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People Analysis By:Mackenzie Smith
Name
of Group: Māori
Time Period: 1300s- Present
Leader: Hone Wiremu Heke Pokai
Various Neighbors: Other people located in New Zealand, but they were they are considered the native people. Also during the time period of 1750-1914 they were introduced to European culture and trading.
Strengths: One of their biggest strengths was warfare. By 1450 a prominent warrior culture emerged that was able to conquer much of New Zealand. This strength also helped them to somewhat fight of the British. In the Boyd Massacre, 1809, the Māori took members of the crew hostage and then killed 66 of them. This was all because the captain of the ship whipped out the Chief’s son. Some survivors even stated that the Māori then practiced in cannibalism. This brought fear to some merchants and reduced the contact of Europeans with the native people.
Weaknesses: The main weakness of the Māori is the fact that they had no written language. They passed down their history and stories through chants and songs. Without a written language are on sure what exactly happened before the arrival of the Europeans. Also with the arrival of the Europeans there is no way to disprove what the westerners wrote.
Impact on Neighbors: Along with having impact on the people around them the Europeans changed the Māori culture forever. Diseases that many Western cultures carried killed 10 to 15% of the population.
Legacy: The Māori culture must have had strong roots because it is still around to this day. In recent times more people are embracing their somewhat lost culture and retelling the stories. For thousands of years they have celebrated their culture through moko. This is a facial tattoo that describes someone’s life. Only the Māori people are allowed to get this celebrated inking because for hundreds of years Europeans have been trying to take it away.
Time Period: 1300s- Present
Leader: Hone Wiremu Heke Pokai
Various Neighbors: Other people located in New Zealand, but they were they are considered the native people. Also during the time period of 1750-1914 they were introduced to European culture and trading.
Strengths: One of their biggest strengths was warfare. By 1450 a prominent warrior culture emerged that was able to conquer much of New Zealand. This strength also helped them to somewhat fight of the British. In the Boyd Massacre, 1809, the Māori took members of the crew hostage and then killed 66 of them. This was all because the captain of the ship whipped out the Chief’s son. Some survivors even stated that the Māori then practiced in cannibalism. This brought fear to some merchants and reduced the contact of Europeans with the native people.
Weaknesses: The main weakness of the Māori is the fact that they had no written language. They passed down their history and stories through chants and songs. Without a written language are on sure what exactly happened before the arrival of the Europeans. Also with the arrival of the Europeans there is no way to disprove what the westerners wrote.
Impact on Neighbors: Along with having impact on the people around them the Europeans changed the Māori culture forever. Diseases that many Western cultures carried killed 10 to 15% of the population.
Legacy: The Māori culture must have had strong roots because it is still around to this day. In recent times more people are embracing their somewhat lost culture and retelling the stories. For thousands of years they have celebrated their culture through moko. This is a facial tattoo that describes someone’s life. Only the Māori people are allowed to get this celebrated inking because for hundreds of years Europeans have been trying to take it away.
Change Analysis By Veronica Figueroa
Region: Micronesia
Time Period: 1450 to 1750 CE
Significant events during time period:
-Early arrival of the Europeans to islands of Micronesia
-No written language, makes it difficult to extract information about such remote locations
Time Period: 1450 to 1750 CE
Significant events during time period:
-Early arrival of the Europeans to islands of Micronesia
-No written language, makes it difficult to extract information about such remote locations
Characteristics at the Beginning of the Time Period:
Social: Most colonies have still gone unexplored but there has been early arrivals in Guam by Spanish explorers so social interaction between other civilizations has begun. Economic: Unknown , and/or non-existent; Solly trade between civilizations within the island Artistic: Mainly pottery art Religious: Varies through the island; many cultural religions | Characteristics at the End of the Time Period:
Social: Interaction between Western Europe and Micronesia is fully integrated Economic: More involvement in World Trade network thanks to Europeans; Mainly agricultural (cash crops and luxury items) Artistic: Remains the same, Europeans made it more exposed; Much of art was already flourishing during this period Religious: Portuguese introduced Christianity to Japan |
Causes and Impact of Changes: With the interaction of various Europeans during this age of exploration, these societies that had been around for centuries and had had no written language or much knowledge of the outside world were being introduced into society and the broader horizons, you could say . It aided in the development of the Micronesian societies and aided European with a wider colonization and new resources.