The First "Filipinos" Flashcards
What are the two theories that explain where the first Filipinos came from?
Migration theory and evolution theory
Who developed the migration theory?
Henry Otley Beyer
Who developed the evolution theory?
Felipe Landa Jocano
According to Beyer, what were the first migrants called?
Dawn men or cavemen
What are the four groups of migrants that came to the Philippines, according to migration theory?
Dawn men
Aetas
Indonesians
Malays
They did not have any knowledge of agriculture, and lived by hunting and fishing.
Dawn men
The second group of migrants that was composed of dark-skinned pygmies.
Aetas or Negritoes
True or False: The Aetas were already in the Philippines when the land bridges disappeared.
TRUE
According to Beyer, how did the first Filipinos migrate from other places?
Land bridges
Who were the third wave of migrants that came to the Philippines?
Indonesians
During the migration of the Indonesians, the land bridges disappeared. How did they come to the Philippines?
Boats/seafaring
Who was the last group to migrate to the Philippines?
Malays
Who does Jocano believe to the the first inhabitants of the Philippines?
Tabon Man
