Polynesians set out voyaging a long time ago without any modern day technology. They did not have any compass, or navigator as modern sailors would have now days. They were in search of new lands to settle on, and then they came across Hawaii. They started the process of building ancient weapons, and from that we have improved on them.
The Polynesian voyagers relied on their instincts and skills that was passed on to them by their ancestors. Tools for their navigation was the sky, ocean, stars, and wildlife which helped them navigate themselves to the smallest islands such as Hawaii. There were some problems on their voyage. Polynesian Voyagers had to deal with many diseases with no cure for it and also malnutrition.
Back then the Polynesians voyaged in their ancient cultural canoes. The canoes did not provide protection from rain which may have caused pnuemonia. Scurvy from the lack of nutrients may have killed off a great number of sailors during the voyage.
Ancient Polynesian voyagers did not have much knowledge of such diseases and threats that troubled them during their voyage. another thing they may not have known much about would be that drinking salt water actually dehydrates the human body because of the high salt concentration in the sea water.
Today Hawaii is on the map thanks to the Polynesian voyagers. We now have new technology to help us sail, but still we do not forget about the ancient techniques of sailing. We have learned from their mistakes and we have made voyaging much safer and easier.
Now days people sail in big ship equipped with alot of advanced technology. Thousands of years ago, back when the polynesians were voyaging, they sailed in small cultural canoes that was steered by one person and had many men paddling to make them go forth. There has been a massive change from ancient voyaging to modern voyaging.
The Polynesians had a great effect on sailing to this day. The body of the ancient canoes are visible in the modern canoes to this day. the way the Polynesians steered their canoes has been modified to work more efficiently and on its own. We actually took the ancient cultural Polynesian ways and improved them such as the size of the boats, the boats being able to run by gasoline instead of man power, and the improvement of life while voyaging/sailing. Polynesian voyagers has made a huge impact on sailors today and on Hawaiian history.
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Hello Darian, your essay had many good facts about Polynesian Voyaging, but you could of been more detailed and specific. You could of included different types of canoes they had and what did they make the canoes out of. You could have also mentioned how we still use the old way of voyaging today, especially with the Hokulea. But i like how you mentioned about the polynesians not knowing about the slat water and the diseases they got on these voyages. Well anyway pretty good essay.
ReplyDeleteIn your essay about Polynesian voyaging, you made a good transition between the old times and what has been inproved today. Maybe you could talk more about the Hokulea. And...maybe you could revise your essay by fixing some grammar mistakes. Overall, your essay was great.
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ReplyDeleteYour draft was overall a good description of the past and present of polynesian voyaging. I think that you could maybe add more about the techniques of polynesian voyaging in ancient Hawaii. What were some reasons why they wanted to improve the canoe? You can also talk about how polynesian voyaging made an impact on Hawaii and why is it important in Hawaiian Renaissance?
ReplyDeleteHi Darian,
ReplyDeleteYour teammates had some good suggestions for you. You have information about polynesian voyaging but you need to make it more specific. And pay special attention to Angela's comment: what is the connection to the Hawaiian Renaissance? So, for your revision: Make your points more specific about the elements of voyaging (canoes and navigation) and connect your ideas more clearly and closely to cause and effect and the Hawaiian Renaissance.
I would also add, to watch your focus. What's the relevance of weapons??? And I'm not sure you need to talk about disease and such, unless you can connect them to the causes and effects of polynesian voyaging.
mrs s