Social studies Exam
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List differences between maori and Europeans
- Education: Maori's got some education and common knowledge was given to all. They were taught more orally. Europeans however received education by church and only some children could actually attend and education costed money .
- - Europeans were taught they had duty to civilise the coloured races. There was a strong sense of pride in being english.
Transportation: Europeans used wheeled vehicles on roads, water transport through ships whilst maori's just walked everywhere.
Land: In europe, property was owned by individuals whilst maori land was divided up into tripes.
Society: europeans were divided into classes. Upper, Middle and lower. The more land you had, the wealthier you were. Maori's were in unity in tribes. He was not judged by his job or how much land he owned
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