Early Explorers

Mungo Lady + Mango Man were found in which Australian state?

• WA

• Victoria

• Tasmania

• NSW

Christopher Columbus discovered America.

• True
• False

How did Christopher Columbus die?

• Drown

• Illness

• Killed

Williem Jansz / Janszoon was captain of which ship?

• Batiavia

• First Fleet

• Duyfken

What is Willem Jansz known for?

• First European to set foot in Australia but thought it was part of Paupa New Guinea.

• Sailed through the Torres Strait before the navigator it is named after.

• Dutch maps were drawn incorrectly beacuse Williem didnt realise Australia was a separate continent to Paupa New Guinea

• All of the above.

Who is Dirk Hartog?

• First European to set foot on the west coast (WA).

• Discovered Tasmania.

• Captain of the First Fleet.

Dirk Hartog is known for?

• leaving an inscribed plate on Cape Inscription.

• creating the oldest physical record of a European landing in Australia

• All of the above

Who maps the coast of Tasmania?

• Willem Jansz

• Dirk Hartog

• Abel Tasman

• Captain Cook

Tasmania was orignally called

• Dirk Hartog Island

• Van Dieman's Land

• It was always named Tasmania

How are Doirk Hartog and Willem de Vlamingh connected?

• They both worked for the Dutch East India Company

• Both Dutch.

• Willem replaced Drik's plate with a new one, and recorded both Captain's visits.

• All of the above