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Why did the Polynesians migrate so widely?
  1. Early Polynesians were cannibals and had depleted their food supply.
  2. Polynesians wanted to violently conquer other lands.
  3. Polynesians were threatened by Muslims.
  4. Polynesians did not want to deplete their resources.
Explanation
Answer - D - Polynesians migrated so widely because they did not want to deplete their resources.

Key Takeaway: Not wanting to deplete their resources, Polynesians migrated widely to new lands. Environmental mismanagement had helped to virtually destroy the Polynesian culture on Easter Island. Easter Island’s inhabitants, for example, have endured famines, epidemics, civil war, slave raids, colonialism, and near deforestation. Because of these factors, their population has declined precipitously more than once.
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