CUSTOMS OF THE TAGALOGS

Question 1

3 social classes of the pre colonial period

Answer 1

maharlikas, timawas, alipins

Question 2

2 types of alipin

Answer 2

aliping namamahay, aliping saguiguilid

Question 3

male attire was composed of the __________ and ___________

Answer 3

kanggan (sleeveless jacket), bahag (loincloth)

Question 4

the color of kanggan indicates the _______

Answer 4

rank

Question 5

chiefs wear _____ kanggans, and commoners wear _____________

Answer 5

red, black or blue

Question 6

men also wear a turban called ________, which also tell the social status/achievement of the individual wearing it

Answer 6

putong

Question 7

female attire consisted of _______________ and ____________

Answer 7

baro or camisa (jacket with sleeves), saya or patadyong (long skirt)

Question 8

some women wore a piece of red or white cloth on top of their skirt called _______

Answer 8

tapis

Question 9

men and women wore ________ to look attractive

Answer 9

ornaments

Question 10

both men and women wear these ornaments

Answer 10

kalumbiga, pendants, bracelets, and leglets

Question 11

armlet accessories

Answer 11

kalumbiga

Question 12

the ornaments they wore were made of _____

Answer 12

gold

Question 13

some wore __________ between teeth

Answer 13

gold fillings

Question 14

these were also fashionable for some pre-colonial filipinos; they also exhibit a man’s war record

Answer 14

tattoos

Question 15

tattoos exhibit a man’s ____________

Answer 15

war record

Question 16

term coined by the spaniards for the visayans

Answer 16

islas del pintados (the island of the painted ones)

Question 17

their houses were built to suit the _________________

Answer 17

tropical climate

Question 18

their houses are called ____________, made of wood, bamboo, and nipa palm; it was built on stilts and can be entered through ladders that can be drawn up

Answer 18

bahay kubo

Question 19

some filipinos, such as the kalingas, mandayas, and bagobos built their houses on _________

Answer 19

treetops

Question 20

these people built their houses on treetops

Answer 20

kalingas, mandayas, bagobos

Question 21

others, such as the badjaos, built their houses on ________

Answer 21

boats

Question 22

other groups, such as the _________, built their houses on boats

Answer 22

badjaos

Question 23

this was the unit of government which consisted of 30 to 100 families

Answer 23

barangay

Question 24

the term “barangay” came from this malay word which means boat

Answer 24

balangay

Question 25

these were the heads of barangays

Answer 25

chieftains called datu

Question 26

this was where the dead was placed and buried under the house

Answer 26

wooden coffin

Question 27

when the dead is buried, it is complete with these

Answer 27

cloth, gold, and other valuable things

Question 28

upon the death of a person, _____ were made under the house

Answer 28

fires

Question 29

upon the death of a person, armed men act as _______ to guard the corpse from ________

Answer 29

sentinels, sorcerers

Question 30

human-sized jar used to protect the corpse of the dead

Answer 30

manunggul jar

Question 31

they were the dominators of the weaving industry

Answer 31

women

Question 32

examples of textiles woven

Answer 32

• sinamay from hemp
• medrinaque from banana
• cotton
• linen
• silk