The Influence Of The Polynesians

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There are many theory’s for why and how the Polynesians spread across the pacific, but there is no definite answer. So I’ve collected information from many different websites to create an explanation on how the Polynesians travelled across the entire pacific.

The early Polynesians were intelligent explorers who settled in remote islands in the pacific. The Polynesians are descendants of the Lapita people who lived on the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. The Lapita people settled in Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Most of the Polynesian islands are small and soon would have become overcrowded. This forced people to look for new places to live. In addition, the Polynesians were a warlike people. Chiefs often fought

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