Lesson 2

• • The second largest (after Luzon) in the Philippines, in the southern part of the archipelago, surrounded by the Bohol, Philippine, Celebes, and Sulu seas.
  • Irregularly shaped, it measures 293 miles (471 km) north to south and 324 miles (521 km) east to west.
  • The island maked by peninsulas and is heavily indented by the Davao and Moro gulfs in the south and by Iligan Bay in the north.

  Mindanao Island
• • Has been considered the country's "pioneer frontier" because of its large expanse of undeveloped fertile lands.

  Mindanao
• • Derived its name from the Maguindanaos who constituted the largest Sultanate.

  Mindanao
• • Native people of the Maluku Islands refer to the island as _____.

  Maluku Besar (Great Moluccas)
• • Was a series of scattered campaigns involving American troops and Muslim bands on Mindanao, Philippines.

  Moro Wars (1901-1913)