Philippine Pre-History Flashcards
Writer of Introduction on Pre-History
F.L. Jocano
Why we need to study Pre-History
- Perception of ourselves
- Forge national consciousness and national identity
- Filipino cultural views = Mixture of external elements
“Filipino”
Indios
Types of Sources
Written (Morga’s Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas)
Oral
Artifacts/Remains
past cultures/remains complying with academic standards
Archaeological Materials
reason for the lack of Archaeologic Materials
pothunters & low funding
assessment of artifact’s cultural attributes
Historical Inference
Two Types of Historical Inference
Perceptive Deduction
Interpretative Analysis
cultural use/significance of the product
Perceptive Deduction
cultural values represented in the artifact
Interpretative Analysis
Components of a Natural Setting
- Geographical location
- Floral cover
- Fauna resources
- Human inhabitants
total system of interrelated elements in the surroundings of a group of people
Ecology
Components of an Ecological Setting
- Natural/Physical Habitat
- Social System & Cultural System
Geochronologic Units
Eon
Era
Period
Epoch
Ages
What Era:
living things appeared, unicellular organisms; abundant living organisms
Pre-Cambrian Era
Pre-Cambrian Era:
living things appeared, unicellular organisms
Archaeozoic
Pre-Cambrian Era:
abundant living organisms
Proterozoic
What Era:
ancient plant & animal life of Earth, marine invertebrates, huge reptiles were dominant
Paleozoic Era/Age of Reptiles
What Era:
1st primates appeared (placental mammals), birds, etc.
Mesozoic Era
What Era:
age of more advanced forms of animals
Cenozoic Era
Cenozoic Era:
Age of Mammals
Tertiary
Cenozoic Era:
Age of Modern Man
Quaternary
Significant Events in the Tertiary Period
- Land Uplift
- Uplift brought changes to climate & other ecological conditions favoring mammalian adaption
How the basic land structure of the Philippines was defined
- Faulting & Folding
- Volcanic Activities
- Erosion
