Pre Sanish Period Flashcards
early Filipinos lived in settlement called
Balangay or barangay
barangay headed by chieftain known as a
Datu
Alliances among barangays were common and these were formalized in a ritual called
Sangduguan
The subjects served their chieftain during wars, voyages, and paid tributes called
Buwis
Whenever a case cannot be readily decided upon the barangay court, they resorted to
trial by ordeal
a primitive method of determining a person’s guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control
trial by ordeal
was based on the belief that the Gods protected the innocent and punished the guilty.
trial by ordeal
Suspects plunge into the river or lake with lances. He who come to the surface first was considered guilty
River ordeal
Suspects pick a stone in boiling water and he whose arm or hand is burned the most is guilty
Boiling water ordeal
Suspects are given lighted candles of the same sizes and the owner of the candle that died out first is the guilty
Candle ordeal
was resorted to in case of marital troubles.
Divorce
occupied a high position in early Philippine society.
Women
Women often occupied prestigious position of the
Babaylan
Signs of valor and many attributes
Tattoos
Most tattooed ere the ancient Bisayans
Pintados