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Colonists Arrive: Tensions
Season 1  |  Episode 6  |  ABC  |  August 10, 2010

History

Indigenous Australians

Intercultural understanding
3-4
Classification: General Classification: General
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Governor Phillip had over 1000 people to feed and house. As he cleared land to plant crops and build homes, he displaced the original owners of the land and the plants and animals that were their source of food and shelter leaving the local Aboriginal people without enough to eat. Tensions between the two groups were growing.

Governor Phillip had over 1000 people to feed and house. As he cleared land to plant crops and build homes, he displaced the original owners of the land and the plants and animals that were their source of food and shelter leaving the local Aboriginal people without enough to eat. Tensions between the two groups were growing.

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Where and when does the history of Europe begin? The traces lead to ancient Greece, more precisely to Crete. Here we not only find the first high culture of the continent, but also the founding myth, to which it owes its name: The story of the kidnapping of the Phoenician princess Europa by the Greek god father Zeus. Then all roads lead to Rome: the Roman Empire spreads European civilisation - and becomes a great role model for many peoples in Europe.

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