Filipino Precolonial History Flashcards
Functions of Myths
- Explain the nature of things & events in the environment
- Form a part of people’s core knowledge
- Need to legitimize leadership
- Historical purpose
- Tells us about the creative genius of our ancestors
- Enforce our religious beliefs
Origin Myth: Land & Sea Breeze were married -> Bamboo (Sicalac/Malakas & Sicavay/Maganda) -> Marry each other with permission from Earthquake, Tuna, Dove
Yligueynes or People of the Coast
Origin Myth: Sea & Sky were fighting due to a kite (looking for a place to land), Kite pecked the bamboo -> Birth to many children at once -> Hid from the angry father
Tinguines or People of the Mountain
Myth-Reality Relations
- Belief to Arts
- Marriage
- Moral Obligation & Respect for Authority
- Legitimized Existence of Social Classes
Bamboo Representation
- Bilateral Kinship System
- Equality between Man and Woman
- Resilience
- Bisa
Basic Elements of Filipino Psychology
- Flexibility
- Personal Warmth
- Hospitality
- Personal Charm
What Phase:
- Paleolithic Age
- Our ancestors formed tools to cope with the environment
- Adapting to nature by technological development
- Homo Luzonensis at 67,000
Formative Phase
Core/Dominant Industries during the Formative Phase
- Stone Tool Industry
- Pottery/Ceramic Industry
- Foraging and Gathering
- Hunting and Fishing
- Use of Fire
- Horticulture
What phase was the Angono Petroglyphs (1500 BCE)
Formative Phase
What Phase:
- Mesolithic Period
- Trading started
- Cluster settlements along coasts, bays, riversides
- Metals are present but stone tools are still used
Incipient Phase (500BCE-1CE)
Reason why Philippines had no metal age
Processed metals were already brought by traders
Core/Dominant Industries during the Incipient Phase
- Metals
- Weaving, Pottery, Glass-Making
Effects of Metals & Weaving, Pottery, Glass-Making
- Population Growth
- Emerging Social Classes
- Internal Trading/Barter
What Phase:
- Appearance of social organization
- Patterns of culture
Emergent Phase (1st-14th Cent)
What Phase:
- Appearance of political organization, “state”-like institution
- High population resulted to social stratification
- Barangay as a state
- Social mobility
Baranganic Phase (14th-16th Cent)
Characteristics of a Barangay as a State
- Well-defined territory
- Population
- Government
- Sovereignty
- Common Heritage
Qualifications of a Leader
- Personal Charisma
- Military Prowess
- Wealth
- Datu/Maginoo Class
Political Alliances by
- Sanduguan or Blood Compacts
and/or - Marriages
Staff of Loyal Followers
Sakop
Head of Staff
Atubang sa Datu
Elders
Agorang
A Datu with influence over other Datu
Pangulo
Founder of the Barangay
Pinuno
Muslim/Islamized Datu
Rajah
