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WorksheetsAncient Australia and Lake Mungo
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 12mins
Where is Lake Mungo located?
Willandra Lakes Region, NSW.
Naracoorte Caves, SA.
Uluru National Park, NT.
Great Barrier Reef, QLD.
Who are the Traditional Owners of the land where Lake Mungo is located?
Barkandji/Paakantyi People
Mutthi Mutthi People
Ngiyampaa People
All of the above
Anybody can deliver a Welcome to Country.
Yes
No
Which of these characters does NOT belong to the Dreamtime stories?
Waa/Waang
Eddie the Echidna
The Rainbow Serpent
Bunjil
What evidence of Aboriginal Australians is there at Lake Mungo? Select all that apply.
Stone tools
Human remains
Rock art
Burial sites
How old are Mungo Man and Mungo Lady thought to be?
No one knows
40,000-50,000 years old
1 million years old
1,000-5,000 years old
How do we know that Mungo Man was loved and respected by his family?
He received a ceremonial burial
He was buried with other artefacts
We don't know this
He was buried with a letter
How do we know that Mungo Man received a ceremonial burial? Select all that apply.
Oral history passed down through generations
Ochre pigments were found on his body
His hands were hands together in his lap
We read it in a book
When were the remains of Mungo Man discovered?
1974
40,000-50,000 years ago
2022
When European people arrived
Why did Lake Mungo dry up 20,000 years ago?
Human activity
Climate change
How was Mungo Lady buried?
She was cremated
She was laid to rest
She was sacrificed
It was likely that Mungo Man and Mungo Lady shared Lake Mungo with certain species of megafauna.
True - they might have lived at the same time.
False - megafauna was extinct by then.
What is the most likely reason that megafauna are now extinct?
People ate them all
Climate change
There was a catastrophic natural disaster
European colonisers killed them all
After they were discovered, where did the remains Mungo Man and Mungo Lady go?
They were destroyed
They were immediately returned to their burial site
The National Museum of Australia in Canberra
They travelled the world to different museums
What was the historical and scientific significance of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady?
It improved radio carbon dating techniques
The remains did not cause any major discoveries
It proved the theory that Aboriginal Australians had been living on this land for over 50,000 years
Why is Lake Mungo a designated World Heritage Site?
All of the above
Evidence of the earliest known cremation
Excellent evidence to understand the climatic conditions and environmental changes from the last 100,000 years
Provides evidence for how early people interacted with their environment
The removal of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady from Lake Mungo was a painful event for the Traditional Owners.
True
False
Historians don't need to consider the perspective of the Traditional Owners when deciding what to do with the remains of Ancient Australians.
True
False
Why might excavating the remains of Ancient Australians be painful to the Traditional Owners?
According to Aboriginal spirituality, this disrupts the spirit of the deceased person.
It is disrespectful to the original burial customs
It isn't painful
Taking the remains is similar to the destructive practices of the Stolen Generation
Is this scarred tree a primary or secondary source for the study of Ancient Australia?
Primary
Secondary
Is this diary entry from 1847 by Ludwig Leichhardt a primary or secondary source in the study of Ancient Australia?
Primary
Secondary
What do YOU think they should do with the remains of Mungo Man and Mungo Lady? You can select more than one.
Return the remains to Lake Mungo
Borrowed out to museums around the world so that more people can learn about Ancient Australia
They should be given back to the Traditional Owners so they can decide what to do with them.
They should stay in the National Museum in Canberra so they can be studied further.
