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Australia Before 1788

65,000 years of civilisation on this continent. The longest continuous culture on Earth.

Ages 8–14 ~6.0 hours total
1

The First People

65,000 years of continuous civilisation. The longest on Earth, by a huge margin.

2 lessons

65,000 Years: The Longest Civilisation on Earth

Ages 8–14 25 min Beginner

Hundreds of Nations: The Diversity of Aboriginal Australia

Ages 8–14 25 min Intermediate
2

Knowledge and Innovation

Astronomy, agriculture, aquaculture, fire management — innovation that predates Europe by millennia.

2 lessons

Fire, Stars, and Engineering: Aboriginal Innovation

Ages 8–14 25 min Intermediate

The World's Oldest Scientists

Ages 8–14 25 min Intermediate
3

Connection to Country

The Dreaming, songlines, and a relationship with land that the Western world is only now beginning to understand.

2 lessons

The Dreaming: More Than a Story

Ages 8–14 25 min Intermediate

Songlines: A Map You Can Sing

Ages 8–14 25 min Intermediate