Economic Life Flashcards
The main source of livelihood
Agriculture
Agriculture was
Done in two ways: ________ (slash and
burn) and ______
kaingin system, tillage
When the Spaniards came to the Philippines,
they noted that _____________ were
abundant in many agricultural products
Cebu and Palawan
Agricultural productivity was enhanced using
____________ like those found in the
Ifugao Rice Terraces
irrigation ditches
Landholding
(lessarable
land that could be tilled freely by anyone) and (rich and cultivated lands belonging
to nobles and datus)
Public, private
Fermented the sap of palm trees and drank it as
liquor called
tuba
Was a thriving industry for those who lived on
the coast or near rivers and lakes
Fishing
nets, bow and arrow, spear, wicker baskets, hooks and
lines, corrals, and fish poisons were used
Tools for fishing
Pearls fisheries also abound in
Sulu
Comparatively developed before the coming of
the Spaniards
Mining
Were flourishing industries
(Economic life)
Lumbering and Shipbuilding
Filipinos were said to be
proficient in building
ocean-going vessels
All kinds of boats or ships
were built, which the ______
later called banca, balangay,
lapis, caracoa, virey, vinta
and prau
Spaniards
Home industry that was
dominated by women
Weaving
Using crude wooden
looms, textiles such
as ________< from hemp,
medrinaque from
banana, cotton, linen,
and silk, were woven
Sinamay
