a.Furniture b.Moisturizer c.Paper d.Sandals A: Moisturizer/oil for skin.
Q: Due to the popularity and profit of the Sandalwood, Kamehameha put a kapu on the tree and all profits got to him. What is the term for this? A: Royal Monopoly.
Q: With the profits of the Sandalwood, Kamehameha I would purchase 6 ships. What did he use the ships for? A: Trading and Military.
Q: Name two other things that Kamehameha would get from the Sandalwood trade? A: 16 kegs of rum. Box of tea. $8,000 worth of guns and ammunition.
Q: Aside from the new goods that was brought in by the fur and Sandalwood trade, what was another thing that was brought that would change for Hawaiians? A: Their diet. Foreign foods were brought in.
Q: Name two things that fur and Sandalwood traders who stayed in Hawaii and became? A: Residents. Worked for chiefs. Businessmen, ranchers, or missionaries.
Q: The biggest impact foreigners had on Hawaii was what? A: Diseases
Q: What was the result of foreign diseases in Hawaii on Hawaiians? A: Hawaiian population would decline, foreign population would increase.
Q: What was another thing that foreigners introduced which created social problems and weakened the health of Hawaiians? A: Alcohol.
Q: What was the name of Kamehameha II? A: Liholiho.
Q: Kamehameha II, Liholiho was the eldest son of Kamehameha I and Queen? a.Kaahumanu b.Keopuolani c.Emma d.Victoria A: Keopuolani.
Q: Who raised Kamehameha II? a.Queen Kaahumanu b.Queen Keopuolani c.Kamehameha I d.Kamaaina Kids A: Queen Kaahumanu
Q: Give two examples of Liholiho breaking the kapu. A: 1. Queen Keopuolani and Kauikeaoli ate together. 2.Kalanimoku wanted to be baptized. 3.Party for Liholiho where men and women ate.
Q: What kind of ship did Kalanimoku get baptized on? A: A French ship (Catholic)
Q: As a result of the ending of the kapu by Liholiho, what were burned by the people? A: Heiau’s. Places of worship.
Q: Aside from the heiaus, what else was destroyed as a result of the kapu ending? A: Images of Hawaiian gods.
Q: Why were many ali’i(chiefs) angry about the ending of the kapu? A: They no longer could control the Makaainana (the commoners).
Q: What were the names of the two groups that would battle each other after the kapu was ended? A: The Traditionalist and Revolutionist.
Q: Who were the “Traditionalist?” A: Hawaiians that wanted the ways of traditional(old) Hawaii.
Q: Who were the “Revolutionist?” A: People that wanted change (Hawaiians and foreigners, men and women).
Q: Liholiho would pardon all Traditionalist after the battle. What does pardon mean? A: Excused from punishment.
Q: What is the definition of missionary? A: A person sent to promote a religion (Christianity)in a foreign country.
Q: “Not a member of an established religion is the definition of what term?” A: Heathen.
Q: “Western Christians that wanted to be separate from the Roman Catholic Church” were known as? A: Protestants.
Q: Having different personalities and characteristics is a definition of what term in which many missionaries had “different” ones? A: Temperament
Q: Many foreigners had power and control over the Hawaiians. This “power and control” defines what term? A: Influence
Q: What was the name of the Hawaiian that moved to America and became the first Hawaiian to convert to Christianity? A: Henry Opukaha’ia
Q: What was the goal of Henry Opukaha’ia? A: He wanted to go back to Hawaii and spread the word about God and convert his people to Christianity.
Q: Why did Henry Opukaha’ia not return to Hawaii to fulfill his goal? A: He died.
Q: Who continued Opukaha’ias dream? A: American Missionaries.
Q: Who funded(paid for) the mission from Boston to Hawaii? A: The American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions.
Q: How many Protestant Missionaries sailed to Hawaii on the first voyage? A: 14 (Men, women, and children).
Q: What was the name of the ship that first brought the missionaries to Hawaii? A: The Thaddeus
Q: How many days did the first voyage take for the missionaries to sail to Hawaii? A: 164 days
Q: Who else was on board the Thaddeus? A: 3 Hawaiian boys
Q: During the missionary voyage to Hawaii, what occurred in Hawaii? Name 3 events. A: Kamehameha I died. Liholiho became king. Kapu abolished. No belief system.
Q: What were the two tasks that the missionaries wanted to accomplish in Hawaii? A: 1. Wanted Hawaiians to read the Bible. 2. Create missionary schools
Q: Who help create the Hawaiian alphabet? A: Reverend William Ellis
Q: How many alphabets were there in the Hawaiian alphabet? A: 12: 7 consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, W. 5 vowels: A, E, I, O, U (13 today as the o’kina was added).
Q: What was the Hawaiian word for “printed material?” A: Palapala
Q: Who was David Malo? A: The first Superintendent of Schools in Hawaii.
Q: What was the name of the school on Maui that was the first “high school” or seminary school?” A: Lahainaluna Seminary.
Q: What is seminary school? A: A school to become a priest or minister.
Q: Punahou School, in 1842 opened to educate what type of students? A: Children of missionaries.
Q: Kamehameha Schools founded in 1887 by what? A: The Will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop.
Q: Kamehameha Schools opened to educate what type of students? (From 1887 to the present) A: Native Hawaiian children.