Chapter 31 Vocab

7. States organized as rings of power around a central court; same name as a geometric design in Tibetan Buddhism.
8. The dried meat of coconuts.
12. People who migrated to Australia from Asia at least 40,000 years ago and were the original settlers of Australia.
13. A treaty signed by the British and Maori in 1840 that gave Britain control over New Zealand.
15. A place to send prisoners.

1. The military conflict that resulted from American involvement in South Vietnam to prevent its takeover by Communist North Vietnam; lasted from 1954 to 1975.
2. Region in Oceania that means “black islands”
3. Region in Oceania that means “tiny islands”
4. A powerful empire that lasted from the 9th to 15th Centuries in what is now Cambodia.
5. An activity in which a family only produces the food, clothing, and shelter that they themselves need to survive.
6. A French colony comprising Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam that gained independence in 1954.
9. The Association of SouthEast Asian Nations that promotes economic growth and peace in the region; today includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
10. A tropical Asian plant with a starchy root, which can be eaten as a boiled vegetable or made into breads, milk tea, puddings, or a paste called poi.
11. First settlers of New Zealand and migrated to New Zealand from Polynesia over 1,000 years ago.
14. Region in Oceania that means “many islands”
15. Maori term for white New Zealanders of European descent.