Quarter 2 Final Exam Review
History of the Hawaiian Kingdom2015
Q: What is the definition of Unification?
A: The bringing together into ONE unit.
Q: What is the definition of a civil war?
A: A war amongst the people from thesame country/nation.
Q: Prior to the unification of the Hawaiian islands, who fought in the civil wars in Hawaii?
A: Hawaiians.
Q: What did Kamehameha I attempt todo to stop the fighting and killing in the islands?
A: Created the Law of the SplinteredPaddle.
Q: Mamalahoe or the “Law of the Splintered Paddle” was originally createdas a result of who getting attacked?
A: Kamehameha I.
Q: The Law of the Splintered Paddlewould punish crimes of murder and ____________ ?
A: theft.
Q: The consequence of Law of the Splintered Paddle was?
A: death.
Q: What was the ultimate goal of the Law of the Splintered Paddle?
A: Restore peace in Hawaii.
Q: Kamehameha I was the originator of the kapu system. True or False?
A: False. This was the way of ancientHawaiians. He just wanted to bring back and enforce ways of the past for all Hawaiians.
Q: What is the definition of government?
A: How a place is run.
Q: Kamehameha I based his governmentunder a traditional Hawaiian land systemwhere who was put in charge of sectionsof the land?
A: The ali’i or “high chiefs.”
Q: These sections of land went from the foot of the mountains to the ocean. These sections were known as what?
A: Ahupua’a(s)
Q: The people that worked the landwere the “commoners.” What was theHawaiian name for these commoners?
A: Maka’ainana
Q: How did the maka’ainana pay “taxes”to the ali’i?
A: With food and gifts.
Q: The kapu was a set of ____________telling the Hawaiian people _______________________.
A: Rules/laws. What they could and could not do.
Q: What does the word kapu mean in English?
A: Forbidden or Sacred.
Q: Breaking of the kapu would lead to _______________.
A: Death.
Q: Name three examples of kapu.
A: Commoners could not look into the eye of an ali’i/king.Men and women could not eat together.Women could not eat certain foods(thatmen could).Certain fish could not be caught or eaten.Certain animals could not be hunted oreaten.
Q: What was the main reason for the Kapu?
A: Replenish(land/crops/animals/fish) Hawaii after years of wars ruining the land.
Q: Who were the first foreigners to arrive in Hawaii aside from Captain Cook?
A: The fur traders.
Q: The fur trade was between the Pacific Northwest(where they would trap the animals) and ______________(where they would trade the fur)?
A: China
Q: Why was Hawaii involved in the furtrade?
A: It was a stop for fur traders. Hawaii was located in the center of the two destinations.
Q: Name two reasons why fur tradersstopped in Hawaii?
A: Get fresh fruits/vegetables to preventscurvy.Needed a place to fix ships.Needed sailors.
Q: Why did Hawaiians make good sailors?
A: The were natural “watermen” – always around/in the ocean.
Q: As a result of the fur traders in Hawaii, Hawaiians started trading theirgoods(food) for what items?
A: Scraps of iron, nails, and other metals.
Q: Hawaiians became very accustomedto the skill of what regarding the furtraders?
A: Bargaining.
Q: What was the name of the tree that foreigners wanted?
A: Sandalwood.
Q: Where would these foreigners mainlytrade the Sandalwood to?
A: China.
Q: The Sandalwood would be used forwhat purpose?a. Furnitureb. Moisturizerc. Paperd. Sandals
A: Moisturizer/oil for skin.
Q: Due to the popularity and profit of the Sandalwood, Kamehameha put a kapu on the tree and all profits got tohim. What is the term for this?
A: Royal Monopoly.
Q: With the profits of the Sandalwood,Kamehameha I would purchase 6 ships.What did he use the ships for?
A: Trading and Military.
Q: Name two other things that Kamehameha would get from the Sandalwood trade?
A: 16 kegs of rum.Box of tea.$8,000 worth of guns and ammunition.
Q: Aside from the new goods that wasbrought in by the fur and Sandalwoodtrade, what was another thing that was brought that would change for Hawaiians?
A: Their diet. Foreign foods were brought in.
Q: Name two things that fur and Sandalwood traders who stayed in Hawaii and became?
A: Residents.Worked for chiefs.Businessmen, ranchers, or missionaries.
Q: The biggest impact foreigners had onHawaii was what?
A: Diseases
Q: What was the result of foreign diseases in Hawaii on Hawaiians?
