This topic builds upon prior learning of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal contact history in Primary School. Students will also develop an understanding of the impact of colonisation upon another indigenous people.
The content is divided into two topics :
Topic One : Aboriginal and Indigenous Peoples, Colonisation and Contact History
Topic Two : The Shaping of the Modern World
Issues Considered
� Aboriginal and indigenous cultures
� the impact of European colonisation on Australian Aboriginal and worldwide indigenous cultures
� the responses to contact with colonising peoples
� the impact of colonisation and government policies on Aboriginal peoples.
� effects of historical events on the culture of peoples and their rights and responsibilities
� impact of exploration and colonisation on Aboriginal and indigenous peoples
� importance of preservation and conservation of heritage
� different experiences of being a citizen and forms of government in civilisations of the past.
� the impact of difference on marginalised groups, including the impact of colonisation
� similarities and differences between cultures of the past.
� the roles and contributions of men and women in the past
Students learn about:
Section A
� Australia 1788-1900
� North America
� the Pacific Region
� Central America
� South America
Section B
- Assassinations and Crimes
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