Which group in maori society was at the lowest level? a. commoners b. aristocrats c. chiefs d. slaves

D. Slaves

Explanation:

The Maoris or Maoris are a Polynesian ethnic group that reached the islands of New Zealand, in the South Pacific Ocean, possibly from islands further north such as Rarotonga or Tongatapu. The word Maori means 'common', 'normal', in the Maori language, and also in other languages of Polynesia. Maoli in the Hawaiian language means 'native', 'indigenous', 'true', 'real'.

The Maori social organization was aristocratic. The population was divided into large independent tribes, whose respective ancestors were the mythical navigators of the great oceanic migration. Each tribe -which bore the name of one of the canoes of the fleet: arawa, Aotea, Matatua, Tainui, etc.- was divided into secondary tribes, in turn divided into families, Hapu. After a first stage as moa hunters, until they finished with the resources and the population of the islands became too big for a hunting hunter society, they evolved to form an agricultural society with different fortified villages independent of each other.