PRE COLONIAL PHILIPPINES Flashcards
Early scholars have always characterized Filipino society and culture as
A PRODUCT OF CONTINUOUS BORROWINGS FROM OUTSIDE CULTURES
It is the sum total of the people’s accomplishment in art, laws, government, literature, religion, economies and technology
CIVILIZATION
3 Achievements of our prehistoric ancestors in terms of concrete facts
- 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.
It is defined as social order promoting cultural creation
CIVILIZATION
_____ is social unit. It is from Malay term ______ which means _____
Barangay
Balangay
Boat
in the reports of Legaspi he found what?
COMMUNITIES OF FROM 20-30 PEOPLE ONLY
During the Prespanish settlements, Manila had _____ inhabitants at the time of conquest
2,000
(Pre-Spanish Settlements) People traveled principally by _____
water
TRUE/FALSE.
During the pre-spanish settlements, there were no houses of stone and public buildings
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE.
During the pre-spanish settlements, there was a low level of political and social organization
TRUE
Barangay was ______ amd ruled by ______.
INDEPENDENT
CHIEFTAIN
TRUE/FALSE.
During Pre-Spanish Settllements, there was NO national or central government
TRUE
What is the primary duty of a chieftain
to rule and govern his subjects and promote their welfare amd interests
These are Subjects paid tributes to their chieftain in the form of crops
BUWIS
TRUE OR FALSE.
Chieftain’s descendants were NOT EXEMPTED from tributes and services
FALSE. they were EXEMPTED
TRUE/FALSE.
Administrators not Rulers
TRUE
TRUE/FALSE.
Chieftain does not possess absolute power and is not and exclusive occupation
TRUE
Chieftain’s authority is limited by a
Traditional body of customs and procedures
The position “Chieftain” is attained by
AN EXHIBITION OF PROWESS AMD VALOR AND SOMETIMES HEREDITARY
Arrange the following in terms of governmental rank: (highest to lowest)
FREEMEN, CHIEFTAIN, DEPENDENT POPULATION/SLAVES
CHIEFTAIN>FREEMEN>DEPENDENT POPULATION/SLAVES
TRUE/FALSE.
Barangay stratification was not rigid
TRUE
These were handed down orally from generation to generation amd constructed the bulk of the laws of the barangay
CUSTOMARY
(examples: Inheritance, divorce, Usury, Crime and punishment, Property rights, Family relations
Those that the chieftain and his elders promulgated fron time to time as necessity arose
Written
(examples: Code of Kalantiyaw and the Muslim Laws)
How Laws were made?
Chieftain called the elders of the community.
Public announcer is called the ______
UMALOHOKAN
Judicial Process
Disputes peacefully decide through a COURT CHIEFTAIN AS JUDGE and ELDERS as JURY. TRIALS were publicy announce to avoid “ JUSTICE DELAYED”
In a Judicial process, who serves as the JUDGE
the Court Chieftain
In a Judicial process, who serves as the JURY
the ELDERS
The ancient filipinos practiced it under certain circumstances to determine the guilt of the person
Trial by Ordeal
It was resorted to show that God in his infinite wisdom always took the side of the innocent
TRIAL BY ORDEAL
Subsistence Economy
Trading (Barter System)
Religion
Islam
when and where was the religion Islam introduced
on 1380, in SULU
Relations with foreign countries
Foreign Influences
The pearl market of the East
SULU
