Aboriginal Culture
What type of religion do the Aboriginals have?
Mythology
How long had Aboriginals been in Australia prior to European settlers?
40,000 to 50,000 years
Who were the people that Europeans sent to Australia in the beginning?
Prisoners
How many major regions are there in Australia?
7
What is it called when someone is in full control of their own life?
Self-Determination
What must you NOT do to the Kookaburra?
Mock its call
What were the two goals of Europeans when imperializing Aboriginals?
Christianize
Civilize
What was found in 1851 that brought even more settlers to Australia?
Gold
What type of landscape is 2/3 of Australia covered in?
Desert
What is the process of forcing someone to adopt your culture that is different than theirs?
Assimilation
What object is created by wooden statues of mainly animals in order to represent and symbolize a family, group, or tribe?
Totem
What provided the right to vote, right to portray their culture, and overall more civil rights to the Aboriginals?
1967 Referendum
Why did European Settlers want to come to Australia?
Land
What is the capital city of Australia?
What is one way The Aboriginal Civil rights movement and American Civil Rights movement was similar?
Protests
Freedom Rides
Sit-ins
Ghosts/Spirits
How do we refer to the children that were taken from their homes in order to erase aboriginal culture?
Stolen Generation
How did Settlers adjust to the Australian Climate and landscape?
Livestock
What symbol features symbols from all Australian states and features two native animals that represent progress and moving forward
Coat of Arms
Where were Aboriginal Adults forced to live?
Reserves
What landform has major historical, cultural, and spiritual significance to the aboriginal people?
(Ayers Rock)
What does the term terra nullius mean?
Land of No One
What term explains the bias and focus towards European history and culture?
Eurocentrism
What two native animals are most famous in Australia?
Emu
Kangaroo
What instrument is made from a wood tube carved by termites?
Didjeridoo