History HAS Unit 1 & 2 Yr 4 Citipointe

 What is the dreamtime?

• Indigenous stories told as an understanding of creation
• Bedtime stories passed down through each generation
  
• Dreams that Aboriginals have
  
• Aboriginal art paintings

What does the term Aborigine refer to?

• a river in Queensland

• the indigenous people of Australia

• an indigenous plant in the Outback

• a major agricultural product of Tasmania

Indigenous means

• live in the Outback

• cannot swim

• many diseases

• native to region

What climate conditions are found in Central Australia

• mild

• hot and dry

• rainy with humidity

• cold with snowfall

What happened to the Aborigines when the British arrived?

• they agreed to share power and rule together

• The Aborigines helped the British set up an economy that was beneficial to both the Aborigines and the British.

• As British settlers arrived, the Aborigines were forced into Australia’s interior region.

• As British settlers arrived, the Aborigines fought against them and drove them off the continent.

Because of the British colonization of Australia, what is the most common language and religion in Australia today?

• English and Christianity

• Dutch and Anglican

• Chinese and Christianity

• English and Buddhism

Which European explorer claimed Australia for Britain in 1770?

• Christopher Columbus

• Henry Hudson

• Giovanni De Verrazano

• Captain James Cook

Which is the reason why Australia had a significant decrease of Aborigines?

• The Aborigines did not settle Australia until the 1900's.

• The SPANISH captured the majority of Aborigines.

• Aborigines could not adapt to climate changes in Australia.

• Disease brought over by the British killed many of the Aborigines.

Great Britain used Australia as a ____ colony.

• unsecured

• penal

• military

• French

The Aboriginese are

• The indigenous people of Australia

• The name of Australia's Parliament

• The first European settlers to Australia

• A sea creature in the Coral Sea