Polynesian Wayfinders - Navigation of the Ocean

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Across
  1. 5. One key way we know information about Polynesian voyagers is through oral ______.
  2. 7. What type of boat did Wayfinders use to travel?
  3. 10. What were navigators keen observers of?
  4. 11. By day, what could navigators identify using the rocking motion of their canoes?
  5. 12. Polynesian Wayfinders saw the ocean as a series of ________ using their natural navigation guides.
  6. 13. True or False: some historians believed that voyagers set sail to avoid over-population.
  7. 14. What is a navigational aid that the sky provides which is much closer to Earth?
Down
  1. 1. The Pacific Ocean covered 160 ______ square kilometres.
  2. 2. High masses of clouds indicated ______ islands.
  3. 3. Canoe building involved the whole ______.
  4. 4. What is the English translation for 'Wa'a Kaulua' canoes?
  5. 6. What did navigators use at night?
  6. 8. What was the name of the constellation that navigators used?
  7. 9. How many quadrants did voyagers divide the sky into?
  8. 10. What direction does Hokupa'a always indicate?