NZ History Discovery

By Ryan.E
  • 4000 BCE

    Southeast Asia found

    Southeast Asia was found about 4000 BCE
  • 1479 BCE

    While the Polynesians started sailing...

    The Polynesians started sailing around 3500 years ago which was about the same time the Egyptians were building the pyramids
  • 500 BCE

    Tahiti found

    the island was first settled by migrating Polynesians as early as 500 BC
  • 400

    Hawaii settled in

    Hawaii was first settled in 400 CE when Polynesians from the Marquesas Islands 2000 miles away, traveled to Hawaii's Big Island in canoes
  • 800

    Easter island discovery

    easter island was found in 700-800 A.D.
  • 1300

    The Polynesians used...

    the moon, sun, birds, and stars
  • 1320

    NZ Discovered

    The Polynesians found NZ about 500 years before the captain cook.

  • Tonga Discovery

    Tonga was found in 1616, about 27 years before fiji

  • Fiji DIscovered

    Fiji was found 27 years after Tonga was descovered

  • Samoa found

    Samoa was found in about 1722 I'm not quite sure tho.

  • How many people were on Captain Cooks boat/ship?

    there were 70 men and no woman on Captain Cooks boat

  • When did Captain Cook find NZ?

    so people thought Captain Cook found NZ first but it turns out that the Polynesians found NZ 500 years before.

  • ?When did people settle in Easter island

    Easter Island was settled in about the 18th of September by Captain Cook, but the Polynesians were in NZ before so the Polynesians have already settled into Easter Island.