CHAPTER 8.3 HUMNAITIES Flashcards
(12 cards)
How did the Ancestors come?
up from earth and down from sky
What were Ancestors doing while creating rivers and landforms?
created rivers, mountains and landforms while they travelled, hunted and fought.
What things did the Ancestors create other than animals and plants for people?
created laws, customs and codes of conduct. created basis of Aboriginal spiritual beliefs and created corroborees, songs and dances.
Ho do Aboriginal people view the land ?
Aboriginal views the land as part of the Dreaming. The land is deeply connected to Dreaming. Aboriginals see themselves as custodians and caretakers of land, rather than owners of it
How do the spirits of Ancestor and Aboriginal live?
The spirits of themselves and their Ancestors live through the features of the land.
What is Country?
Country is both the physical and spiritual features of the land
What is the difference between law and lore?
Law: Written, enforced by government, modern, applies to everyone, upheld by police and courts.
Lore: Older than law, passed down orally in Aboriginal culture, includes traditional rules, stories, and spiritual knowledge, taught by elders.
Theory on how Aboriginal ppl came to Australia.
Aboriginal people likely migrated from Southeast Asia over 60,000 years ago.
They crossed land bridges and used simple boats when sea levels were lower during the Ice Age.
THEORY SUPPORTED BY ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE. ```````````````````
What is customary law in Aboriginal culture?
Customary laws are stories passed down from Ancestors during the Dreaming. These stories eventally turned into a set of rules for the Aboriginal people to follow.
What happens if customary law is broken?
Punishments for breaking customary laws include shaming, spearing, and being excluded from community activities.
What do stories from the Dreaming pass on?
Stories from the Dreaming pass on knowledge, values and codes of behaviour
european vs aboriginal view of world in change, land, basis of society, how things are passed down
CHANGE- CHANGE IS VALUED IN EUROPEAN.
CONTINUITY IS VALUED IN ABORIGINAL CULTURE- THINGS STAY THE SAME.
LAND- PPL OWN LAND IN EUROPEAN AND THEY DECIDE WHAT THEY WANNA DO WITH THEIR LAND.
NO ONE OWNS LAND IN ABORIGINAL AND LAND IS PASSED DOWN GENERATION TO GENERATION.
BASIS OF SOCIETY- IN EUROPEAN, SCIENCE FORMS BASIS OF SOCIETY. THINGS ARE COUNTED, MEASURED AND ANALYSED.
IN ABORIGINAL CULTURE, THINGS ARE SPIRITUAL, CONNECTED AND CULTURAL. THE DREAMING FORMS THE BASIS OF SOCIETY
