Migration Theory Flashcards
the first migrants, resembling Java Man and Peking Man, who arrived about 250,000 years ago.
Dawnmen (or “cavemen”)
- dark-skinned pygmies who crossed land bridges about 30,000 years ago from Malaya, Borneo, and Australia.
Aetas (or “Negritoes”)
skilled seafarers who came to the islands in boats after the disappearance of the land bridges.
Indonesians
the last group to migrate, believed to have arrived over 2,000 years ago from Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula.
Malays
During which geological period do many historians believe the first inhabitants of the Philippine islands emerged?
The Pleistocene period
What are the two main theories regarding the origins of the first Filipinos?
Beyer’s “Migration Theory” and Jocano’s “Evolution Theory.”
Who proposed the Migration Theory?
Henry Otley Beyer.
What term did Beyer use to describe the first migrants?
“Dawnmen” or “cavemen.”
How did the Dawnmen reach the Philippines?
By way of land bridges that connected the Philippines and Indonesia.
What was the second group of migrants called?
Aetas or Negritoes.
From where did the Aetas cross to reach the Philippines?
Malaya, Borneo, and Australia.
What caused the Aetas to become the first permanent inhabitants of the Philippines?
What caused the Aetas to become the first permanent inhabitants of the Philippines?
Which group of migrants was skilled in seafaring?
The Indonesians.
Who were the last group of migrants to arrive in the Philippines according to Beyer?
the Malays.
From where did the Malays migrate?
Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula.
