UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES THROUGH TIMES
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- Philippine Islands
- abundancy of gold
- named by Claudius Ptolemy, a Greek mapmaker (cartographer), in his ancient map
- local Chinese name of present-day Mindoro
- on the other hand, historians (William Henry Scott) claimed that Ma-i was not an island, but all the south of the South Sea island groups of Manila itself (Indonesia, Malaysia)
- its existence was first documented in 971 AD (Anno Domini/Common Era) in the Song Dynasty documents known as the History of Song, and it was also mentioned in the 10th century records of the Sultanate of Brunei
- Luzon
- name given by the Chinese to the present-day island of Luzon
- originated from the Tagalog word lusong (mortar and pestle), a wooden mortar that is used to pound rice
- when the Spanish produced maps of the Philippines during the early 17th century (Spanish era), they called the island Luconia which was spelled as Luzonia, then Luzon
- Panica - 16th century
- an island in Visayas
- named by Fernando de Magallanes, also known as Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer, 1521 when he reached the island of Homonhon in Samar (now eastern Samar) on the feast day of Saint Lazarus of Bethany
- considered by many as one of the most important events in history for its scientific, socio-economic, political, philosophic, and theological consequences
- Glory
- kampilan
- first island discovered
- first island landed
- first indigenous converted to Catholicism, after he, his wives, and his subjects were baptized by the expedition's priest
- Philippines was named in honor of King Philip II of Spain
- Spanish explorer Ruy Lopez de Villalobos, during his expedition in 1542, named the islands of Leyte and Samar Felipinas after the Prince of Asturias, then, Philip II of Spain
- this was the anglicized form of the original Spanish name, used under direct American rule and the succeeding Commonwealth era
- Population Ranking: 12th
- Not easily attacked by an enemy
- Tree Houses
- Early Filipinos lived in caves because it was safer. They sometimes moved to the plains and coastal areas for farming and fishing.
- Houses were made of light materials like wood, bamboo, and nipa palm. A ladder was placed to prevent strangers form intruding when the owner was not around. Strong post at the lower part of the house was enclosed. A jar of heart was placed in a gallery called "batalan"
- The carrying of bahay-kubo represents?
- Also made of like materials like wood, bamboo, and nipa palm. To keep safe from enemies and wild animals, ladders were hoisted in at night.
- Arrival of Malay People in the Philippines
- Robert Fox
- According to Lonely Planet, "Thanks to 'Tabon Man', who left a bit of his (or her, according to some) skull in a cave in Palawan at least 47,000 years ago, a sliver of light shines into the deep, dark prehistory of the Philippines. The oldest known human relic of the islands, this bone fragrant suggests that the Tabon Caves helped early Homo sapiens survive the last ice age."
- The Philippines was probably first occupied by people who arrived in small migrations from mainland Southeast Asia. The first of these were believed to be Negritos. The only survivors of the original hunter-gathers that inhabited Southeast Asia are Semang Negritos of Peninsular Malaysia and the Negritos of the mountains of Luzon and some islands of the Philippines.
- Are very small people with a dark skin and curly brown hair (notable for their physical characteristics). The Aeta are thought to have arrived in the Philippines between 13,000 and 10,000 years ago from the Asian continent, most likely from what is now the Malay Peninsula or Borneo (and perhaps Australia).
- It is believed that around 3000BC Malay people - or people that evolved into the Malay tribes that dominated Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines - arrived in the Philippines. About 2300 years ago Malay people from the Asian mainland or Indonesia arrived in the Philippines and brought a more advanced culture; iron melting and production of iron tools, pottery techniques, and the system of sawah's (rice fields). Additional migrations took place over the next millennia.
- Many believed the first Malays were seafaring, tool-wielding Indonesians who introduced formal farming and building techniques. Over time, social and political organizations developed and evolved in the widely scattered islands.