I need help with a timeline of easter island.im in 6th grade it dosen't need to be fancy.thanks?

Answer 1

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200 B.C. Polynesia begins to be settled

300 A.D. Rapa Nui / Easter Island settled

600 Ahu's at Vinapu and Tahai constructed

1000 Overuse of natural resources, deforestation underway



1500 Intensive warfare, Moai construction ceasing, Birdman cult develops

1600 Natural resources failing, Birdman cult failing and
cannibalism starts

1722 Easter Sunday. Admiral Jacob Roggeveen (Dutch)

1770 Gonzalez names Easter Island San Carlos(Spanish)

1774 James Cook visists.(British)

1786 La Perouse (French)

Occasional visits from passing ships

1805 New England whaler, The Nancy, kidnaps 22 islanders (USA)

1859 - 1862 Peruvian slave trades take in excess of 1000 islanders to work on the Peruvian Guano trade

1864 (Jan.) Arrival of first missionary from Valparaiso

1867 Commercial exploitation begins with the arrival from Tahiti of M. Dutrou Bornier. Subsequently murdered by the local population who claimed he Òfell from a horseÓ.

1868 H.M.S. Topaze removes two statues, later presenting Hoa Haka Nana Ia to Queen Victoria and the other to the British Museum. Both now held by the British Museum

1872 Pierre Loti, L'Ile de Paques visits the island.

1888 Visit by the American warship Mohican
Annexed by Chile
1897 Mr. Merlot of Valparaiso leases the greater part of the Island and subsequently form a company for the "Exploitation of Easter Island".

1914 Katherine Routeledge visits for a yearlong expedition to the island. Publishes the book "The Mystery of Easter Island" in 1919
until 1952 Leased to private companies (some British influence?)

1955 Thor Heyerdahl visits Easter Island

1965 Airport constructed, reliance on yearly Chilean Navy visits reduces

1966 Chile declares Easter Island a province

1969 Tahai restored by Mulloy

1986 Landing strip extended to allow Easter Island to be used as an emergency landing strip for the NASA Space Shuttle



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Answer 2

Easter Island has long been the subject of curiosity and speculation. How and why did its inhabitants carve and transport the massive statues which surround the island? What remains of this culture today, and what lessons can we learn from their legacy? This page is a resource for information on the Internet about Easter Island, also known as "Rapa Nui" and "Isla de Pascua".

Easter Island is over 2,000 miles from the nearest population center, (Tahiti and Chile), making it one of the most isolated places on Earth. A triangle of volcanic rock in the South Pacific - it is best known for the giant stone monoliths, known as Moai, that dot the coastline. The early settlers called the island "Te Pito O Te Henua" (Navel of The World). Admiral Roggeveen, who came upon the island on Easter Day in 1722, named it Easter Island. Today, the land, people and language are all referred to locally as Rapa Nui.

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