Aboriginal perspective on the origins of Australia

1) How old is Australian Aboriginal culture?
50 000 years
2) What is the dreamtime?
The dreamtime refers tot he time before time when all things were created by the spirit ancestors
3) What are dreamtime stories?
Dreamtime stories are supernatural beings who wandered over the featureless surface of the earth. Dreamtime stories contain valuable lessons about how to survive, where to find food and water, and how to avoid danger.
4) How is aboriginal knowledge passes on?
Aboriginal culture is passed down through the geneartions through storytelling.
5) what do the Aboriginal people mean by country?
refers to a spiritual place that gives and recieves life and has its own consciousness
6) Why is the rainbow serpant significant?
the rainbow serpent is significant because it is found in different forms in all aboriginal cultures
7) How did the rainbow serpent form the landscape?
with her body forming mountain ranges and deep channels
8) why do aboriginal people respect the land?
due to there stories because in traditional belief systems these spirits continue to influence life and can punish wrong doing with storms and other catastrophic events
9) What is a common theme in Aboriginal stories.
the common theme is that spiritual presence that continues to inhabit the landforms
10) choose one of the stories in this unit and summarise it in your own words?
Along time ago before life the rainbow serpent lay in a deep sleep in the centre of the earth. then the rainbow serpent awoke and formed landforms with her body. then the rainbow serpent called on living creatures and told them to live n peace and harmony. She told them to pass the information down to mother earth's children and then disapeard back into the ocean. if people disobey the rules she will come back out of the water and punish them.