History of Australia in a Nutshell

Worksheet to accompany the 10-minute YouTube video, History of Australia in a Nutshell. Concise and simplistic overview of Australian history from the Pleistocene to 2008. Covers Aboriginal beliefs, European exploration of Terra Australis, British invasion and occupation, economic and political developments in the 1800s and the gradual move to independence and key events in this process. Part of a unit of work on The Australian Coloniesfor Stage 3 History NSW History K-10 Syllabus for the Australian Curriculum. The worksheet uses stills from the video as visual stimuli.