Pre Filipino Period of Our History

Question 1

This island is from Sung Dynasty sources 982 AD.
(presumably Mindoro, Batangas, Manila and Pampanga)

Answer 1

Mayi

Question 2

Mayi is from ______ Dynasty sources ___ AD. Presumably _________, _________, ________, and ________.

Answer 2

Sung; 982; Mindoro, batangas, Manila, Pampanga.

Question 3

The island from Wang Ta-Yuan’s Summary notices of the Barbarians of the Isles “Tao-i-chih-lio” 1349. It is presumably Visayas.

Answer 3

Pi-she-ya

Question 4

Pi-she-ya from __________’s summary notices of the ____________________, ____. It is presumably ________.

Answer 4

Wang Ta Yuan; Barbarian’s of the Isles “Tao-i-chih-lio” 1349; Visayas.

Question 5

The country Mayi is located north of. . . ?

Answer 5

Poni.

Question 6

About ____________ families inhabit the shores of a river which has many windings. The natives dress in _______.

Answer 6

one thousand; linen

Question 7

The existence of Mayi was recorded in the Chinese Imperial
annals/chronicles __________________ by ________________________

Answer 7

Zhu Fan Zhi (Chu-fan-chi); Chao Ju-Kua(1200s).

Question 8

The places for trading near the country:

Answer 8

San-hsii; Pai-pu-yen; Pu-li-lu,

Question 9

Places located near San-hsii

Answer 9

Li-yin-tung, Lin-hsin, Li-Han

Question 10

The names of the three-islands that belong to Mayi? (San-hsii)

Answer 10

Ka-may-en, Pa-lao-yu, Pa-chineng

Question 11

The interior of the valleys is inhabited by a race called ________.

Answer 11

Hay-tan

Question 12

This was discovered by Dr. Robert B. Fox
and Miguel Antonio in Palawan
on 1962.
*Said to be dated 890-710 BC,
from the Neolithic period (New
stone age)
*A secondary burial jar

Answer 12

Manunggul Jar

Question 13

Manunggul Jar was discovered by _______ _ ___, and ______ _______ in _______ on ____.

Answer 13

Robert B Fox and Miguel Antonio in Palawan, 1962.

Question 14

The Manunggul Jar dates back to. . .?

Answer 14

890-710 BC from the Neolithic Period

Question 15

This wasDiscovered by an Archaeology
team at Maitum, Sarangani
Province on 1991.

Answer 15

Maitum Anthropomorphic Jar

Question 16

How many maitum jars are there?

Answer 16

29

Question 17

The Maitum jar dates back to. . . ?

Answer 17

5BC - 225AD

Question 18

*Found in a wooden coffin.
*Said to be from 13th to 14th
century.
*Eskaya script writings.

Answer 18

Butuan Silver Strip

Question 19

Where was the Butuan Silver strip found?

Answer 19

In a wooden coffin.

Question 20

The Butuan Silver strip is said to be from when?

Answer 20

13th to 14th Century

Question 21

What are the writings on the Butuan Silver Strip?

Answer 21

Eskaya

Question 22

*Recovered in the 1970s. Found
in Libertad, Butuan City, Agusan
del Norte.
*Said to be from 9th to 12th
century AD.
*With a Kavi script writing
deciphered by Dr. Antoon
Postma.

Answer 22

Butuan ivory seal

Question 23

Where was the Butuan Ivory Seal found? And when was it recovered?

Answer 23

Libertad, Butuan City, Agusan Del Norte, 1970

Question 24

From what timeline is the Butuan Ivory seal?

Answer 24

9th to 12th Century AD

Question 25

What is the script writing in the Butuan Ivory Seal? Who Decrypted it?

Answer 25

Kavi; Dr. Antoon Postma

Question 26

*Recovered in Wawa River, in Lumban, Laguna on 1989. *Dated on Saka 822 (900 AD) *7.9 in * 12 in *Written in Kawi, deciphered by Antoon Postma

Answer 26

Laguna Copperplate Inscription

Question 27

From where was the Copperplate Inscription Recovered? When?

Answer 27

In Wawa River, Lumban Laguna; 1989

Question 28

Measurements of the Copperplate Inscription?

Answer 28

7.9 * 12 inches

Question 29

The Copperplate Inscription dates back to what year?

Answer 29

822 in Shaka years but 900 AD

Question 30

The inscription is written in what language? Who deciphered it?

Answer 30

Kawi, Antoon Postma.

Question 31

*Recovered on the banks of Agusan river (in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur) on 1917 *Dated to be from 13th -14th century *12cm, 21-k (some 18), 1.7kg *It is displayed now in Chicago Fields Museum in the US

Answer 31

Golden Tara of Agusan

Question 32

Where was the Golden Tara of Agusan recovered and when?

Answer 32

It was recovered on the Banks of Agusan River in Esperanza, Agusan del Sur. (Note that this is different from the Agusan del Norta sa Butuan Ivory Seal) 1917

Question 33

The Golden Tara of Agusan dates back to what time period?

Answer 33

13th-14th Century

Question 34

Measurements of the Golden Tara of Agusan

Answer 34

12 cm, 21-karat(some 18), 1.7 kilograms.

Question 35

Where is the Golden Tara of Agusan now?

Answer 35

It is displayed in the Chicago Fields Museum in the US. (it is the only artefact among this list that is not in the Philippines today)

Question 36

These are tools for organizing and representing knowledge (Novak, 1990). It is a graphic organized or a visual map of a certain concept. Content may be concrete objects or abstract ideas. *It may be done by linking aspects of the concept to the central concept – the archaeological source.

Answer 36

Concept Mapping

Question 37

Who is the Filipino Anthropologist who gave the lecture entitled Questions and Challenges in Philippine Prehistory?

Answer 37

F. Landa Jocano