Polynesian Events

By Jackti
  • 2550 BCE

    Pyramids

    The pyramids were built as tombs for the pharaohs, The pyramid of Giza was built by Pharaoh Khufu. They were built 4,500 years ago
  • 1874 BCE

    Fiji

    Fiji was settled first by Austronesians in 1874 BCE
  • 1842 BCE

    Tahiti

    Tahiti has a long and rich history. The islands were first settled by migrating Polynesians as early as 500BC
  • 1773 BCE

    Cook Islands

    The Cooks Islands were first settled around 1000 AD by Polynesian people who supposedly from Tahiti
  • 1487 BCE

    Samoa Settled

    They arrived in 1487 BCE, meaning around 3000-3500 years ago. European explorers named it "Navigator Island
  • 900 BCE

    Tonga Settled

    To avoid German colonization Tonga became a British Protectorate in the 1900, As they left Samoa they came across Tonga and had a break from sailing
  • 124 BCE

    Hawaii

    The first settlers of Hawaii are from the Marquesas Islands
  • Black plague
    1347

    Black plague

    The black plague was a bubonic plague that originated in 1347 and lasted till 1353
  • New Zealand

    The first European to arrive in New Zealand was the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman