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Exercise
Learning pathways LEVEL1 1, 3, 4
LEVEL2
LEVEL3
2, 5, 6
7, 8, 9
REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Fill in the gaps. ________ shells travelled further than all items traded in ancient Australia. The Ngarluma People collected them from beaches or reefs using _____. They traded the shells with the Yindjibarndi, Nyamal and Njangamarda-Iparuka Peoples for spears made from ______and _______ wood. Wrapped in soft _____, the shells passed through many hands. At the _______ River, the Gooniyandi People traded pearl shells, stone blades, and spear points for ___________ and carved spears with desert peoples. 2. Briefly explain the importance of the following trade items to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
communities. a. Pearl shell b. Ochre c. Grinding stones
3. Determine whether each of the following statements is true or false. a. Message sticks were sent before the exchange of goods took place. b. Trade often happened alongside ceremonial events. c. Groups gathered when seasons were bad to exchange scarce food resources.
d. Aboriginal Peoples understood how to preserve food. e. Groups generally shared food rather than traded it.
4. The Peoples of the Torres Strait Islands traded with the people of _______________ and the coastal people of _______________. Animal goods that could be dried such as turtle and _______________ were exchanged. 5. Explain why trade was critical for survival on the Torres Strait Islands. APPLY AND ANALYSE 6. What do the messages on the message sticks in SOURCE2 tell you about what was important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples? 7. How can studying stone help archaeologists learn about the tool-making, trade, and travel of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples? EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 8. Torres Strait Islander Peoples and some coastal mainland communities used wind names to indicate direction. Referring to SOURCE3 , write two sentences evaluating the importance of dugout canoes to the life and culture of Torres Strait Islander Peoples. 9. Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting the trade practices of ancient Australian communities and Torres Strait Islander communities. Describe what they did the same and what they did differently. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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