Indigenous Australians: The Eora Nation

The first White Settlement of Australia began in Sydney Cove.

• True

• False

Before White Settlement you would have found the following in Sydney Cove:

• Plants, grasses and native animals

• Bushland and introduced species

• Plants, trees and some houses

• Introduced animals and some bushland

The Eora people had _____ in Australia for thousands of years.

Before white settlement over _______ Aboriginal countries covered our continent.

• 600

• 300

• 400

• 100

Which of the following was NOT a reason for travel to another Aboriginal country

• Ceremonies and special celebrations

• Trade

• Visit family members

• Explore a new place

Body paint would not show:

• Which country you were from

• The reason you were attending a celebration

• Religious beliefs

What would you do if you didn't have clay?

• Use another material

• Swap something valuable from your area with another group

• Go without

• None of these

The bark from paperbark trees could be used for:

• medicine, bedding, fires, food

• medicine, food, shelter, bedding

• cooking, bedding, shelter, medicine

• none of these

Select all of the correct answers. Aboriginal people managed the land by:

• Leaving enough food for later

• Growing more supplies

• Only taking what they needed

• Moving around

Fires were used to increase comfort and to manage the areas burnt

• True

• False