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Anthropology Global Pacific Test One
First test of anth-185 at UIUC
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
10/01/2013

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Opening up the mat, Opening up the heart
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Merek Heky
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Melanesia
Definition
South Western part of the pacific. Major Islands include Papua new Guinea and Fiji.
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South Western part of the pacific. Major Islands include Papua new Guinea and Fiji.
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Melanesia
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Micronesia
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North western part of the pacific. Major islands include Caroline islands(Guam, Polowat, Satawal), Gilbert islands, and Mariana Islands (Saipan)
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Merek Heky
Definition
Opening up the mat, Opening up the heart
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Polynesia
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major group of islands associated with pacific islands. Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island make up the polynesian triangle.
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major group of islands associated with pacific islands. Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island make up the polynesian triangle.
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Polynesia
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North western part of the pacific. Major islands include Caroline islands(Guam, Polowat, Salowat), Gilbert islands, and Mariana Islands (Saipan)
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Micronesia
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Austronesians
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Various populations in Southeast Asia and Oceania that speak languages of the Austronesian family. They include Taiwanese aborigines; the majority ethnic groups of East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, Madagascar, Micronesia, and Polynesia, as well as the Polynesian peoples of New Zealand and Hawaii, and the non-Papuan people of Melanesia.
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Various populations in Southeast Asia and Oceania that speak languages of the Austronesian family. They include Taiwanese aborigines; the majority ethnic groups of East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, Madagascar, Micronesia, and Polynesia, as well as the Polynesian peoples of New Zealand and Hawaii, and the non-Papuan people of Melanesia.
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Austronesians
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Lapita
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Term applied to an ancient Pacific Ocean archaeological culture which is believed by many archaeologists to be the common ancestor of several cultures in Polynesia, Micronesia, and some coastal areas of Melanesia Associated mainly for pottery.
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Term applied to an ancient Pacific Ocean archaeological culture which is believed by many archaeologists to be the common ancestor of several cultures in Polynesia, Micronesia, and some coastal areas of Melanesia Associated mainly for pottery.
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Lapita
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Chamorros
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indigenous peoples of the Mariana Islands
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indigenous peoples of the Mariana Islands
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Chamorros
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Marianas
Definition
Island chain in Micronesia South of japan. Major islands include guam and saipan
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Central Carolines
Definition
widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean. major islands include Yap islands and hall islands (salawat, polowat).
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widely scattered archipelago of tiny islands in the western Pacific Ocean. major islands include Yap islands and hall islands (salawat, polowat).
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Central Carolines
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satawal
Definition
solitary coral atoll of one island part of the central carolines. Part of the yap islands. mau piailug is from here.
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Island chain in Micronesia South of japan. Major islands include guam and saipan
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Marianas
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solitary coral atoll of one island part of the central carolines. Part of the yap islands. mau piailug is from here.
Definition
satawal
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polowat
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coral atoll and a municipality of Chuuk state, Federated States of Micronesia. Manipy onopey is from here.
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coral atoll and a municipality of Chuuk state, Federated States of Micronesia. Manipy onopey is from here.
Definition
polowat
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Palu
Definition
Navigator (in ocianic language)
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Navigator (in ocianic language)
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Palu
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pwo
Definition
sacred initiation ritual, in which students of traditional navigation in the Caroline Islands in Micronesia become master navigators.
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sacred initiation ritual, in which students of traditional navigation in the Caroline Islands in Micronesia become master navigators.
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pwo
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wa
Definition
canoe in polowatese
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canoe in polowatese
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wa
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fu
Definition
star in polowatese
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star in polowatese
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fu
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tan
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rising in polowatese
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rising in polowatese
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tan
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tolon
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setting in polowatese
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setting in polowatese
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tolon
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etak
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Moving islands in polynesian
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Moving islands in polynesian
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etak
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pookof
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Sea Creatures indigenous to each island; their habits, their paths
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Sea Creatures indigenous to each island; their habits, their paths
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pookof
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Lino Olopai
Definition
Man from kenneth browers song for satawal.
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Man from kenneth browers song for satawal.
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Lino Olopai
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Ikuliman
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Navigator from polowat thought to have magical powers.
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Navigator from polowat thought to have magical powers.
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Ikuliman
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Manny Ikea
Definition
Palu and relative a manipy.
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Palu and relative a manipy.
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Manny Ikea
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Mario Benito
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Relative of manipy. Navigator. cameraman.
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Relative of manipy. Navigator. cameraman.
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Mario Benito
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manipy onopey
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cheif navigator of polowat
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cheif navigator of polowat
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manipy onopey
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mau piailug
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chief navigator from satawal
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chief navigator from satawal
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mau piailug
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sosthenis emwalu
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brother of tino and navigator.
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brother of tino and navigator.
Definition
sosthenis emwalu
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au
Definition
mast (penis)
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mast (penis)
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au
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mast (penis)
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mah
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olofat's seat
Definition
counter balance to the outrigger
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counter balance to the outrigger
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olofat's seat
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rhurhu mwan
Definition
mast forward
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mast forward
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rhurhu mwan
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rhurhu rapwut
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mast backwords
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mast backwords
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rhurhu rapwut
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utt
Definition
canoe house
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canoe house
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utt
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hokulea
Definition
worldwide voyage
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worldwide voyage
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hokulea
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cambell
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"Preface"
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"Preface"
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cambell
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brower
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"song for satawal"
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"song for satawal"
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brower
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diaz
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sacred tensions
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sacred tensions
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diaz
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ridgell
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"persistance"
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"persistance"
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ridgell
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metzgar
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“Carolinian Voyaging"
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“Carolinian Voyaging"
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metzgar
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Cunningham et al
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"restoring"
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"restoring"
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Cunningham et al
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gladwin
Definition
“Canoes”: outrigger; asymmetrical hull; hap
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“Canoes”: outrigger; asymmetrical hull; hap
Definition
gladwin
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