Australia & Oceania: History STUDY GUIDE

Match the following vocabulary words to the correct definition.

• clan

• a picture or design painted, sometimes on a rock, to communicate an idea

• land bridge

• a family group, often with a common ancestor

• pictograph

• a narrow, temporary land area that connects two land masses

Match the following vocabulary words to the correct definition.

• outrigger canoe

• a boat with an attached float that makes it more stable in ocean waters

• seafarer

• the process of planning and charting a route to a destination based on one's location

• navigation

• a sailor or person who travels the sea

Match the following vocabulary words to the correct definition.

• transport

• to send from one place to another

• assisted migration

• program to encourage people to move to Australia by giving them financial help to do so

• convict

• a person found guilty of a crime

Humans migrated to present-day Australia approximately 65,000 years ago. How did they manage to reach there?

• By walking across a land bridge

• By using boats to cross the sea

• By flying in primitive aircraft

• By swimming across the ocean

What are some features of seafaring cultures in the Pacific islands?

• Navigation skills using stars and ocean currents

• Advanced manufacturing techniques

• Agricultural practices

• Urban development

What are the native humans of Australia called?

• Indians

• The Aborigines

• The Māori

What did the Europeans originally use Australia for?

• As a prison

• As a resource deposit

• As a vacation spot

• For scientific research

Originally, the British sent convicts to Australia...

• To establish a colony and control overcrowding in British prisons.

• To explore new trade routes and expand the British Empire.

• To find new sources of gold and other valuable minerals.

• To establish a new agricultural society.

Why is language important to the Aborigines?

• it is always written down

• it passes along their history and culture

• it is used for legal contracts

• it helps them communicate with outsiders

Why did the Aborigines have such a strong connection to the land?