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| Unit 0 | INTRODUCTION TO BELIEF SYSTEMS |
| 0.1 Introduction to Belief Systems | |
| 0.2 What is a Culture’s Belief System? | |
| 0.3 What is a Culture’s Belief System Philosophy? | |
| 0.4 Belief System of Ancient Indigenous Australia | |
| 0.5 Multiple-Choice Questions | |
| Unit 1 | ANCIENT AUSTRALIA 101 — WHY DID THE FIRST SOCIETIES HAPPEN? |
| 1.1 Unit Overview | |
| 1.2 Element 1 – The Four Core Needs of Humans on Earth | |
| 1.3 Why Do We Have Cultures? | |
| 1.4 How Did Ancient Cultures Evolve? | |
| 1.5 The Dreaming: Looking at the Aboriginal Belief System Explanation of When Time and Tribes Began | |
| 1.6 Aboriginal Dreaming – When Did It Start? | |
| 1.7 Practical Assessment | |
| 1.8 Multiple-Choice Questions | |
| Unit 2 | WHAT ARE THE SACRED AREAS OF A CULTURE THAT YOU NEED PERMISSION TO SHARE OR TEACH ABOUT |
| 2.1 Unit Overview | |
| 2.2 Element 2 – Sacred Knowledge Areas Connected to Each of the Four S’s | |
| 2.3 Sacred Language Creation Stories | |
| 2.4 Totem Ancestor Language Stories | |
| 2.5 Group/Tribal (Moiety) Totemism | |
| 2.6 Indigenous Skyworld Language Stories | |
| 2.7 Torres Strait Islander Legends | |
| 2.8 Traditional Aboriginal Kinship Systems | |
| 2.9 Traditional Torres Strait Islander Kinship Systems | |
| 2.10 Aboriginal Increase Rituals | |
| 2.11 Aboriginal Initiation Ceremonies | |
| 2.12 Practical Assessment | |
| 2.13 Multiple-Choice Questions | |
| Unit 3 | WHY DO PEOPLE FROM OTHER CULTURES DO THE SAME THING DIFFERENTLY? |
| 3.1 Unit Overview | |
| 3.2 Introduction: Understanding Different Perspectives | |
| 3.3 Parenting Styles and Goals | |
| 3.4 Traditional Kinship Systems | |
| 3.5 Contemporary Indigenous Kinship Systems | |
| 3.6 Cultural Factors | |
| 3.7 Acculturation Pressure on Indigenous Australian Young People | |
| 3.8 Multiple-Choice Questions | |
| 3.9 Results | |
| 3.10 Progressive Mindsets | |
| 3.11 Customary Society Mindsets | |
| 3.12 Practical Assessment | |