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| − | '''Polynesia''' is part of [[Oceania]], comprising over a thousand islands in the south [[Pacific Ocean]]. The Polynesian people descended from the [[Lapita]] people who migrated into the islands now known as [[Fiji]], [[Samoa]] and [[Tonga]] several thousand years ago, | + | '''Polynesia''' is part of [[Oceania]], comprising over a thousand islands in the south [[Pacific Ocean]]. The Polynesian people may be descended from the [[Lapita]] people who migrated into the islands now known as [[Fiji]] (usually located in [[Melanesia]]), [[Samoa]] and [[Tonga]] several thousand years ago,<ref>http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Lapita</ref><ref>http://www.lapita-voyage.org/en/lapita_voyage_konzept.html</ref> and later Polynesians migrated to [[New Zealand]] (the [[Maori]] arrived around 1000 AD), [[Hawaii|Hawai'i]] and other islands. Other countries and territories in Polynesia include [[American Samoa]], [[Niue]], [[Tuvalu]], [[Wallis and Futuna]], [[French Polynesia]] (including [[Tahiti]]), [[Pitcairn Island]], [[Cook Islands]], [[Tokelau]] and the [[Chile]]an Commune of [[Easter Island]]. |
| − | Like other cultures, the Polynesians used a flattened or terraced pyramid for worship, similar to a ziggurat. | + | Like other cultures, the Polynesians used a flattened or terraced pyramid for worship, similar to a [[ziggurat]]. They grew in population most significantly after A.D. 1000. |
[[Michael Crichton]] wrote:<ref>http://www.michaelcrichton.com/speech-environmentalismaseligion.html</ref> | [[Michael Crichton]] wrote:<ref>http://www.michaelcrichton.com/speech-environmentalismaseligion.html</ref> | ||
| − | :The Polynesians, living in an environment as close to paradise as one can imagine, fought constantly, and created a society so hideously restrictive that you could lose your life if you stepped in the footprint of a chief. It was the Polynesians who gave us the very concept of [[taboo]], as well as the word itself. | + | :The Polynesians, living in an environment as close to paradise as one can imagine, fought constantly, and created a society so hideously restrictive that you could lose your life if you stepped in the footprint of a chief. It was the Polynesians who gave us the very [[concept]] of [[taboo]], as well as the word itself. |
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Latest revision as of 20:16, July 6, 2024
Polynesia is part of Oceania, comprising over a thousand islands in the south Pacific Ocean. The Polynesian people may be descended from the Lapita people who migrated into the islands now known as Fiji (usually located in Melanesia), Samoa and Tonga several thousand years ago,[1][2] and later Polynesians migrated to New Zealand (the Maori arrived around 1000 AD), Hawai'i and other islands. Other countries and territories in Polynesia include American Samoa, Niue, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia (including Tahiti), Pitcairn Island, Cook Islands, Tokelau and the Chilean Commune of Easter Island.
Like other cultures, the Polynesians used a flattened or terraced pyramid for worship, similar to a ziggurat. They grew in population most significantly after A.D. 1000.
Michael Crichton wrote:[3]
- The Polynesians, living in an environment as close to paradise as one can imagine, fought constantly, and created a society so hideously restrictive that you could lose your life if you stepped in the footprint of a chief. It was the Polynesians who gave us the very concept of taboo, as well as the word itself.
