Rapa Nui

By THE vice president
  • Period: 1862 BCE to 1865 BCE

    Slave raids

    1500 islanders were captured and sent as slaves to work on plantations in Peru. After their release, most of them died of chicken pox, and the few left spread it to the Rapa Nui people on their return. A few years later, only 111 had survived
  • 1722 BCE

    First European contact

    Jacob Roggeveen discovered the island and named it 'Easter Island'.
  • Period: 1700 BCE to 1866 BCE

    Birdman competition

    people started dedicating themselves to the "birdman" competition. Where the competitors must obtain an egg from a small islet and swim back to win the title of tangata manu.
  • Period: 1400 BCE to 1646 BCE

    Moai were made

    Stone statues were carved to commemorate important people
  • 1200 BCE

    The Island was deforested

    They were left with no trees after the houses and boats built from wood
  • 700 BCE

    Rapa Nui people came to the island

    Settlers reached Easter Island