1. Brain Jogger
What European country first colonized Australia?
Why?

2. Origin of the Aborigines
Aborigines-native people of Australia
Came from Southeast Asia
Developed ways to survive the harsh Australian environment

3. Aborigine Culture Religion divided people into two “Moieties.”
The groups were based on the connection with totems
Totems represented different plants, animals, or other things in nature
A person was born to their moiety and stay their entire life
Had to marry a person from opposite moiety

4. Before Europeans Aborigines lived where present day Australians live.
Lived in tribes or “language group” of about 500 people
Had bands of called “hordes” that gathered food and hunted

5. Compare the Aborigine society with our society. How is it the same
Compare the Aborigine society with our society. How is it the same? How is it different?
Same
Aborigines
Our Society

6. Brain Jogger
Tell me one thing about aborigine way of life that you found most interesting? WHY? 
(two sentences)
You need to get out the Mark Your Progress sheet.

7. Europeans Arrive
From 1770 to 1771 English Captain James Cook explored Australia and claimed the east coast for Great Britain
They brought with them GUNS! GERMS! And STEEL!
Pushed many aborigines into rough land and away from water sources
Many Aborigines died

9. Shoulder Buddy
Discussion Topic: Why you think the British tried to get rid of the Aborigines?

10. Australia is full of Jail birds!
Who colonized Australia?
The British
BUT! British Prisoners!
The British used Australia as a Penal colony
When the prisoners served their sentence out, what do you think they did?
They stayed!

11. Language of Australia Many aborigine languages before Euros
English colonized with prisoners then settlers
There were other settlers, but English the most plentiful

12. Religion in Australia Most convicts were Christians
When other settlers came, they brought churches
Most Australians are Christians, but other religions do exist (Jews, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist)

13. Fill in the Blanks
Before the British arrived in ____________ (where) the Aborigines ____________(summarize how the Aborigines lived). The British needed more land and made Australia a ______________. The British then treated the Aborigines like ____________.