Aboriginal Culture
Aboriginal History
Origin of Australia
Geography+Customs
MISC
100

What type of religion do the Aboriginals have?

Mythology

100

How long had Aboriginals been in Australia prior to European settlers?

40,000 to 50,000 years

100

Who were the people that Europeans sent to Australia in the beginning?

Prisoners

100

How many major regions are there in Australia?

7

100

What is it called when someone is in full control of their own life?

Self-Determination

200

What must you NOT do to the Kookaburra?

Mock its call

200

What were the two goals of Europeans when imperializing Aboriginals?

Christianize

Civilize

200

What was found in 1851 that brought even more settlers to Australia?

Gold

200

What type of landscape is 2/3 of Australia covered in?

Desert

200

What is the process of forcing someone to adopt your culture that is different than theirs?

Assimilation 

300

What object is created by wooden statues of mainly animals in order to represent and symbolize a family, group, or tribe?

Totem

300

What provided the right to vote, right to portray their culture, and overall more civil rights to the Aboriginals?

1967 Referendum

300

Why did European Settlers want to come to Australia?

Land

300

What is the capital city of Australia?

Canberra
300

What is one way The Aboriginal Civil rights movement and American Civil Rights movement was similar?

Protests

Freedom Rides

Sit-ins

400
In Aboriginal Culture, what is given credit for controlling elements of the natural world?

Ghosts/Spirits

400

How do we refer to the children that were taken from their homes in order to erase aboriginal culture?

Stolen Generation

400

How did Settlers adjust to the Australian Climate and landscape?

Livestock

400

What symbol features symbols from all Australian states and features two native animals that represent progress and moving forward

Coat of Arms

400

Where were Aboriginal Adults forced to live?

Reserves

500

What landform has major historical, cultural, and spiritual significance to the aboriginal people?

Uluru

(Ayers Rock)

500

What does the term terra nullius mean?

Land of No One

500

What term explains the bias and focus towards European history and culture?

Eurocentrism

500

What two native animals are most famous in Australia?

Emu

Kangaroo

500

What instrument is made from a wood tube carved by termites?

Didjeridoo