Deep Time History of Australia: Indigenous Australian Heritage

How do historians investigate the past?

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What are the two types of evidence used by historians?

• Old and new sources

• Primary and secondary sources

• Print and digital sources

• Clean and dirty sources

What is the role of an archaeologist?

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According to the Bible, which event led to the spread of humans around the Earth?

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Why did First Nations peoples set fire to sections of land? Select all correct answers.

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What is the name of the traditional Indigenous Australian tool used for hunting, which can return to the thrower?

• Spear

• Boomerang

• Bow and Arrow

• Slingshot

What is the spiritual belief system of Indigenous Australians that connects them to the land, their ancestors, and the creation of the world?

• Totemism

• Animism

• The Dreaming

• Shamanism

Match the following words with their definitions.

• Indigenous foods

• Kinship

• Leaders in First Nations communities

• Elders

• Travel routes across Australia

• Songlines

• Rules that organise families

• Bush tucker

Which of the following is a traditional form of art by Indigenous Australians?

• Oil painting

• Sculpture

• Dot painting

• Watercolor

Which of the following are sources of evidence available to historians who are studying ancient Australia? Select all that apply.

• Oral stories

• Remains of the homes of ancient Australians

• Digital documents

• Archaeological evidence