HaSS flash cards
Australian aboriginal people have _______ in total
around 1 million people
Orang Asli started their tribe around ______ to _____ years ago
42,000 to 63,000
How many languages do the Orang Asli have?
18
How many languages groups do the Australian aboriginal have?
around 250 but 110 are critically endangered
Australian aboriginals inhabited the land ______ years ago
60,000
What is the population for Orang Asli?
206,000 - 210,000
Where do aboriginals live?
They are spread across Australia however most of them are in major cities
Where do the Orang Asli live?
They live in two states. Pahang and Perak which are located in Peninsular, Malaysia
How do these two groups interact with their land?
They only take what they need, think of the land as family, use the lands resources well/for it’s intention
What are aboriginals religious beliefs?
The dream time
What is the dream time?
It is the aboriginal’s way of explaining world occurrences such as storms.
What are the Orang Asli’s religious beliefs?
They are traditionally animists.
What are animists?
People who believe spirits live in objects
What are aboriginals cultural beliefs?
Their culture is passed down by ancestors. Aboriginals have theory’s and traditions for stuff like boys becoming men
What are the Orang Asli’s cultural beliefs?
They have 95 subgroups, ech subgroup has their own culture. The traditions usually contain stories and fables
