PRE COLONIAL PHILIPPINES

Question 1

Early scholars have always characterized Filipino society and culture as

Answer 1

A PRODUCT OF CONTINUOUS BORROWINGS FROM OUTSIDE CULTURES

Question 2

It is the sum total of the people’s accomplishment in art, laws, government, literature, religion, economies and technology

Answer 2

CIVILIZATION

Question 3

3 Achievements of our prehistoric ancestors in terms of concrete facts

Answer 3

• Gold ornaments, the jade earrings, necklaces and carnelian beads
  *sculptured graveyard markers and pendants carved out of mather of pearls
  *building the Rice Terraces in Northern Luzon and knowledge of maritime travel are quite comparable to the engineering, architectural and scientific feats of other civilizations.

Question 4

It is defined as social order promoting cultural creation

Answer 4

CIVILIZATION

Question 5

_____ is social unit. It is from Malay term ______ which means _____

Answer 5

Barangay
Balangay
Boat

Question 6

in the reports of Legaspi he found what?

Answer 6

COMMUNITIES OF FROM 20-30 PEOPLE ONLY

Question 7

During the Prespanish settlements, Manila had _____ inhabitants at the time of conquest

Answer 7

2,000

Question 8

(Pre-Spanish Settlements) People traveled principally by _____

Answer 8

water

Question 9

TRUE/FALSE.
During the pre-spanish settlements, there were no houses of stone and public buildings

Answer 9

TRUE

Question 10

TRUE/FALSE.
During the pre-spanish settlements, there was a low level of political and social organization

Answer 10

TRUE

Question 11

Barangay was ______ amd ruled by ______.

Answer 11

INDEPENDENT
CHIEFTAIN

Question 12

TRUE/FALSE.
During Pre-Spanish Settllements, there was NO national or central government

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

What is the primary duty of a chieftain

Answer 13

to rule and govern his subjects and promote their welfare amd interests

Question 14

These are Subjects paid tributes to their chieftain in the form of crops

Answer 14

BUWIS

Question 15

TRUE OR FALSE.
Chieftain’s descendants were NOT EXEMPTED from tributes and services

Answer 15

FALSE. they were EXEMPTED

Question 16

TRUE/FALSE.
Administrators not Rulers

Answer 16

TRUE

Question 17

TRUE/FALSE.
Chieftain does not possess absolute power and is not and exclusive occupation

Answer 17

TRUE

Question 18

Chieftain’s authority is limited by a

Answer 18

Traditional body of customs and procedures

Question 19

The position “Chieftain” is attained by

Answer 19

AN EXHIBITION OF PROWESS AMD VALOR AND SOMETIMES HEREDITARY

Question 20

Arrange the following in terms of governmental rank: (highest to lowest)

FREEMEN, CHIEFTAIN, DEPENDENT POPULATION/SLAVES

Answer 20

CHIEFTAIN>FREEMEN>DEPENDENT POPULATION/SLAVES

Question 21

TRUE/FALSE.
Barangay stratification was not rigid

Answer 21

TRUE

Question 22

These were handed down orally from generation to generation amd constructed the bulk of the laws of the barangay

Answer 22

CUSTOMARY
(examples: Inheritance, divorce, Usury, Crime and punishment, Property rights, Family relations

Question 23

Those that the chieftain and his elders promulgated fron time to time as necessity arose

Answer 23

Written
(examples: Code of Kalantiyaw and the Muslim Laws)

Question 24

How Laws were made?

Answer 24

Chieftain called the elders of the community.

Question 25

Public announcer is called the ______

Answer 25

UMALOHOKAN

Question 26

Judicial Process

Answer 26

Disputes peacefully decide through a COURT CHIEFTAIN AS JUDGE and ELDERS as JURY. TRIALS were publicy announce to avoid “ JUSTICE DELAYED”

Question 27

In a Judicial process, who serves as the JUDGE

Answer 27

the Court Chieftain

Question 28

In a Judicial process, who serves as the JURY

Answer 28

the ELDERS

Question 29

The ancient filipinos practiced it under certain circumstances to determine the guilt of the person

Answer 29

Trial by Ordeal

Question 30

It was resorted to show that God in his infinite wisdom always took the side of the innocent

Answer 30

TRIAL BY ORDEAL

Question 31

Subsistence Economy

Answer 31

Trading (Barter System)

Question 32

Religion

Answer 32

Islam

Question 33

when and where was the religion Islam introduced

Answer 33

on 1380, in SULU

Question 34

Relations with foreign countries

Answer 34

Foreign Influences

Question 35

The pearl market of the East

Answer 35

SULU