Reference no: EM133652536
Assignment:
Read: The Human Odyssey Interactive Map (California Academy of Sciences*)
DNA Study Finds Aboriginal Australians World's Oldest Civilization (The History Channel**, September 2016)
Indigenous Australians Overview (Australian Museum)
You can put these links in google
Answer the following questions:
1) Using the interactive map, describe some of the major migration routes of early humans out of Africa. According to the article, what were some of humankind's major events over the last 70,000 - 10,000 years?
2) How was the most recent study on Aboriginal DNA carried out, and what did it show about settlement patterns among the earliest Australians?
3) Describe some of the challenges faced by today's Aboriginal Australians. What percentage of the population do they comprise, and what are income and employment rates like in their isolated communities? Note: The section title 'Social Justice' on the Australian Museum's page will contain much of the information.
4) What does the term terra nullius mean? According to the textbook, what steps have been taken to address land rights issues in Australia?