Name: Empire Builders Pacific
Released: 2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary

Despite An Idyllic Tropical Setting In The Middle Of The Worlds Largest Ocean The Pacific Islands Have Been A Battleground For Centuries Indigenous Austronesian And Polynesian Tribes Were Among The Worlds First Explorers And Navigators And Then Fought One Another For Centuries Sometimes Eating Their Victims After Successful Conquests

2023 · 47m

EPISODE 1

Ancient Mariners

Explore How The Polynesians Spread Out Across The Pacific And Examine The Cultures They Took With Them Constructing Elaborate Temples To Their Beliefs In Places Like Easter Island Also Take A Look At The Warrior Tribes Of The Mori Who Voyaged To New Zealand From Eastern Polynesia In The 14th Century Finding A Place Uninhabited By Humans
EPISODE 2

Pacific Conquests

Take A Look At The History Of European Colonization Of The Pacific The Spaniards Were The First To Explore The Region Following The Establishment Of The Galleon Route Between The Philippines And Acapulco In Mexico In The 16th And 17th Centuries In The 20th Century The Pacific Became The Battleground For War Between New Superpowers Japan And America

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