Complete the sentences with the appropriate forms of the words

The Maori people are the original people of New Zealand where they settled about 1000 years ago. When Captain Cook and his [ ] arrived in New Zealand in1642, they [ ] there tall, strong people with brown skin and tattooed bodies. They were [ ] hunters and soldiers than the Europeans, but they were also warm and friendly people. They lived in wooden houses and had wooden boats. They [ ] birds and [ ] and [ ] sweet potatoes for food. The Europeans [ ] guns, cigarettes and diseases that were new to the Maori, and many of [ ] died. Today, most Maori [ ] their lifestyle, but Maori culture is still very strong. Many schools teach Maori language and train the children in the ways of [ ] grandfathers.