History of the Philippines Flashcards
What are the 2 perspectives explaining how people came to PH?
1) cultural & religious
Abrahanism
Zoroastrianism
2) Evolutionary
Who are the AUSTRALOPITHECUS?
Eastern African
Used stone tools
Societal
Who was Lucy and why is she important?
Thought to be missing link between Australopithecus and Homo species
Who discovered Lucy?
DCJ
Donald Carl Johansson
3 classes of the Homo species?
1) H. Habilis- handy man
2) H. Erectus- upright man
3) H. Sapiens- thinking man
Kay traits of H. Habilis?
Used stone tools
Handy man
Key traits of H. Erectus?
Used polished stone tools
Upright man- bipedal locomotion
Key traits of H. Sapiens?
What is their greatest advancement?
Thinking man
NEOLITHIC PERIOD- domestication of plants and animals
7 changes with H. Sapiens
SuSeSpRPLSt
Surplus economy Permanent Settlements Labor Specialization Social Relationships Population Growth Life Expectancy Social Stratification- ownership introduced inequality
3 theories explaining how people got to the PH
1) Waves of Migration Theory
2) Core Population Theory
3) Austronesian Migration Theory
Theory: Waves of Migration
Who proposed it?
Henry Otley BEYER
Theory: Waves of Migration
What was used to prove it?
What does the theory do?
Artifacts
Classify artifacts accordging to advancement
Theory: Waves of Migration
3 assertions
1) each classification of artifacts belonged to a group
2) groups were
- pre-Hispanic
- foreign
- came in Waves
3) had physical differences
Theory: Waves of Migration
4 identified people/ Waves
1) H. Erectus
2) Negritos- least advanced tech
3) Indoles- boats and polished stone tools
- A: foreign
- B: in between
4) Malay- metal tools
Theory: Waves of Migration
What was the problem with it?
Used artifacts to describe people
