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Let’s watch a video to quickly cover history related to Australia:
Australia has SO much more history to delve in, and I’m sorry to not cover it in more depth. If you have a historical event that occurred in Australia that you’d like to be covered, leave a comment!
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This text was adapted (with permission) from:
- Western Civilization: A Concise History – Volumes 1-3
by Dr. Christopher Brooks
CC BY-NC-SA - World History Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500
by Eugene Berger, Ph.D, George L. Israel, Ph.D., Charlotte Miller, Ph.D., Brian Parkinson, Ph.D., Andrew Reeves, Ph.D, and Nadejda Williams, Ph.D.
CC BY-SA - Modern World History
by Dan Allosso, Bemidji State University and Tom Williford, Southwest Minnesota State University
CC BY-NC-SA
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Beowulf the Fox Terrier dog and the Greek & Latin roots graphic © Jennifer Guest
My son says that you could add information about the spider seasons, gun laws, and major ship wrecks, and myths or ledgends that come from the area.
Please thank him for the great suggestions! I’m definitely going to have to look up spider seasons! 😉