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Indigenous Australians traditional practices Flashcards

1
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How do the TSI’s and aboriginals live TODAY

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The aboriginals and TSI’s still live connected to their CULTURAL tradditions and ancestors

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Why do the aboriginals take care of their land?

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  1. because if gives them food
  2. part of their dreaming stories, they have a strong spiritual connection with their land
  3. shapes their identity
  4. strong RESPECT for their land
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Are the aboriginals still practicing their tradditions today?

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YES

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What foods were collected by the aboriginals?

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  1. small animals
  2. seafood
  3. insects
  4. eggs
  5. vegetables
  6. berries
  7. spices
  8. plants
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What foods were hunted in the river system?

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  1. kangaroos
  2. buffalo
  3. magpie
  4. goose
  5. fish
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What foods were hunted in the desert areas

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  1. kangaroos
  2. snakes
  3. lizards
  4. possums
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What foods were hunted in coastal areas?

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  1. fish
  2. sea turtles
  3. shellfish
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What birds were hunted?

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  1. Parrots
  2. Bush turkeys
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What other foods did they extract from plants?

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  1. sugar
  2. salt
  3. other spices
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What effected the types of food avaliable?

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  1. season (spring or summer etc)
  2. where they lived (coastal or desert)
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What did aboriginals need to learn when getting food

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They needed to learn the techniques to find and collect food

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Why did aboriginal hunting methods differ?

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  1. depending on WHERE they lived they would hunt different animals
  2. depending on what RESOURCES they had they would make different weapons
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13
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Do aboriginals TODAY continue to use the same tools and weapons

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YES

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14
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What were spears used for?

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hunting, fishing and fighting

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What is a spear made of?

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They are made from a single piece of wood with one sharp pointed end

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16
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What is the point of the spear made of?

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The point on the end is made from 1. bird or animal bone,
2.shell,
3. fish teeth
4. sharpened stone

17
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What is the sharp point of the spear connected to?

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The sharp materials are connected to the long piece of wood with twine made from plant fibres

18
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What was used to trap aquatic animals?

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  1. Nets
  2. baskets
  3. bags
19
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What were were baskets made of?

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  1. reeds
  2. grass
  3. stalks
  4. vines
  5. sea grass
20
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How did they make the baskets?

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coiling, twining, looping and weaving the materials together

21
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How did they make the baskets?

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coiling, twining, looping and weaving the materials together

22
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What did they use the baskets to catch?

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  1. eels
  2. fish
  3. oysters
  4. mussels
  5. other shellfish
23
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What could they use the tightly woven baskets for?

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  1. Honey
  2. other liquids
24
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Why is it important to know where to find water?

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Because Australia is a dry and arid country and we need water to survive

25
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How did aboriginals find water?

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  1. dig for water
  2. plants have water in their trunks
  3. Cultural groups lived near rivers and lakes
  4. RAIN comes and needs to be collected quickly
26
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Where does water collect?

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  1. waterholes
  2. rocks
  3. tree hollows and underground roots of trees
  4. filling rivers and lakes
27
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How do aboriginals know if there is water around?

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  1. They see certain animals
  2. Plants change the way they look
28
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How did the aboriginals live 45,000 years ago and how do we know this?

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They lived by the lake catching fish and animals.
The lakes were full and there was alot of native animals and plants.
We know this as they left behind fishing equipment and tools

29
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What happened 20,000 years ago?

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The climate became very COLD and DRY and the lakes dried up

30
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What happened 10,000 years ago?

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The climate became similar to today and without water people could not live beside the lakes.

31
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What happened when europeans arrived 200 years ago?

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They brought sheep and cattle which also changed the landscape

32
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Where did the aboriginals and TSI’s sleep before european settlement?

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The slept in open air temporary shelters know as HUMPHIES

33
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What was HUMPHIES made from in mild climates?

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They were made from materials found on the land
1. branches
2. sticks
3. leaves
4. sheets of bark

34
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wWhat was HUMPHRIES made from in wet and colder conditions?

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The framework consisted of bent sticks meeting in the centre to create a dome shape.
They were 1 to 2 metres HIGH.
They were covered in layers of spinifex grass, twigs and leaves

History T1 S1 2023 (5 decks)

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