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Examples of these objects called waka or va’a (“vah-ah”) evolved from designs of the Lapita culture. In 1975, a performance-accurate one of these things was built, named Hōkūleʻa (“HOH-koo-LAY-uh”), after the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus. People using (10[1])these objects were guided by stick charts bent to resemble swells. (10[2])Indigenous Philippine examples of these objects (10[1])called bangka (-5[1])were used for war and resemble other Austronesian (10[1])outrigger designs. Thor Heyerdahl (10[1])argued that South Americans could have traveled with a type of these objects similar to his Kon-Tiki. For 10 points, Polynesian wayfarers settled the Pacific by traveling (10[1])on what objects? ■END■

ANSWER: boats [or ships or catamarans; accept canoes or war canoes or outrigger canoes or kayaks; accept rafts; prompt on vessels or vehicles or watercraft]
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