[ART 112] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 119 pages long Study Guide!
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Scholars speculate that it, too, was covered in finely woven textiles. Chapter 9: art and the belief system in hawaii. The youngest island in the polynesian archipelago, the hawaiian islands, are believed to be the first settled by polynesian voyagers from the marquesas islands 1,500 years ago. In 1778, captain james cook arrived, opening the door to an influx of. In 1786, seven years after cook, a french frigate arrived in hawaii and reported that most of the islanders were very sick and by. During this time of discovery, the hawaiian islands were divided into separate chiefdoms and war between factions was common. In 1790, king kamehameha i built a temple structure to the war god kukailimoku to help in his efforts to unite all. This was the last major religious heiau (religious temple) built by early. Hawaiian architects and soon after its completion, king kamehameha i conquered the neighboring islands and created a unifed kingdom.