S&T and Nation Building Flashcards
- planting crops that provide them food
- taking care of animals
- food production
- interpret the movements of heavenly bodies to predict seasons and climate
- medicinal uses
Pre-colonial science
- building house
- irrigation
- developing musical instruments
Pre-colonial technology
2 types of pre-colonial society
- hunters&gatherers
- horticultural society
Metal age influence
- Gold and silver jewelry
- trading with other countries
- indigenous or folk science
Use by the people belonged in upper class or royal families
jewelry
What did the spanish bring to the country?
Their own culture and practices
- established schools and introduced concepts of subjects and disciplines
- learning of science in school focuses on understanding different concepts related to the human body, plants, animals, and bodies
- technology focuses on using and developing house tools
Spanish influences
- life became modernized
- Filipinos replicated technology brought by the Spaniards using indigenous materials
- Medicine and advanced science were introduced in formal colleges and universities
Life during the Spanish era
Type of society brought by Spanish
Agricultural Society
- Supplied by merchant largely from port areas of Fujian who traveled to Manila to sell the Spaniards spices, porcelain, ivory, processed silk cloth, and other valuable commodities
- From 1565 - 1815, the _____ contributed to the change of culture, language, and environment for both PH and Mexico
Galleon Trade
Was a govt monopoly. Only 2 galleons were used:
* One sailed from Acapulo to Manila with some 500k pesos worth of goods, spending 120 days at sea
* From Manila to Acapulo wewith some 250k pesos worth of goods spending 90 days at sea
Galleon trade
These halted the growth of science in the country
Superstitious beliefs and Catholic doctrines and practices
Effect of Galleon trade
The country become one of the centers of global trade in SEA (one of the most developed places in the region)
American period caused what?
More influence in the development of S&T
Type of society brought by American
Industrial Society
- public education system
- improved engineering works and health of the people
- mineral resources were explored exploited
American colonization period
The Americans attempted to “Americanize” the Filipinos by…?
- Reorganizing the learning of science
- In basic education, science education focuses on nature studies, and science, and sanitation