
Australian Aboriginal
Presentation
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Social Studies
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6th Grade
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Hard
Joseph Anderson
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7 Slides • 16 Questions
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The Aboriginal People of Australia
ASYNC LESSON
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Multiple Choice
It is estimated that the Aboriginal People have lived in Australia for -
60,000 years
50,000 years
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Multiple Select
The Aborigine -
(Choose three)
were nomadic
were great warriors
spoke African languages
traveled in large clans
felt a spiritual connection with the land
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Multiple Choice
Why did the Aborigine People develop languages that were different from those in other parts of the world?
The continent of Australia is geographically separated from other parts of the world.
The Aboriginal People refused to speak languages from other countries.
The continent of Australia has laws against speaking other languages.
The Aboriginal People were not able to learn to speak other languages.
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Multiple Choice
England sent _____ to populate Australia.
kangaroos
convicts
conscripts
women and children
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Multiple Select
Which of the following arrived in Australia from England?
(choose four)
diseases
livestock
prisoners
land
women and children
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Multiple Choice
The livestock brought from England -
created much profit for the Aboriginal People.
destroyed the land of the Aboriginal People.
became sacred to the Aboriginal People.
killed many Aboriginal People.
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Multiple Choice
European settlers -
began to move into houses owned by Aboriginal families.
began to build farms and grow crops on Aboriginal land.
brought needed food and water to Aboriginal families.
sold Aboriginal People into slavery.
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Multiple Choice
"Conflict between the Aborigines continued well into the 1800s as many Aborigines were killed in fights with European settlers. By the early 1900s, there were only around 62,000 Aborigines remaining. Laws were passed that forced the surviving Aborigines to live on reserves and assimilate, or conform to, European culture."
The text illustrates that Europeans believed that Aboriginal People were -
superior.
inferior.
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Multiple Choice
The underlined event impacted the Aboriginal People of Australia in which way?
Along with women and children, the new settlers of Australia brought European diseases that killed many Aborigines.
Economic
Social
Political
Environmental
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Multiple Choice
The underlined event impacted the Aboriginal People of Australia in which way?
European settlers brought livestock that damaged the land.
Economic
Social
Political
Environmental
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Multiple Select
The underlined event impacted the Aboriginal People of Australia in which two ways?
The Aborigines were pushed away from their sacred lands as the European settlers began to build farms and grow crops.
Economic
Social
Political
Environmental
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Multiple Select
The underlined event impacted the Aboriginal People of Australia in which two ways?
The Aborigines lost access to food and water sources, trade networks, were often separated from their clans.
Economic
Social
Political
Environmental
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Multiple Choice
The underlined event impacted the Aboriginal People of Australia in which way?
Conflict between the Aborigines continued well into the 1800s as many Aborigines were killed in conflicts with European settlers.
Economic
Social
Political
Environmental
21
Multiple Choice
The underlined event impacted the Aboriginal People of Australia in which way?
By the early 1900s, there were only around 62,000 Aborigines remaining.
Economic
Social
Political
Environmental
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Multiple Select
The underlined event impacted the Aboriginal People of Australia in which two ways?
Laws were passed that forced the surviving Aborigines to live on reserves and assimilate, or conform to, European culture.
Economic
Social
Political
Environmental
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Multiple Choice
The underlined event impacted the Aboriginal People of Australia in which way?
Between 1900-1960, around 100,000 Aboriginal children were taken away from their parents and placed in mission schools and homes.
Economic
Social
Political
Environmental
The Aboriginal People of Australia
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