Societies Are Vulnerable To Change

1. Societies Are Vulnerable To Change My Society Is Early New Zealand

2. My Questions Change Q#1: How did Maori culture change after the arrival of Early Europeans? A1: Local Maori were exposed to many new European influences. For example new buildingmethodsusing brick and concrete. They began toTrade with early European settlers so they began to own and use new tools, plants and even new foods! Also these settlers introduced new medicines, religion and inter-cultural marriages began. Communication and language would also have changed as both cultures tried to understand how each would work together. But with the change also came competition and wars between Maori and Europeans for land and food. local Maori would have been threatened by these new settlers but at the same time curious to learn from them. Q#2: Who was more vulnerable to change? Maori or Europeans? Why? A#2: I think Maori would’ve been more vulnerable to change. My reading and research confirms that as traditional and local people Maori would have encountered new and modern learning from the arrival of Europeans to their shores. Therefore Maori would be more vulnerable to the changes that Europeans introduced.

3. Q#3: Were Early European laws fair to Māori? A#3: I think the laws were unfair to Maori because from what I've researched one of the main laws of The Treaty Of Waitangi was that all Maori chiefs were guaranteed possession of their land and resources. However if the Queen or any of her Representatives walked past some land or walked over the land and offer to buy it they would have to sell them the land and move to somewhere else. I don’t believe the early laws of the land were fair towards the original people of the land being Maori. The translation and understanding of law and agreements between Maori and European settlers were vague and not completely understood by Maori at the time. Also ability of Maori to trade with European Settlers was a problem given communication difficulties and the “ agreed value “ of what they were selling.

4. Form Q#1: How did early Europeans decide where to form their society? A#1: They would’ve wanted a place close to Maori to trade with them. They would want to live near a fresh water supply for drinking and washing. They would want to live close to the sea for fishing and anchoring ships. Access to tree’s to make houses and shelter and also provide fuel ( burning ). Towns would need to be located in higher positions to protect against threats. And selecting areas with good soil for growing crops and food for animals to graze on. Early Europeans would need to be close to Ships and Harbors to collect goods and new supplies. Q#2: How did the Maori decide where to form their society? A#2: They would want a place safe, away from other societies or people who want to take their land away from them. A place near water to fish and get water supply from e.g. Stream. They might also want a field of grass so that animals could graze on it, they would also want a view of the sea to see if there was any new arrivals to prepare for fights or wars. They would also need fields for crops and growing local foods. Different tribes might want to live close or far away from Europeans or other societies depending on how they interacted

5. Q#3: Were there many other societies forming during this time? Why? A#3: With the new Settlers different societies would start to form. For example. Religion, Wealth, Leadership, Ownership, Dictatorship, Monarchy and Marriage would all influence changes in that society. Similar with Maori and Polynesian societies they too would experience change. For example, Chiefs, Tribes, Land ownership, Wars, Wealth and Families would change and split local societies. Also there would be completely new societies formed with inter-marriages between Maori and European which would then give their family combined privileges.

6. Function Q#1: How did Maori communicate with Early Europeans? A#1: Many different forms of communication were used. Sign language, Carvings in wood, Drawings, Signals, Dance and traditional Maori war chants were used to communicate. Eventually translators would also begin to know both English and Maori language! Q#2: How were younger men educated? A#2: Their Mum/Dad taught them for example boys were taught to do war dances, to hunt and how to use weapons such as patu and taiaha, while girls learnt to gather and preserve food, some were even taught difficult skills such as weaving fine cloaks. Q#3: What did Early Europeans take with them? A#3: Essential items they took with them were: Rifles, Guns, Knifes, Hammers, and other building tools, Cloaks, Cloths and Clothes. But on Abel Tasman's Flagship, the Heemskerk it carried: Cloth, 10 Golconda blankets, 500 Chinese small mirrors, 90 kilograms of ironmongery, Quantities of Cloves, Mace, Nutmegs and Pewter, 50 Chinese gold wire, 25 pieces of assorted iron pots, 3 pearls and a large brass basin to trade. Stock including Beef, Sheep and Chickens were also introduced. Many new crops , seeds, grains were bought over by the early Europeans and planted across the land. Other survival items would have been shipped across with them including compass, maps, blankets and other forms of shelter and building materials.

7. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING MY SLIDESHOW Bibliography: The Treaty Of Waitangi Book, And The Story Of New Zealand Book. New Zealand’s First Map Was Constructed By Captain James Cook