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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Way of Life
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Aboriginal Resistance
Impact of Colonisation
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What is the name given to the spiritual beliefs that include story telling and describe the making of the Earth?
The Dreaming
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What was the name of the British Captain who claimed the east coast of Australia for Great Britain?

Captain James Cook

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Name the term of tactics that Pemulwuy used against the British to fight them off their lands.
Guerrilla warfare and tactics.
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What legal Latin concept, meaning "land belonging to no one," was used by the British to declare Australia unoccupied upon arrival?

Terra Nullius

100

What is the term for a historical expert who uncovers and studies physical remains, tools, and artifacts left behind by past civilizations?

Archaeologist 

200
Name two ways Aboriginal people recorded their history.
Rock paintings, story telling, etc.
200

What is the term used to describe the original native inhabitants of a land before colonisation?

Indigenous / First Nations

200

This Palawa woman from Tasmania survived the conflict known as the Black War and worked to negotiate peace and protect her people, becoming one of the most famous Aboriginal figures in Australian history.

Who was Truganini?

200

Name two things that the British introduced to Australia that negatively impacted the Indigenous peoples.

Diseases (smallpox) and alcohol/tobacco.

200

What was the topic of the SECOND unit we covered in Year 7 History?

Ancient Egypt

300
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were hunter gatherers OR they farmed the land. Provide two examples for your answer.
Indigenous peoples were hunter gatherers. They hunted Kangaroos and other animals, whilst the women collected berries and plants. They did not live in houses and were constantly moving around.
300
In what month and year did the British arrive to settle Australia?
January, 1788.
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Name three famous Aboriginal men or women who fought against the British.
Pemulwuy, Bennelong, Yagan, Saturday, Windradyne.
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In 1830, Governor Arthur organized over 2,000 armed settlers to form a human chain across Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) to drive out Aboriginal people. What was this operation called? 

What is the Black Line?

300

Who was the famous Aztec ruler who welcomed Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés before being captured and killed during the Spanish conquest?

Montezuma II
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Explain why the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resisted the explansion of the British across Australia.
They had lived there for 50,000 years or more. They were custodians of the land and had their own strong, relationships to the land. They did not want their land or culture/histories taken away by the British who wanted the same land for farming and to settle on.
400
What is the main animal that Native American's used for food and resources?
Buffalo (Bison)
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This term refers to the period of violent conflict between British colonists and Tasmanian Aboriginal people during the 1820s and 1830s.

What was the Black War?

400

This island off the coast of Tasmania was used as an offshore exile settlement where surviving Palawa people were relocated in the 1830s under George Augustus Robinson.

Flinders Island

400

Which British monarch, who recently passed away in 2022, was on the Australian $5 note for decades?

Queen Elizabeth II

500

What controlled burning practice did Aboriginal people use across Australia to manage vegetation, promote new growth, prevent major bushfires, and attract game animals?

What is Fire Stick Farming / Cultural Burning

500

Who was the commander of the First Fleet and the first Governor of New South Wales from 1788 to 1792?

Governor Arthur Phillip

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This Noongar warrior led a campaign of resistance against British settlement in the Swan River Colony (Western Australia) before being killed in 1833.

Who was Yagan?
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In 1828, colonial authorities declared this severe rule across Van Diemen's Land, legally authorizing British troops and settlers to shoot any Aboriginal person found in settled areas on sight.

What is Martial Law?

500

Who was the first Emperor of a unified China, famous for ordering the construction of the Great Wall and being buried with the Terracotta Army?

Qin Shi Huang