Question

Polynesian people now called _____ were the first to settle New Zealand, around the year 1200.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. Maori

Explanation:

The Polynesians or Polynesian people are those that are native to Polynesia in Oceania and shared common cultural features. The Polynesians lived in Oceania including multiple islands such as Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa, Australia, and New Zealand territory in which the Polynesian people are referred as the Maori as this was the group of Polynesians that first settle on New Zealand around 1200; additionally, because they were part of the Polynesian people the Maoris based their societies on the customs of Polynesians. Therefore, the way Polynesian people are now called and that were the first people to settle in New Zealand is Maori.

Answer 2

The answer is Maori, the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand.