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80,000 BCE
Aboriginals first arrive in Australia
The Aboriginal people first arrived in Australia around this time, even though it wasn't called Australia back then -
48,000 BCE
Aboriginals start farming
Approximately, this is the time when Aboriginal people started farming. They have both agriculture and aquaculture. Their agriculture is farming native plants and vegetables. Their aquaculture is fish and eel traps in Brewarrina. -
40,000 BCE
Mungo Man
Mungo man died 40,000 years ago. He was 6 foot tall which meant he had a healthy diet. The way he was buried showed that he was a tribe leader. He has missing canines which shows that he has been through some sort of ritual. There is evidence of arthritis which means that he has been throwing spears for a long time. He survived 40 years without medicine. He was buried and that is first evidence of belief in the afterlife. -
38,000 BCE
Early cave paintings
Genyornus, an extinct animal is found in cave paintings in Australia, therefore the painting is as old as it. -
33,000 BCE
First use of stone tools
Aboriginal people first used tools around this time. Some of the tools include:
Clubs
Sharp rocks
Grinding stones
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Industrial Revolution (Start)
The industrial revolution caused machines to take over jobs, making many people in Britain poor. This resulted in crime and overflowing prisons. This in return made the First Fleet go to Australia. -
First fleet arrive
The first fleet arrived with the convicts as the prisons in Britain were overflowing. -
Industrial Revolution (End)
The industrial revolution caused machines to take over jobs, making many people in Britain poor. This resulted in crime and overflowing prisons. This in return made the First Fleet go to Australia. -
Stolen Generation (Start)
Aboriginal children were taken from their parents because the British thought that this would "be good for them". They were punished for speaking their own language. Their living conditions were not so good and their was often no hospitals or medical assistance near them. -
Stolen Generation (End)
Aboriginal children were taken from their parents because the British thought that this would "be good for them". They were punished for speaking their own language. Their living conditions were not so good and their was often no hospitals or medical assistance near them. -
Dreamtime
The Aboriginals believed in the Dreamtime, which has their version of God(Baiame). They also believe in the Rainbow Serpent, who came from above, which created the land. They still believe this today.
