HISTORICAL ANTECEDENTS IN THE PHILIPPINES Flashcards
is the belief that various objects, places, and creatures possess distinctive spiritual qualities.
Animisim
a geographically distributed, self-sufficient autonomous community
barangays
occupation by a nation of an area from which it was formerly absent.
Colonization
strategy of grouping far-flung , scattered barangays into fewer but larger and more compact towns.
Reduccion system
the spirits that pre-colonial Filipinos associate their world with.
diwata
early Filipino script.
Baybayin
A refined plank-built Philippine warship best suited for inter-island trade raids
caracoa
Two (2) groups of Filipinos based on their settlement
Living along coastal areas and Mountain settlements
Filipinos were raising swine, goats and fowls, making wine, vinegar and salt, weaving cloth, producing
beeswax and honey
the leader or chief of a barangay
Cabeza de barangay/Teniente del Barrio
galleons brought Chinese goods to Latin America (silk and other cloths, porcelain) and brought back Mexican silver to Manila
Galleon trade
the head of the town
Gobernadorcillo or Capitan Municipal,
was established, recognizing the increasing number of private schools as educational and not commercial institutions.
Private School Act (Act No. 2076)
was established by Americans; it was the only publicly-supported higher education institution during the American occupation.
University of the Philippines
to provide students with sufficient time for mastery of concepts and skills, develop lifelong learners, and prepare graduates for tertiary education, middle-level skills
K-12 program