Aboriginal Studies Preliminary course revision

Terra nullius means:

• Land that hasn't been cultivated

• Land belonging to no one.

• Unclaimed land

• Land that is owned by the government

Ethnocentrism means:

• The use of one’s culture as the ideal standard against which all other cultures are judged and negatively compared.

• All cultures should be the same

• Ethnic minority groups should be granted equal rights

The phrase 'Great Chain of Being' describes:

• A ladder of ranks

• Chains that explain the evolution of species

• A way of structuring society

• The way that some Europeans believed that you could rank different races from highest to lowest

Paternalism refers to:

• Policy or practice of treating or governing people in a fatherly manner, especially by providing for their needs without giving them rights or responsibilities.

• Discriminating against someone

• Taking away someone's Country

• Claiming that the Dreaming does not exist

Which event is an example of the link to Country being denied to Aboriginal Peoples?

• The Stolen Generations

• Captain Cook claiming Australian on behalf of the English Crown

• Rejection of Native Title claims

• All of the above

The Dreaming is:

• a term to refer to Aboriginal spiritual beliefs

• the essence of Aboriginal beliefs about creation and spiritual and physical existence. It establishes the rules governing the relationships between the people, the land and all things for Aboriginal peoples.

• a series of events that happened long ago

Country refers to:

• A place that is owned by a certain Aboriginal Nation.

• A geographical area

• Cultural associations with certain geographical areas and may include custodial relationships with particular landscapes such as land, sea, sky, rivers

What is commemorated in Australia on January 26 each year?

• The Queen's Birthday

• The arrival of English colonisers in Australia, which is officially known as 'Australia Day'

• The day when the Commonwealth of Australia came into existence (Federation)

Which of the following is true of Aboriginal land management practices?

• They were based on intensive farming

• They were entirely based on the practices associated with hunter/gatherer societies

• They were nomadic practices of exploitation of land followed by moving on to new land that could be exploited

• They were a mix of hunter/gatherer practices and small-scale, sustainable farming that was in relative harmony with the environment

Which of the following is a fundamental basis for traditional law?

• The verbal transmission of nationally recognised offences and appropriate punishments

• The wisdom and authority of Elders

• Pictographic and written record of laws

• Formal trials and dispute resolution practices