Australian Colonisation

___________________ is credited with colonizing Australia for the British in 1788.

• Christopher Colombus

• Captain James Cook

• Hernan Cortes

• Henry Hudson

What is the name of the sacred place of the Aborigines? It is a large sandstone monolith (rock) located in the geographical center of Australia.

• Great Victoria Desert

• Mediterranean Sea

• Ayers Rock (Uluru)

• Hudson Bay

Which of the following does NOT apply to the Aborigines way of live BEFORE the arrival of British Explorers?

• They were nomadic, meaning they moved frequently in search of food.

• They were hunters and gatherers

• They had spiritual beliefs closely grounded in nature and the lives of their ancestors.

• They practiced Roman Catholicism

__________________________ was the first colony established by Captain James Cook in 1788.

• New South Wales

• Alice Springs

• Chernobyl

• Western Australia

Australia was established as a "penal colony" meaning that most of the 1300 settlers from Great Britain were _________________.

• religious pilgrims

• prisoners

• gold seekers

• soldiers

Although the British were armed with guns, ______________________ decimated (wiped out) a large percentage of the Aboriginal population of Australia.

• small pox

• famine

• extreme poverty

• environmental pollution

Which of the following religions were spread to Australia by the British prisoners?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Judaism

What is the official language of Australia?

• English

• Spanish

• French

• German

The Aborigines spiritual beliefs that was closely grounded in nature and the lives of their ancestors was known as ___________________.

• Dreamtime

• Maritime

• Christianity

• Romanov Dynasty

Why did Great Britain decide to colonise?

• Overcrowding in London gaols

• Competition against Spain for land grabs

• To own the resources and labour of the countries colonised

• All of the above