Pre-colonial Philippines Flashcards
Found in Angono Rock Shelter. Pictograms and drawing of animals.
Angono Petroglyphs (5000BC)
We had no economic, political, and linguistic connections within Maritime Asia during the pre-colonial Philippines.
False.
Who made a project to make a documentary history of the Philippine Islands available to the general public of 55 volumes of primary source documents in Philippine history translated from Spanish to English.
BLAIR & ROBERTSON PAPERS
Writing that was adopted by the Moros in the southern Philippines. It was introduced to Southeast Asia so that people might be able to read the Quran.
Jawi writing.
Baybayin would be used as one of the symbols of the Katipunan.
True.
Baybayin therefore was a symbol of the Filipino longing for the glorious past and to remind the people that they were not uncultured or uncivilized barbarians as claimed by Spaniards.
True.
The Baybayin in fact was preserved by the Spanish and was used in the religious text like the Doctrina Christiana.
True.
Baybayin was only used by upper class natives.
False.
According to Fr. Francisco Colin - most of the native population was literate and can read and write in baybayin.
True.
Early communities elements:
social organization, material life and inter-island contacts.
Meaning of body tattoos.
A mark achievement in battle and in slave raiding.
Written in Spanish; 16th century book of unknown origin.
The Boxer-Codex
There is an abundance of gold during the pre-colonial Philippines.
True.
Pigafetta, gave the description of a Butuan chief that testified of his ruling status, access to foreign manufactured goods and military achievement.
True.
The earliest major trading center in the Philippine archipelago.
Butuan trade.
The sale of Pearls is a signature Philippine product.
True.
Chinese records reference Ma-i, perhaps referring to Mindoro, which brought goods directly to Canton for the first time in 982.
True.
Considered a burial jar. It has a boat with two human figures representing two souls on a voyage to the afterlife.
Manunggul Jar (900 BC)
The Philippine archipelago was not isolated from the rest of Maritime Southeast Asia.
True.
In pre-colonial Philippines, there is an existence of regional networks throughout Southeast Asia: trade, tributary, travel and political records.
True.
The existence of indigenous chiefdoms- Barangays led by a Datu are defined by territorial location, not personal attachment.
False
It contained baybayin; written in the old Bisayan language. A pot from the 14th to 16th century.
Calatagan Clay pot (14th to 16th century)
Used for trade or to show ownership of items; written in baybayin.
The Butuan Ivory Seals (9th to 12th century)
The King of Butuan sent an embassy to Sung China; an unknown script, perhaps Javanese.
The Butuan Silver Slip (1000 AD)
Oldest written document that existed in the Philippines; discovered in 1986.
Laguna Copperplate
Who is Antonio Pigafetta?
Part of Magellan’s team. A scholar/ chronicler.
What did the Spanish learn from the natives?
They learned about their culture.
What was the significance of the coconut fruit?
A source of life. “A family of 10 persons can be supported in two trees, by utilizing one of them during one week.”
What were exchanged?
Aside from merchandise, they also exchanged culture, food, clothing, beliefs, etc. Pigafetta’s account/ description of the Philippines before is testimony that he actually learned something about the pre-colonial Philippines.
How did Pigafetta describe the Spanish arrival?
Spaniards arrived wounded, but they were warmly welcomed by the Filipinos.
Who is Fr. Plasencia? When and why did he write the document?
A Franciscan Missionary. Wrote it in 1589 to document the customs & traditions of the country to the King of Spain. Upon the request of Governor Santiago-Rivera for the guidance of alcalde mayors to settle the disputes between native Filipinos.
How does one get married and what happens when one gets divorced?
Depending on who you marry. Division of “dowry” and inheritance depends on your family/ class.
Discuss the pre colonial justice system.
Investigations passed by datu must take place in the barangay. If the litigant feels unfairly judged, they call others “fair and just men”. Summon a judge from another barangay if chief vs chief. They had laws that could condemn death to a man of low birth if they insult the daughter/ wife of the chief.
How does one become a slave in pre colonial society?
By birth/ marriage/ penalty.
What were the different classes that existed during the pre-colonial period? What do they do and what was their function in the village?
Maharlikas = “nobles” or “free-born” who cannot be sold and did not have any taxes to pay the datus (chiefs) in exchange for accompanying him in war.
Aliping namamahay = “common people” who serve and accompany their master, either a datu or not. They get to live in their own houses and can acquire lands and properties.
Aliping saguiguilid = “slaves” serve their master in his own house and are possibly sold.
Which place did Fr. Plasencia observe the Tagalogs?
Written in Spain pero parang observed in Laguna
