New Zealand

untested Zealand The Polynesian navigator Kupe has been credited with the discovery of freshly Zealand in 950 AD. He named it Aotearoa (Land of the Long White Cloud). Centuries later, around 1350 AD, a great migration of people from Kupes homeland of Hawaiki followed his navigational instructions and sailed to New Zealand, eventually supplanting or mixing with previous residents. Their culture, true over centuries without any discernible outside influence, was hierarchical and a great deal sanguinary.

In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman briefly sailed along the west sailing of New Zealand; any thoughts of a longer stay were thwarted when his attempt to land resulted in several of his crew creation killed and eaten. In 1769, Captain James Cook circumnavigated the two main islands aboard the Endeavour . Initial contact with the Maoris also proven violent but Cook, impressed with the Maoris bravery and spirit and recognising the potency of this newfound land, grabbed it for the British crown b...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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