What was New Zealand like 775 years ago? Is it inhabited? who the hell are all these people？

Category: culture/art >> Historical topics

Problem description:

At that time, was there a place where there were writers or admirers or temples?

Analysis:

I'm afraid only Maori. They are aborigines living in Oceania and New Zealand. However, since British immigrants came here, Maori have been ostracized and exiled. They were driven out of the rich areas and lived in secluded places, isolated from the bustling big cities.

But there is another saying:

According to the legend of their eldest son, in 800 AD, a man named Cooper fell in love with a villager's wife, and then one day he killed her husband. Cooper was afraid that the people in that village would find out and retaliate, so he prepared daily necessities and fled the island by boat. After rowing for several weeks, Cooper finally foresaw a strange new continent. This island is very big. He saw a long piece of white clouds, so Cooper called it "otero", which means "the land under cotton and white clouds". He rowed back to his hometown and reported to everyone in the village that this new big island was uninhabited, with fertile land and a special giant bird, which was later called "the fear bird".

In the early days, only some islanders went to Attichiro to look for and hunt this giant bird. They set fire to the forest and hunted at the same time, so this huge fear bird was extinct when Europeans discovered New Zealand hundreds of years later.

In BC 1200, seven canoes came to Attichiro from an island country in the South Pacific. This is the first planned migration of islanders. During these 200 years, Maori lived in the North Island of New Zealand and went to various places in the south.

In Maori society, whether it is marriage, war, religion, etc. All actions are based on the family. Every tribe has a well-built "pa", which is a defensive mountain fortress with a fortress inside, which is very strong. Due to the constant wars between tribes, many pagodas were built on the top of the mountain to protect the safety of the tribes. This kind of strong fortifications existed as early as the ancestors of Maori lived in Polynesia, but the difference is that the "Pa" in New Zealand is more complex and larger.

Maori society also has a class system, that is, nobles, shepherds and slave soldiers and leaders, who exercise their rights and are in charge of all tribal affairs. From their clothes and tattoos on their faces, they can be divided into different classes-nobles always have a good time and have excellent weapons. Slaves are usually prisoners in war. They work as humble servants and even become festival sacrifices. It is worth mentioning that Maori attach great importance to hand tattoos. Carpenters and craftsmen usually come from higher classes and are supported by ethnic groups.

In terms of belief, Maori are polytheists, but they believe that there is a God (Io), which is different from other Pacific islanders, so they are more likely to accept Christian monotheism later. This is also the reason why many Maori have been willing to convert to Christianity since the19th century.

Before going to war, Maori will dance a dance called "haka". The purpose of this Kaha is to show that their soldiers will start to declare war or intimidate and feel the enemy is far away.

So according to this legend, I'm afraid it is uninhabited.