New Zealand
Use the slides to complete your guided notes about New Zealand.
The questions you need to answer are listed below.
First People of New Zealand
- Just like the ______________________________ were the first inhabitants of Australia, the first peoples of New Zealand are called the ____________________.
Māori Society
2. What are some tasks you would have done if you were part of Māori culture? What is something you would not have been allowed to do?
Māori Art & Culture
3. Which part of Māori culture do you like the most, carvings, weaving, tattoos, or the haka dance? Why?
Europeans to New Zealand
4. Why did British citizens begin moving to New Zealand?
5. Where did they move from?
Missionaries to New Zealand
6. If you were a Māori living in New Zealand in the 1800s, do you think you would have converted to Christianity? Why or why not? (hint: think about the advantages and drawbacks)
Treaty of Waitangi
7. What is the significance of the 1835 flag?
8. What is the significance of the 1840 flag?
New Zealand Government & Economy
9. Complete the pie charts showing the population distribution in New Zealand, between urban and rural, in the 1880s and the 2010s.
Modern New Zealand
10. Great Britain started getting its _________________________ from other countries, so New Zealand decided to change their ______________________ from an _____________________________ one (farming and ranching) to an industrialized __________________________________.
Reflection/ Exit Ticket: Write at least 2-4 sentences summarizing what you learned about New Zealand today. Use at least four of the following vocabulary terms: indigenous, Māori, British, colonize, economy, agriculture, rural, urban, free market