HST 197 Chapter Notes - Chapter 28-29: Breadfruit
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Inhabitants of oceania didn"t interact with people of different societies as frequently as other societies did. But they built and maintained and flourishing society of their own. The aboriginal people of australia ventured over long distances to create trade networks and exchange between hunting and gathering societies. Throughout the pacific ocean people built complex agricultural societies. Larger island groups had sizeable populations, hierarchical social orders and hereditary chiefly rulers. Mainers regularly sailed between island groups and established elaborate trade networks. Original people learned how to exploit resources of their continent. The inhabitants of new guinea began to herd swine and cultivate root crops in 5000. These original people must have known about god being cultivated in other societies because they maintained nomadic foraging societies until europeans migrated to. Aboriginal australians frequently met and interacted with people of neighboring societies due to their nomadic lifestyles.
