Japan
Medieval Europe
North America - first contact
Australia - First Contact
General
100
Describe 2 key geographical features of Japan.
- islands (7000) - mountains in the centre (4/5 of land) - located in East Asia, neighbouring Korea, China and Russia, - located on a tectonic rift - tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanoes - surrounded by the Sea of Japan, Pacific Ocean and the East China Sea.
100
Approximately when did Medieval Europe begin and end?
From around 500 AD to 1500 AD.
100
What killed more native Americans - warfare or disease?
Disease.
100
What date and where did the Captain Phillip and the first fleet arrive and settle in Australia?
26 January 1788, Sydney Cove.
100
Name one Aboriginal tribe.
Wiradjuri, Bundjalung, Wadigal
200
Name 2 religions from Shogunate Japan.
Zen Buddhism, Catholicism and Shintoism
200
Describe a key event in the life of Joan of Arc.
- born a peasant - vision of Angels as a teenager - described her vision to the King - disbelieved, then believed and finally led French armies into battle - initially won battles, then lost battles, then betrayed to the English, tried, condemned and burnt at the stake - later forgiven and declared a saint.
200
How long have Europeans lived in America - 200+, 300+, 400+ or 500+ years?
500+ years ('In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.')
200
How many ships did the First Fleet have?
11 ships: - each one no larger than a Manly ferry - 1480 men, women and children on board - a voyage of three months from Portsmouth to Sydney Cove
200
Define these words: impact, indigenous and invasion.
- an effect or influence - originating in a particular place - entering another's home, with weapons, to seize the land.
300
Why did the Shoguns isolate Japan?
To preserve power and maintain cultural purity.
300
Identify the 5 main levels of the social hierarchy pyramid.
- Kings - Dukes and Nobles - Knights - Skilled Craftsmen - Serfs and Servants.
300
Name 3 of the main types or geographical areas of tribes.
1. Arctic/subarctic Indians 2. Woodland and coastal Indians 3. Plains Indians 4. Pueblo Indians 5. Central/south-western American Indians
300
Select one Aboriginal person. Describe what they are known for.
Bennelong, Windradyne (Bathurst), Pemulwuy (Parramatta) Cathy Freeman Adam Goodes Anthony Mundine
300
What sources of information do we have to assess the first contact between the Australian Aboriginals and the European settlers in Australia?
Bark and rock engravings The diaries of Captain Cook and Lieutenant Dawes, an officer from the first fleet early newspaper clippings paintings oral history - passed on verbally from person to person
400
Identify 6 of the 8 levels of Shogunate Japan's social hierarchy.
Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, Ronin, Peasants, Artisans and Merchants.
400
What has Medieval Europe done for us? Identify 3 examples.
- Towns and cities - navigation - schools and universities - law and government (Magna Carta) - architecture - literature and language - music and manuscripts.
400
Describe how being forced from your traditional lands might affect your life? List 3 possible effects.
Make it harder to source food, water, materials for a house; Damage your spiritual connection to the land.
400
How do you know if somebody else owns a piece of land? What signs do you look for? What if the land is simply bushland? Who owns the bush?
- The first British settlers thought the land was terra nullius or land belonging to no-one. flags - fences/marking the boundaries with markers - a land title (purchased with money or granted by the government) - oral (verbal) stories eg 'my ancestors have always lived here'
400
Identify 2 proposed solutions for the injustices perpetrated by the European settlers on the Aboriginal Australians.
1. Change the Australian Constitution. 2. Pay the Aboriginals to compensate for being paid below the rate of Europeans for the first 100 - 150 years. 3. Sign a treaty. 4. Return land that was stolen. 5. Compensate financially for stealing land and stealing children.
500
Describe an event that demonstrates western influence on Shogunate Japan.
- US warships - western technology - trade - religious influence - military influence.
500
Describe 2 similarities and 2 differences between Medieval and modern town life.
- animals - sewerage - smells - open drains - walls - castles - types of transport and communication
500
Identify 2 similarities and 2 differences between tribes of differing regions.
Climate, housing, food, clothing, spirituality and lifestyle (nomadic v settler/farming).
500
Explain the results of colonisation for either the Australian Aboriginals or the European settlers.
Australian Aboriginals: dispossession of land and , disease and war, dependence, forced religious conversion, separated families, new skills. European settlers: new opportunities (land, work, family); permanent separation from friends and family (convicts); tough life with little external support.
500
Explain the results of colonisation for either the Native Americans or the European settlers.
Native Americans: dispossession of land and , disease and war, dependence, forced religious conversion, new skills, tools and animals to use and hunt. European settlers: new opportunities (land, work, family); religious freedom; tough life with little external support.
M
e
n
u