Indigenous Australian culture — oldest?
World's oldest continuous civilization, 70,000 years.
Indigenous Australian culture — oldest?
Oldest continuous culture, 70,000 years of tradition.
European exploration — Dutch role?
Charted coastlines, named 'Hollandia Nova', saw land as inhospitable.
European exploration — Dutch role?
Explored Australia during the 1600s, first Europeans.
James Cook — significance?
Claimed eastern Australia for Britain in 1770.
Terra Nullius — meaning?
Land considered 'empty' despite Indigenous presence.
British colonization — start year?
1788, First Fleet established a penal colony.
Convict transportation — purpose?
Supply labor for colony, penal punishment.
Land grants — purpose?
Encouraged free settlement and agricultural development.
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1. What does Indigenous Australian culture primarily represent?
2. When did Captain James Cook arrive on the east coast of Australia and claim the land for Britain?
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