Australian Indigenous History Quiz

When did the first Australians come to Australia?

• Around 10,000 years ago

• Around 20,000 years ago

• Around 50-60,000 years ago

• Around 100,000 years ago

Through which regions did the first Australians most likely migrate?

• Through China and Japan

• Through Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

• Through India and Sri Lanka

• Through Africa and Europe

Why is it inappropriate to call Aboriginal Australian groups 'tribes'?

• Because they had no 'tribal' leader

• Because they were nomadic

• Because they lived in cities

• Because they were not indigenous

How were Aboriginal Australian groups governed?

• By a single king

• By a democratic system

• By a complex system of groups and structures centered around the family group

• By a council of elders

What does Australian Aboriginal Culture fuse together?

• The spiritual and the material world

• The past and the future

• The land and the sea

• The physical and the digital world

What are rituals used for in Australian Aboriginal Culture?

• To celebrate holidays

• To sustain and renew their relationship with the land

• To entertain guests

• To mark the change of seasons

What impact did colonization have on Australian Aboriginal Culture?

• It strengthened their traditions

• It interrupted their relationship with the land

• It had no impact

• It made their rituals more frequent

Why is the connection to land significant for Australian Aboriginal people?

• Because it is a source of food

• Because it sustains life and certain features of the landscape are given spiritual meaning

• Because it is a place for recreation

• Because it is a source of income

What term is used by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to describe their place of family origins?

• Homeland

• Territory

• Country

• Province

What is the term "Dreaming" used to describe?

• The simple lifestyle of the Arrente people

• The complex system of spirits, laws, and customs of the Arrente people

• The agricultural practices of the Arrente people

• The modern technology used by the Arrente people