Spice (T)

Oceania

Gracie, Paige, Alaina, & Brooke

 Social (S)

Influence Lapita
Austronesian seafarers Lapita had maintained
settled, and it was trade and high
necessary for them to communication across the
cultivate roots and use sea. Although they were
animals. They introduced self reliant, they viewed
this way of life to distant islands’ objects of
indigenous people, who high value. This included
adopted it. pottery, obsidian, shell
jewelry, and stone tools.
Political (P)
Example:
The Lapita
Hierarchical : Different ranks
- Leadership given from chief to eldest son
Melanesians
- Hierarchical system
- Multiple trade networks allowed for the spread of multiple languages, diseases, and sometimes
warfare
Polynesia
- Hierarchical system
- Ancestry found through male line
- System depended highly on ancestry and validation of values (higher the title more the power)
Interaction With Environment
(They
I ) Were
Seasonal Migration following
Hunting and the food source
gathering societies
Established
The Aboriginals cultivated root crops settlements on the
and herded animals
islands of the
Pacific Ocean
All initial
Developed Agricultural
migrations were
Societies
on boats
Culture (C)
Sailing
People traveled in boats to
Oceania. Oceania peoples
had great seafaring skills.
Mobile
Art
Communities
The people of Oceania lived The art of Oceania was based
in small, mobile around stone, shell, pottery,
communities. They and rock art.
maintained a hunter-gatherer
lifestyle for a long time.

Language
There were many of Oceanic
languages that developed
from the languages of
different settlers.
Plants
They used over 124 different
types of plants for medicines,
ointments, and drugs.
Economics (E)
Agriculture
A majority of trade was with crops,
including taro, candlenut, and jackfruit to
name a couple of native plants.

New Guinea turned toward agriculture

before people of Australia. They cultivated
crops such as yams and taro. In addition,
pigs and chickens spread throughout the
island.
Technology (T)

Tools Boats

Many tools were developed to help with Boats were developed when people first

everyday life. Some tools included axes, spears, traveled to and settled Oceania. They used rafts

clubs, nets, lassos, snares, and boomerangs. The or canoes with sails to travel and the boats

Lapitas are also known for the findings of evolved over time.

fishooks.