History of Aborigines and Australia PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 10 September 2007

When 

Between 60 000 and 1000 000 years ago, what new arrival in Australia brought change to the whole continent?
  •  The arrival of the first humans, whose descendants are the present day indigenous Australians

Where 

Were Aboriginal people in greater numbers along the coasts and rivers or in the desert and high mountains?

  •  Along the coast and rivers.

Why?

  • Because these areas had more food and shelter.

 Language, art, culture and trade 

Did the Aboriginal people form one continuous nation with one language throughout Australia?

  •  No. They live in many groups, in different locations, with different languages and cultures. 

True or false? Aboriginal groups did not trade goods.

  • False. They traded goods over long distances.

Why did Aboriginal people in some parts of Australian regularly set fire to old vegetations: to warm themselves, to bring on new grass shoots, to celebrate someone’s birthday, to cook food or to drive game animals to hunters?.

  • To bring on new grass shoots and to drive game to hunters (either one).

 Which of the following was not a purpose for which Aboriginal art was made: to teach, to record events, to signal the presence and history of a group, for sale to visitors?

  • For sale to visitors.

 Famous Figure 

Who was the Aborigine who sailed around Australia with Flinders on Investigator?

  • Bungaree

 Historical Events 

When did a referendum give Aborigines the rights of full Australian citizens: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 or 1967?

  •  1967

 In 1976, what Act gave Aborigines the right to claim vacant crown land: the Aboriginal Lands Right Act or the Aboriginal Treaty of Rights?

  •  The Aboriginal Land Rights

 

 

 

 

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Facts and images sourced from "Questions from 1000 Questions and Answers about Australia" by Steve Parish Publishing

 

 
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