The Europeans brought goods that the Native Americans didn't even know existed, which was both good and bad. It made the natives more advanced and caught up with the rest of the world, but it also took away some of their traditions, since they didn't have to make everything for themselves. The Europeans also brought Christianity with them and sometimes forced the Native Americans into it, thus almost eliminating their traditions of their religion.
The arrival of the European settlers completely changed the lifestyle of the Aborigines, having a long-lasting effect on their culture and traditional way of life for all generations that followed.
When the white settlers came, the Aborigines were dispossessed of their land and, much later, "encouraged" onto reserves, supposedly for their protection. They were forced off their traditional hunting grounds, and herded away from the fertile coastal areas where there was plenty of food. White settlers wrecked the very effective native fishing traps, cleared native habitats and reduced the native food supplies, as well as polluting their water.
Massacres of the indigenous people occurred on a regular basis. The Coniston massacre, the massacre at Myall Creek, the "Battle of Risdon" in Tasmania and many others, all were perpetrated against the Aborigines by the Europeans. There were years of conflict between Tasmanian Aborigines and white settlers which eventually resulted in the loss of the purebred aboriginal race from Tasmania - virtually genocide.
The Europeans also introduced foods and diseases, all of which were perfectly harmless to the white settlers, but lowered the life expectancy of the aboriginal people. Simple diseases like Measles and Influenza had devastating effects on Aborigines. Foods containing wheat and sugar resulted in Heart disease and obesity among the indigenous Australians. Europeans introduced new flora and fauna which took over native habitat, leading to the extinction of many plants and animals on which the Aborigines relied.
When the aboriginal children were forcibly taken from their families, this directly led to a loss of culture, language, customs and traditions among the Aborigines. When the Europeans first came to Australia, there were around 250 different aboriginal languages in Australia. There is just a fraction of that number now. Many stories from the aboriginal Dreaming (creation legends) have disappeared forever.
it forced them to become slaves
they made them better at hunting
aborigines have increased in population since europeans began arriving in australia is this true or false wikipedia answers
the aboriginals fought with the European settlers because they europeans were taking over their land.
aborigines is the first settlers
Prior to the Europeans arriving in Australia, the Macassans (an Indonesian people) traded with the Aborigines.
The first Europeans came to Australia and the Aborigines were living on reserves. Reserves are lands that were set aside for the use of registered Indians.
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Easy, they gave the Europeans knowledge of medicine, and plants. They also gave the Europeans knowledge of Geography, and gave them food.
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Diseases brought with them.
the aborigines didn't think too much of the europeans. they fought and attacked the europeans. they didn' t like the europeans invading their 'home'.
There are no longer any Australian indigenous people (Aborigines) living a traditional native lifestyle in Australian rainforests.