Indigenous History
How old are Mungo Man's remains?
42,000 years
What is the Stolen Generation?
Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families by the Australian government
Which event took place first:
The Pyramids were built - 2500 BCE
Cleopatra lived - 69 BCE
Upper and Lower Egypt combined under one ruler - 3150 BCE
Upper and Lower Egypt combined under one ruler - 3150 BCE
What is the name of the Migration theory we studied?
Out of Africa Theory
Who were the only people in Ancient Egypt that could read and write Hieroglyphics?
Scribes
What word means 'no mans land'
Terra Nullius
Which of the following is a Primary source:
A) An Indigenous history textbook
B) Shell Middens
C) Museum description of scarred trees
Put these events in order:
-Mungo man lived 40,000 BCE
-First humans migrated to Australia 60,000 BCE
-Mrs Rogers was born 1997 CE
-First humans migrated to Australia 60,000 BCE
-Mungo man lived 40,000 BCE
-Mrs Rogers was born 1997 CE
How long ago did the first modern humans reach Australia?
65,000 years ago
Who was the God of the sun
Ra
What is the difference between a Primary source and Secondary source?
Primary source = Created at that period of time
Secondary source = Created after, looking back at the time period
Who said sorry, what was their title and what year did they apologise?
Kevin Rudd, Australian Prime Minister, 2008
Which part of COMBAT relates to seeing one persons or one sides perspective?
Bias
What is the name for a modern human?
Homosapien
What was the importance of the Nile river flooding for Ancient Egyptians?
They relied on the Nile flooding to leave behind rich soil to grow crops and provide enough water
What dating technique would be used to estimate the age of trees and sources within these trees
Regrowth method
What was the name of the document released containing 500 testimonies from the Stolen Generation? What year was it published?
Bringing them home report
1997
Explain a potential Bias of the source 'weighing of the heart'
Only reflects the beliefs of the Ancient Egyptians. Does not take into account other cultures or religions
What is the Out of Africa Theory?
Theory that explains the migration of early humans throughout the world, beginning in Africa
What was the weighing of the heart?
Ritual that took place after death. Persons heart would be weighed against the feather of truth/ justice.
Balanced = pure soul, can enter the afterlife
Heavy heart = sin, impure life, heart devoured by Ammitt, can not enter afterlife
What is Red Ochre? What does it teach us about Aboriginal History?
Red dirt found sprinkled over Mungo Man's remains
Was used in burial ceremonies, showing us the rituals that Indigenous had and how they treated their dead
What impacts does the Stolen Generation still have on Indigenous people today?
Some individuals were never reunited with their families, intergenerational trauma.
Ancestor in stolen gen. = more likely to be arrested, more health problems, less likely to have a job
What is the motive of a Primary source of an Indigenous rock painting from 17,000 years ago?
To tell a story, show what art methods were used during that period, pass knowledge onto other Indigenous people or future generations
What did the Out of Africa theory teach us about Migration?
All modern humans originally came from Africa.
Humans migrated (moved) over thousands of years to different parts of the world
What term describes A flat area of ground next to a river that becomes regularly flooded
Floodplain