only Australia never had kingdoms. why?

All continents have had some kind of kingdoms or empires. And to have this, there has to be some division of labour, hierarchies, agriculture, etc.
Australia is the exception. Europe has had Rome (amongst many others of course), Africa had Mali and Nubia, the Americas in the pre-Colombian period had Cahokia and the Olmecs, and Asia had the Chinese dynasties, Caliphates, Chandragupta's Indian kingdom, etc.

But as far as we know, Australia hasn't had this. the indigenous peoples, as far as we know, never developed that. is it really just down to the terrain? Not everywhere in Australia is desert or harsh jungle. Australia rears cattle and grows crops, and this land thus is good for agriculture obviously.

Reply 1

Stiffy Byng

Read "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond. It explains why different societies develop at different rates.

In Australia, the early occupants may have hunted to extinction the mammals that could have been domesticated. The population stayed quite small, the land mass is isolated, and there was little competitive pressure for resources, or conflict based on ideology. Therefore there was little impetus for change in technology or social behaviour.

Europe and much of Asia have particular advantages of geography and climate, and became relatively populous areas, with much competition for resources and conflict about ideology. Those factors provided impetus for developments in technology and political organisation.

In other words, environmental and situational factors explain differential development rates. It is of course nothing to do with innate qualities of one group of people compared to another.

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Reply 2

Vivify

Australia was founded as a penal colony where prisoners were sent and wasn't meant to be a "kingdom". Prior to Britain's colonization, Australia was a tribal land and may not have had "empires" in the traditional western sense.

You're also incorrect about "all" other continents having kingdoms. Antarctica never had one (wasn't that pedantic and douchey of me to point that out? Ha.).

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Reply 3

Stiffy Byng

Original post by Vivify

Australia was founded as a penal colony where prisoners were sent and wasn't meant to be a "kingdom". Prior to Britain's colonization, Australia was a tribal land and may not have had "empires" in the traditional western sense.
You're also incorrect about "all" other continents having kingdoms. Antarctica never had one (wasn't that pedantic and douchey of me to point that out? Ha.).

I believe that the OP was discussing the continent and country that we now call Australia before it was colonised by the British. Australia was claimed by the British Crown when it was colonised, and became a Monarchy. There is no evidence of political organisations analogous to Monarchies or Empires in pre-Colonial Australia.

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Reply 4

ageshallnot

Original post by Vivify

Australia was founded as a penal colony where prisoners were sent and wasn't meant to be a "kingdom". Prior to Britain's colonization, Australia was a tribal land and may not have had "empires" in the traditional western sense.
You're also incorrect about "all" other continents having kingdoms. Antarctica never had one (wasn't that pedantic and douchey of me to point that out? Ha.).

But Emperor Penguins live in Antarctica... 😆

Reply 5

Vivify

Original post by ageshallnot

But Emperor Penguins live in Antarctica... 😆

You have out-douched me. Well done.

Reply 6

Vivify

Original post by Stiffy Byng

Calling Australia a "monarchy" is a mere technicality. I doubt the OP was including constitutional monarchies when he started this thread.

Reply 7

2WheelGod

Original post by calmoceanforthem

All continents have had some kind of kingdoms or empires. And to have this, there has to be some division of labour, hierarchies, agriculture, etc.
Australia is the exception. Europe has had Rome (amongst many others of course), Africa had Mali and Nubia, the Americas in the pre-Colombian period had Cahokia and the Olmecs, and Asia had the Chinese dynasties, Caliphates, Chandragupta's Indian kingdom, etc.
But as far as we know, Australia hasn't had this. the indigenous peoples, as far as we know, never developed that. is it really just down to the terrain? Not everywhere in Australia is desert or harsh jungle. Australia rears cattle and grows crops, and this land thus is good for agriculture obviously.