1. |
Look at
a map of the world. Where is Australia? |
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2.1 |
Where
is Queensland? Describe what the Australian landscape looks like.
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2.2 |
Make a
timeline with the most important dates in Aboriginal history.
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2.3 |
What do
the Australian
and Aboriginal flags look like? How do these flags reflect the
history and cultures of these people? |
2.4 |
Why did
white Australians want to destroy Aboriginal culture? In what
ways did they try to accomplish this? |
2.5 |
Explain
what the "stolen generation" is. |
2.6 |
Explain
why the Aboriginals respected each other's territory. |
2.7 |
Are men
and women equal in Aboriginal culture? Explain your answer. |
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3.1 |
Collect
as much information as you can about the word "dreamtime". |
3.2 |
In the
pantheon different Gods are responsible for the creation of human
beings. Find out which gods these were. |
3.3 |
How did
the ancient Aboriginals explain death? How did they explain day
and night? How did they explain thunder? |
3.4 |
What is
Il-ba-lint-ja? |
3.5 |
How did
Ka-ro-ra get his first son? Do you think that Ka-ro-ra has godly
qualities? Why or why not? What happened to his sons? |
3.6 |
Why do
think there are so many different versions of the Aboriginal creation
myth? |
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4. |
What similarities
do you see between the Aboriginal creation myth (the Arandan version)
and those of other cultures? |