Social Science Flashcards
(131 cards)
a form of trial being practiced in pre-spanish to determine the guilt of accused is called?
Trial by Ordeal
Philippines consist of how many islands?
7107
Philippines highest Mountain?
Mount Apo
The popular romantic name of the Philippines is Perlas ng Silangan
False, answer is Pearl of Orient Seas
given name of the Philippines by Claudius Ptolemy a greek mapmaker?
Maniolas
Highest god in pre spanish time?
Bathala
first inhabitang of the philippines
Negritos
The country was named islas filipinas by?
Ruy López de Villalobos
What is history?
It was derived from the Greek word
“historia,” which means investigation,
inquiry.
Three Important Parts About Knowing A
Country’s History
People, Land, and God
meaning Land of
gold named by chinese traders.
Ma-yi
name given by
Magellan to our nation in 1521.
Archipelago of St. Lazarus
a Spanish explorer named Ruy
Lopez de Villalobos gave this name in honor of
King Philip II
Felipinas
This was romantic name given to our
country by two famous writers;
Pearl of the Orient Seas
who named pearl of orient seas?
Fr. Juan J. Delgado in 1751
and Dr. Jose Rizal
a recorded knowledge of past events is ?
history
Four major Lowland Areas
Luzon Central Plain, Cagayan Valley,
Agusan Valley, and Cotabato Valley
how many volcanoes philippines have?
221 volcanoes and 21 actives.
8 major dialects
- Bikol,
- Cebuano,
- Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), 4.Ilocano,
- Kapampangan,
- Pangasinan, 7.Tagalog, 8.Waray
These tribes were divided into
three (3) groups/strata
Maharlika, Timawa, and Alipin
as a way of trading with
other tribe or group of people
Barter
The early form of Government
balangay
the three important powers of the government in pre-Spanish
the datu, rajah, or
sultan
made the necessary
rules with the consultation of the
elders of the balangay/barangay
chieftain