Early History
What is Rock art?
Rock art is the oldest surviving human art form.
Two Dutch explorers in the 16th. century
What made Australia multicultural before the Europeans colonised it?
What is many different Aboriginal groups.
Who was Pemulwuy?
An Aboriginal man who fought against the British
What are the "the Stolen Generations"?
Aboriginal children that were taken from their families;
What happened to Tasmania 12.000 years ago?
rising sea levels from melting ice caps flooded the bass strait landbridge, permanently separating Tasmania from mainland Australia.
Who was James Cook?
British lieutenant and the captain of the HMB Endeavour, whp claimedpart of Australia to the British Crown.
Why did the British and Australian colonial governments pay for migrants to move to Australia?
They needed skilled workers to run the Colony
What was the Castle Hill Rebellion of 1804?
An uprising where prisoners tried to gain freedom from the British authorities, but failed.
What does the Aboriginal Land Rights Act do?
It gave Aboriginal people legal rights to their traditional land
Why is the boomerang important?
For Aboriginal people the boomerang is as old as creation and a symbol of the strength of Aboriginal culture.
In 1788 What kind of colony did Arthur Phillip establish?
A convict settlement
How many people came to Australia to find gold, and where did they come from?
About 300 diggers came from all over the world.
What was the Black Line?
The Black Line was an attempt to force Aboriginal people out of Tasmania
What happended to Uluru in 1985?
Uluru was returned to the Anangu people.
What is a Dingo?
A wild dog
1797: What kind of animal arrived in Australia
Merino Sheep
Why were South Sea Islanders brought to Australia?
What was the Myall Creek Massacre and what was unusual about it?
It was the killing of innocent Aboriginal people, and unusually the perpetrators were punished.
In 2008 and 2009: national apologies were given. To whom and why?
Stolen Generations for past mistreatment and the Aboriginals
1000 Point if You can recite a vers from the Australian National Anthem
Good Luck
What does “assisted migration” mean?
Assisted migration that means you are helped to migrate to a different country, by the government
Why did the Australian Government open Australia up to non-British migrants after the Second World War?
To help develop and protect the country
1915 – Gallipoli was?
Gallipoli was a military campaign for Australia, where many soldiers died far from home.
What was the “White Australia” policy?
A policy designed to limit non British migration and deportation of non desirable people who came before the federation