Year 7 History ‘Deep Time’ – Australian Migration Routes & Sahul

First Nations Peoples believe about creation that:

• the world was created by a single deity

• the world was created through a series of natural events

• the world was created by multiple spirits and ancestors

• the world has always existed and was not created

Archaeologists suggest ancient First Nations Peoples came to Australia by:

• crossing a land bridge from Asia

• sailing across the Pacific Ocean

• migrating from Africa

• traveling from Europe

Australia looks different to the ancient continent of Sahul because:

• Australia has a different climate.

• Australia was separated from Sahul due to rising sea levels.

• Australia has a unique ecosystem.

• Australia has a different cultural history.

The migration routes First Nations Peoples took as they spread through Australia are located near:

• Rivers and water bodies, with lush vegetation

• Deserts and arid regions, with sparse vegetation

• Mountainous areas, with dense forests

• Urban areas, with cultivated lands

According to Archaeologists, where did the first humans in Australia come from?

(Hint: Refer to the picture)

• India

• Africa

• North America

• Japan

Migration is the ​ (a)   of people from one place to ​ (b)  

• movement
• another.

Australia's first people are thought to have arrived when the continent was a much bigger place, with lower sea levels ​ (a)   Papua New Guinea and Tasmania to what we now know as modern ​ (b)   , forming the ancient mega-continent of ​ (c)  

• connecting
• Australia
• Sahul.

​ (a)   was the name of the ancient continent that included present-day Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, all connected by ​ (b)   during the last ice age when sea levels were ​ (c)  

• land
• lower.
• Sahul

The ancient continent of Sahul was separated when the last ice age ended. Global temperatures ​ (a)   causing sea levels to ​ (b)   , flooding the land bridges and ​ (c)   Australia from the other parts of ​ (d)  

• Sahul.
• increased
• rise
• separating

Some stories belonging to Australian ​ (a)   groups tell of a time when the former coastline of mainland Australia was ​ (b)   by rising sea level. These stories refer to events that occurred more than about​ (c)   years ago.

• Aboriginal
• flooded
• 7000