Traditional
Maori fishing operations were very well organised. Different tribes had their
own fishing areas. Tribal boundaries were marked by landmarks and stakes and
protected against trespassers. Fishing was often a community activity. Tasks
involved everything from observing the movement of schools of fish and making
gear, to catching and processing the fish.
Early Maori
knew a great deal about the life cycles of different fish. A fishing calendar
was developed to work out when certain fish should be caught, what techniques to
use, and whether it should be during the day or night.
Kaimoana was
a very important trading item. Coastal tribes traded it with inland iwi for
goods such as birds, berries or workable stone. In Canterbury, Kaipoihai pa was
a trading pa with eight different gates. It was similar to European trading
sites in the middle ages.When Europeans arrived, Maori started trading with them.
They bartered fish for other goods or sold it for cash. They exported fish to
Australia in the early 19th century.
Science fact sheet- traditional Maori fisheries - 0 views
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Maori are very knowledgeable and skilled fishers. Lines were made from flax fibre and sinkers from stones. Hooks were made from wood, bone, stone or shell. Sometimes a gorge was used instead of a hook. It was a straight piece of bone, sharp at each end and attached in the middle. When the line was pulled it turned sideways and caught in the fish's throat.
Indigenous Australians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views
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not been shown to be related to any languages outside Australia. In the late 18th century, there were anywhere between 350 and 750 distinct groupings and a similar number of languages and dialects
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At the time of first European contact, it is estimated that a minimum of 315,000 and as many as 1 million people lived in Australia. Recent archaeological evidence suggests that the land could have sustained a population of 750,000[11].
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the regions of heaviest Indigenous population were the same temperate coastal regions that are currently the most heavily populated
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Wallerstein on World Systems - 0 views
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makes possible analytically sound comparisons between different parts of the world.
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This is why Wallerstein's theory gained acceptance in the anthropological community. We are interested in making sound cross-cultural comparisons.
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I may be reading to much into the wording, but do we really want to "compare" cultures. When we talk about comparing cultures, it seems as if we are holding them to a certain standard.
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We are not comparing them to a standard - just trying to see the range of human possibilities - and how humans are interrelated.
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feudalism
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Three primary elements characterized feudalism: lords, vassals and fiefs; the structure of feudalism can be seen in how these three elements fit together. A lord was a noble who owned land, a vassal was a person who was granted possession of the land by the lord, and the land was known as a fief. In exchange for the fief, the vassal would provide military service to the lord. The obligations and relations between lord, vassal and fief form the basis of feudalism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feudal_system
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switch from feudal obligations to money rents
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World Simulation Ideas - 95 views
I think it would be great to add more natural disasters, along with trying to bring out the slave trade, I think we could make the slave trade more part of the game. Also I think it would be great ...
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