The first People term 2

Question 1

Who made the map of new holland?

Answer 1

Captain Mathew flinders

Question 2

What profession draws the map of new holland?

Answer 2

cartographer

Question 3

What did they call map of new holland?

Answer 3

Terra Australis or Australia

Question 4

How was the map of new holland divided?

Answer 4

It was divided into NSW and new holland

Question 5

Where did the aboriginal people live ?

Answer 5

They lived all over australia EXCEPT at the very top on the little islands, where the Torres Strait islanders live.

Question 6

How many nations are there on the first nations map?

Answer 6

Over 500!

Question 7

What does that first nations map tell us about the aboriginal peoples culture and identity?

Answer 7

They have a lot of tribes and speak alot of languages and are very diverse and unique

Question 8

Who designed the aboriginal flag?

Answer 8

Harold Thomas (he was a Luritja man from central Australia)

Question 9

When was the aboriginal flag designed

Answer 9

1970’s

Question 10

What is the symbolic meaning of the aboriginal flag

Answer 10

1. black - aboriginal people
2. Red - EARTH (red ochre spiritual relation to land)
3. Yellow - SUN (giver of life and protection)

Question 11

How many languages were spoken by the aboriginals before european settlement?

Answer 11

over 700

Question 12

How many languages are the aboriginals still speaking now?

Answer 12

less than 250 languages

Question 13

Who designed the torres strait islander flag?

Answer 13

Bernard Namok

Question 14

What does the star represent on the flag

Answer 14

1. important navigation symbol
2. 5 island groups

Question 15

What does the dhari on the flag represent?

Answer 15

The people (Torres Strait Islanders)

Question 16

What does the black symbolise on the TSI flag?

Answer 16

Indigenous people

Question 17

What does the white represent on the TSI flag?

Answer 17

Peace

Question 18

What does the green represent on the TSI flag?

Answer 18

land

Question 19

What does the blue represent on the TSI flag

Answer 19

water

Question 20

What 2 languages do TSI’s speak?

Answer 20

1. Western language
2. Eastern language

Question 21

What other 3rd languages do the TSI’s speak

Answer 21

1. English
2. Creole (yumplatok)

Question 22

What are the 3 types of evidence

Answer 22

1. artefact (object)
2. Primary source (at the time eg diary)
3. Secondary source

Question 23

What are the 3 types of evidence

Answer 23

1. artefact (object)
2. Primary source (at the time eg diary)
3. Secondary source

Question 24

How long has aboriginals lived in Australia for?

Answer 24

40,000 - 65,000 years

Question 25

What does an archaeologist do?

Answer 25

A person who studies human history by looking at sites and artifacts

Question 26

What is an archaeological site?

Answer 26

A place that has artifacts and evidence of past human activity

Question 27

What does indigenous mean

Answer 27

A group of people whose ancestors were first to live in australia

Question 28

What did the archeologists find in Nauwalabila?

Answer 28

1. Black floors from charocal from camp fires
2. stone tools 3m below ground
3. Paintings on the walls
4. red and yellow ochre

Question 29

What was nauwalabila?

Answer 29

A significant historical site that the aboriginals used as as SHELTER

Question 30

what did they find in Nauwalabila?

Answer 30

1. floor was black from layers of charocal and ash from camp fires
2. Stone tools
3. red and yellow ochre (likely used for body art)
4. Faded paintings on the wall

Question 31

What did they find in Malakunanja archeological site?

Answer 31

It is a rock shelter
1. faded paintings on overhanging walls
2. 52,000 yrs old
3. Many items were found including stone tools, grinding tools, ochre and charcoal

Question 32

Who studied Devil Lair

Answer 32

White archeologist Charles Dortch

Question 33

What did they find in Devils Lair?

Answer 33

• It is a large cave
• Bones of many animals were found including GIANT kangaroos and tasmanian devils