Assessment Questions 7.14

1. According to Geoffrey Irwin, what are some possible motives for the expansion into the Pacific?

Geoffrey Irwin lists possible motives for the expansion into the Pacific, including curiosity about what lay beyond the horizon, a desire to find areas suitable for habitation and rich in resources, and the need to find new land due to overpopulation or warfare.

2. How does Irwin emphasize the testability of motives archaeologically, and what viewpoint does John Terrell express on the motives for moving into the Pacific?

Irwin emphasizes that motives for expansion into the Pacific are not testable archaeologically. John Terrell indicates that the motives for moving into the Pacific were likely as mixed and varied as those of Europeans in their age of exploration.

3. What are some of the adaptations that emerged among the inhabited islands of the Pacific once they were settled?

Among the inhabited islands of the Pacific, settlers developed a wide array of adaptations. Examples include the exploitation of valuable resources and the development of unique adaptations to each island or island chain.