Independent Learn Task:

Kuri

Make a copy of this document and answer the 10 questions.

All of the answers are in the article that you have read, so make sure that you go all the way through to find the answers.

Remember to  write your answers in full sentences… if you can’t remember how to do this, go back to last weeks work and check!

When did the early Polynesians begin sailing across the Pacific Ocean looking for new lands? The early Polynesians sailed across the Pacific Ocean two thousand years ago.

2. What are Kuri? Kuri are dogs from Aotearoa New Zealand.

3. What have people found in Hawaii? In Hawaii the cook islands people found dog bones that are hundreds or even thousands of years old.

4. Who did Kuri arrive with? Kuri arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand with the early Polynesian voyagers.

5. Who was Taneatua? Taneatua is a well known explorer. The waka that landed at Whakatane. When Taneatua arrived in Aotearoa, he began exploring the forests and hills of the Urewera.

6. What is Mataatua? Mataatua is a waka,  great voyaging canoes.

7. What is the hill called? The hills name is Otarahioi the hill is also known as Te Kuri a Taneatua.

8. What valley did Taneatua leave another one of his dogs in? Taneatua left another of his dogs in the Ruatoki valley.

9. Who is Captain Cook? (you might need to do some research) Captain cook is a british explorer.

10. What happened to the dogs when they attacked sheep? When the dogs attacked the sheeps the farmers didn't like dogs running wild and attacking their sheep, so these dogs were often shot and killed.

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