Polynesians timeline

By TheClimbingApex
  • Africans navigated their way to Asia
    75,000 BCE

    Africans navigated their way to Asia

  • the Aborigines arrive to New Zealand
    40,000 BCE

    the Aborigines arrive to New Zealand

  • The Lapita people start to spread across Polynesia
    1500 BCE

    The Lapita people start to spread across Polynesia

  • The Lapita people finish spreading across Polynesia
    1000 BCE

    The Lapita people finish spreading across Polynesia

  • Polynesians settle the Marquesas' and Hawaiian islands
    300

    Polynesians settle the Marquesas' and Hawaiian islands

  • The Fist Polynesian Settlers in East Polynesia
    800

    The Fist Polynesian Settlers in East Polynesia

  • Polynesians arrive in New Zealand (The Great fleet)
    1000

    Polynesians arrive in New Zealand (The Great fleet)

  • The Moa bird becomes EXTINCT

    The Moa bird becomes EXTINCT

  • Captain James Cook arrives in New Zealand

    Captain James Cook arrives in New Zealand

  • The Polynesian named their land Aotearoa (meaning long white cloud)

    The Polynesian named their land Aotearoa (meaning long white cloud)