A: Hawaiian population would decline,foreign population would increase.
Q: What was another thing that foreigners introduced which createdsocial problems and weakened the health of Hawaiians?
A: Alcohol.
Q: What was the name of Kamehameha II?
A: Liholiho.
Q: Kamehameha II, Liholiho was the eldest son of Kamehameha I and Queen?
a. Kaahumanub. Keopuolanic. Emmad. Victoria
A: Keopuolani.
Q: Who raised Kamehameha II?
a. Queen Kaahumanub. Queen Keopuolanic. Kamehameha Id. Kamaaina Kids
A: Queen Kaahumanu
Q: Give two examples of Liholiho breaking the kapu.
A: 1. Queen Keopuolani and Kauikeaoliate together.2. Kalanimoku wanted to be baptized.3. Party for Liholiho where men and women ate.
Q: What kind of ship did Kalanimokuget baptized on?
A: A French ship (Catholic)
Q: As a result of the ending of the kapuby Liholiho, what were burned by the people?
A: Heiau’s. Places of worship.
Q: Aside from the heiaus, what else wasdestroyed as a result of the kapu ending?
A: Images of Hawaiian gods.
Q: Why were many ali’i(chiefs) angryabout the ending of the kapu?
A: They no longer could control the Makaainana (the commoners).
Q: What were the names of the twogroups that would battle each otherafter the kapu was ended?
A: The Traditionalist and Revolutionist.
Q: Who were the “Traditionalist?”
A: Hawaiians that wanted the ways of traditional(old) Hawaii.
Q: Who were the “Revolutionist?”
A: People that wanted change(Hawaiians and foreigners, men and women).
Q: Liholiho would pardon all Traditionalist after the battle. What doespardon mean?
A: Excused from punishment.
Q: What is the definition of missionary?
A: A person sent to promote a religion(Christianity)in a foreign country .
Q: “Not a member of an establishedreligion is the definition of what term?”
A: Heathen.
Q: “Western Christians that wanted to be separate from the Roman CatholicChurch” were known as?
A: Protestants.
Q: Having different personalities and characteristics is a definition of whatterm in which many missionaries had “different” ones?
A: Temperament
Q: Many foreigners had power and control over the Hawaiians. This “powerand control” defines what term?
A: Influence
Q: What was the name of the Hawaiianthat moved to America and became the first Hawaiian to convert to Christianity?
A: Henry Opukaha’ia
Q: What was the goal of Henry Opukaha’ia?
A: He wanted to go back to Hawaii andspread the word about God and converthis people to Christianity.
Q: Why did Henry Opukaha’ia not returnto Hawaii to fulfill his goal?
A: He died.
Q: Who continued Opukaha’ias dream?
A: American Missionaries.
Q: Who funded(paid for) the mission from Boston to Hawaii?
A: The American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions.
Q: How many Protestant Missionaries sailed to Hawaii on the first voyage?
A: 14 (Men, women, and children).
Q: What was the name of the ship thatfirst brought the missionaries to Hawaii?
A: The Thaddeus
Q: How many days did the first voyage take for the missionaries to sail to Hawaii?
A: 164 days
Q: Who else was on board the Thaddeus?
A: 3 Hawaiian boys
Q: During the missionary voyage to Hawaii,what occurred in Hawaii? Name 3 events.
A: Kamehameha I died.Liholiho became king.Kapu abolished.No belief system.
Q: What were the two tasks that the missionaries wanted to accomplish in Hawaii?
A: 1. Wanted Hawaiians to read theBible.2. Create missionary schools
Q: Who help create the Hawaiian alphabet?
A: Reverend William Ellis
Q: How many alphabets were there in the Hawaiian alphabet?
A: 12: 7 consonants: H, K, L, M, N, P, W.
5 vowels: A, E, I, O, U (13 today as the o’kina was added).
Q: What was the Hawaiian word for “printed material?”
A: Palapala
Q: Who was David Malo?
A: The first Superintendent of Schools in Hawaii.
Q: What was the name of the school onMaui that was the first “high school” or seminary school?”
A: Lahainaluna Seminary.
Q: What is seminary school?
A: A school to become a priest or minister.
Q: Punahou School, in 1842 opened toeducate what type of students?
A: Children of missionaries.
Q: Kamehameha Schools founded in 1887 by what?
A: The Will of Princess Bernice PauahiBishop.
Q: Kamehameha Schools opened to educate what type of students?(From 1887 to the present)
A: Native Hawaiian children.