3- Chapter 2: A Natural Experiment of History The differences in the development and customs of the two tribes are what allowed the Maori to conquer and subjugate the Moriori. From the beginning, the Polynesian population shared almost the same culture language, technology, and set of domesticated plants and animals. However, although tribes may have developed from the same ancestral society, they may have been along very different lines. This is what happened between the Moriori and Maori societies, where for a long time they lost awareness of each other and didn’t come into contact. For the most part, the Moriori were a relaxed and friendly society. They lived on the Chatham Islands and reverted to being hunter-gatherers because the colder