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Wiltja History
Ancient Australia
Term | Definition |
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prehistory | The period of time before written records or writing. |
Australia | The country and continent surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans. |
Europeans | People who come from the continent of Europe. |
Aboriginal | The first people of a place or country. |
Torres Strait Islanders | The first peoples of the 17 Torres Strait islands. These islands are located between Papua New Guinea and the north of Cape York, Queensland, in the Torres Strait |
inhabited | To have lived in or occupied. |
separated | To have moved apart from something else. |
languages | The way humans communicate with one another. These can be spoken or written. More than one |
lifestyles | The way in which people live. |
traditions | Things that certain people do. These are usually very old and are past down through the generations |
environment | The natural world or the surroundings in which a person, animal or plant lives. |
scientists | People who studies or is an expert in a certain area of the sciences. |
archaeologists | The study of material remains such as fossils, artifacts and monuments of past human life and activities. |
anthropologists | Scientists who experts on humans. They want to figure out what makes humans human. |
Homo sapiens | The primate species to which modern humans belong. Human beings. |
originated | Where something first came from. |
Rift Valley | A massive break in the Earth's surface that runs along part of East Africa. Humans are said to have originally come from here. |
Europe | The continent located north of Africa and to the west of Asia. Also part of the Eurasian continent. |
Asia | The continent located east of Europe. The largest continent on Earth. |
Americas | Both North and South America together. |
Eurasian | Something belonging to the landmass known as Europe and Asia. |
encountered | To have met someone or something, usually unexpected. |
megafauna | The large mammals of a particular place and time period. |
extinct | Something that was once alive but now no longer exists. |
different | Not the same when compared to something else. |
Dreaming | The name of the special and sacred stories of the first Australians. Sometimes called 'Dreamtime', though this word is now less appropriate. |
special | Something that is better, greater or different from what is usual. |
sacred | Something connected to religious or spiritual beliefs. |
clan | A close-knit group of interrelated families. |
spirit ancestors | The first supernatural beings from Aboriginal Dreaming stories who created the lands, peoples, animals and law. |