PRE COLONIAL PHILIPPINES

What was the system of writing used by early Filipinos before the Spanish colonization?

Baybayin

What is the name of the earliest known Philippine artifact with inscriptions?

Laguna Copperplate Inscription

What were the local chieftains called in pre-colonial Philippine society?

Datus

What was the form of government practiced in early barangays?

Barangay system (chiefdom)

What was the primary source of livelihood for early Filipinos?

Farming and fishing

What was the early social class composed of freemen called?

Maharlika and Timawa

What group of people served as early Filipino healers and spiritual leaders?

Babaylans

What was the main medium of exchange in pre-colonial Philippines?

Barter system

What is the earliest known recorded name of the Philippines in Chinese records?

Ma-i

What is the name of the first foreigner to document Philippine life and customs?

Antonio Pigafetta

What was the common type of boat used by early Filipinos for trading and warfare?

Balangay

What is the term for the traditional tattooed warriors of the Visayas?

Pintados

Which ancient Filipino epic tells the story of Lam-ang?

Biag ni Lam-ang

Who were the first recorded foreign traders to reach the Philippines?

Chinese traders

What island did Ferdinand Magellan first land on in the Philippines?

Homonhon

Who was the first Filipino convert to Christianity?

Rajah Humabon

What was the name of the Spanish fleet that Magellan commanded?

Armada de Molucca

Who was the first native chieftain to resist Spanish rule?

Lapu-Lapu

What was the name of the first Catholic cross planted in the Philippines?

Magellan’s Cross

What is the name of the earliest known Philippine gold artifact?

Manunggul Jar

What ancient trade route connected the Philippines to China and other Asian countries?

Maritime Silk Road

What was the primary religion of early Filipinos before Spanish colonization?

Animism and Islam

What is the name of the first known Muslim missionary who introduced Islam to the Philippines?

Sharif Kabungsuwan

What is the name of the ancient law code that governed early Filipinos?

Maragtas Code (legendary) / Code of Kalantiaw (disputed)

What is the name of the warlike Muslim group in Mindanao that resisted Spanish rule?

Moro warriors