Why was tattooing such an important part of the culture in oceania? a. it was a rite of passage. b. it told the family history. c. it indicated personal rank. d. it told the person’s age

The correct option is "c. It indicated personal rank."

In the culture of the peoples of Oceania, the tattoo, a form of corporal ornamentation, has an important social function and is the result of a ritual art that is an aesthetic creation in itself. Lines or bands of dark colors are inserted under the skin by soaking an ivory comb or sharp tooth bone in the pigment from the nut or pine resin. The motifs used are the same as in wooden sculptures. Sometimes it produced such a large swelling in the mouth that patients had to feed themselves with carved funnels because they could not touch food with their hands. Full face tattoos meant a high birthmark due to the cost of the operation. So important were the ritual tattoos that the heads of the chiefs, after dead, were emptied, baked and dried to preserve them. Some are still preserved in the museums.

answer: in 1900, there were no "workplace safety laws"!

explanation: at the beginning of this century, workers in the united states faced remarkably high health and safety risks on the job.

a century ago in 1900 about three hundred out of every one hundred thousand miners were killed on the job each year.

[industria] developments occurred within a legal and regulatory climate that diminished employer’s interest in safety. as a result, americans developed production methods that were both highly productive and often very dangerous.

there is not all the infomation needed to answer this question.   we need the who was going, or we need to know what islands you are talking about.