Polynesia and Petra Review

1. The Nabataeans construced over _________ (two words) miles of canals to divert water into their city.
5. Recent archaeological evidence shows that the Nabataean population collapsed due to an unknown ________.
10. The name of the native people of New Zealand.
12. The native people of New Zealand are considered to be of _________ descent.
15. The first Europeans landed on Rapa Nui on _______, in 1722.
17. By Darwin's arrival, the _______ rat had largely out-competed the Polynesian rat on New Zealand.
18. The Nabataean civilization was located in the Negev _______.

2. Jared Diamond's _______ hypothesis of the collapse of Rapanui society has largely been disproven.
3. The _______ Islands lie at the northern tip of the Polynesian Triangle.
4. The majority of Rapa Nui's native trees were _____ trees.
6. The name of the stone statues on Rapa Nui.
7. The Maori often used the Polynesian rat for _____.
8. The Nabataeans carved huge ________ underground to store water that they kept secret from outsiders.
9. The introduction of rats to New Zealand negatively affected several species of ________ birds.
11. According to _______, all populations will eventually outgrow their ability to feed themselves.
12. The Nabataeans carved the buildings and temples of _______ out of the stone cliffs.
13. The Norwegian Thor Heyerdahl hypothesized that Polynesians originated from _______ America.
14. The Maori name of the Polynesian rat.
16. Less than _______ percent of the human remains on Rapa Nui show signs of violence.