Australia through culture and history

Australia through culture and history

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PART 2: JAMES COOK AND THE EXPLORATION OF AUSTRALIA

Since the 17th century, people in Europe were speaking about a mythical continent in the South Pacific. Some people were also saying that the continent was very rich. James Cook, a famous British sailor, was given a clear task. He had to go to the Pacific Ocean, find the mythical continent, and seize its wealth for the British Crown. In 1768, Cook and his ship started a journey towards the southern point of South America. He sailed around South America and then he continued west.

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When he stopped at Tahiti, he learned from the natives that there was no large continent in the surrounding waters. There were only small islands. However, he didn’t give up his mission and went further west where he first encountered New Zealand. When he found out that New Zealand was just two big islands, he continued further west. On April 19, 1770, he came to Australia. He landed in Botany Bay, where Sydney is located now. Scientists from his expedition found a paradise there. Within a few days, they found 150 new species of plants and animals.

PART 2: JAMES COOK AND THE EXPLORATION OF AUSTRALIA

Cook then sailed north along the coast and discovered a big part of Australia’s east coast. He declared Australia British territory. 18 years later, Britain sent its first large fleet of 11 ships with the first settlers to Australia. A lot of the new settlers were prisoners from Britain. Over years, 160,000 prisoners were transported there. Once their sentence was over, they got a piece of land in Australia and they could start a new life there.

PART 3: THE GOLD RUSH

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PART 3: MODERN AUSTRALIA

Australia is divided into six states and two territories.There are more than 27 million people living in Australia and 85% of the population live in big cities.

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PART 3: MODERN AUSTRALIA

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THE FIRST FLEET

On May 13th, 1787, the eleven ships of the first fleet set sail on the Captain Arthur Philip from Portsmouth in England to establish a penal colony in Australia. Over 1,000 convicts were sentenced to transportation.

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THE FIRST FLEET

It took 252 days for the eleven ships to complete the journey. Despite the lengthy voyage and the numerous dangers on route, the ships arrived safely in Botany Bay.

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THE FIRST FLEET

48 people had died on route but over 1,400 survived to establish the first European outpost in Australia on January 26th, 1788, the date which still marks Australia Day.

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PART 1: THE ABORIGINES

This is the most ancient civilization on earth.They originally came from Asia. They fished and hunted with boomerangs to live.

The first people to live in Australia were the Aborigines. They have lived there for more than 40,000 years.

Today they represent 3% of the population and some of them still live in a traditional way, especially outside cities.

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They developed unique beliefs about art and creation.

This long wind instrument is called a didgeridoo and it was developed by the Aborigines about 1000 years ago.

Their paintings are called Dreamings.

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FIVE FACTS ABOUT ABORIGINAL ART

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Wildlife: what typical animals can you find in Australia?

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