Year 7: Ancient Australia

Definitions

1

Artefact 

Object made or changed by humans 

2

Elders 

A key Indigenous person who is a keeper of important spiritual knowledge 

3

Nation

A place with shared culture, language, and a territory 

4

Kinship

Relationships between people

5

Culture

Traditions and customs that a community or nation develops over time that is passed down the generations

Geography

1

Indigenous nation/people in Ballarat is...

Wathaurong People, whichare a part of the Kulin Nation

2

A piece of land that connects islands or continents when the oceans are low

Land-bridge 

3

The Torres Straight Islands are located near which State or Territory

Northern Territory

4

Indigenous people in Australia were split into:
A) groups
B) communities
C) nations
D) factions 

C) Nations 

5

There were over how many language groups Australia before colonisation? 

200-250

Events

1

Arrival of the First Fleet

1788

2

According to the current evidence, How long ago did Indigenous Australians arrive in Australia?

60,000 to 65,000 years ago.

3

Why is Tasmania separated by the Tasman Sea from mainland Australia?

Rising ocean levels due to end of ice age

4

What does BCE and CE stand for?

Before Common Era, and Common Era

5

According to the traditional christian calander (Gregorian Calendar), what does BC and AD stand for?

Bonus: What does AD translate to?

Before Christ and Anno Domini.

Bonus: The Year of our Lord.

Connection to land

1

What is a hunter-gatherer?

Someone who hunts animals and gathers plants for food to survive.

2

What is an Agricultural Socitety?

Bonus: Is an Agricultural Nomadic or Sedentary? 

A society that relies on farming to survive.

Bonus: Sedentary

3

True/False: Indigenous people tried to take everything possible from nature

False - they took just what they needed

4

How did Indigenous people view their position in nature?

They believed that they were a part of it

5

In Land Management, Indigenous Peoples always seek to care for ____

Country

Understanding Artifacts

1

What is the evidence that Indigenous Settlement of Australia happened in 60,000 BCE

Bonus: Specific examples

Disocvery of Artefacts in the Northern Territory.

Bonus: Stone Tools etc.

2

An axe made by Indigenous people is what type of source?

Primary source

3

Research from someone who studied Ancient Australia is what type of source?

Secondary source

4

A traditional dreamtime source story is what type of source?

Primary source

5

The name of the National Park where artefacts proving that Indigenous Settlement happened 60,000+ years ago were discovered is....

Kakadu National Park