PRE COLONIAL PHILIPPINES

PRE-COLONIAL PHILIPPINES

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

    • Baybayin

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

    • Laguna Copperplate Inscription

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

    • Datus

  4. What was the form of government practiced in early barangays?

    • Barangay system (chiefdom)

  5. What was the primary source of livelihood for early Filipinos?

    • Farming and fishing

  6. What was the early social class composed of freemen called?

    • Maharlika and Timawa

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

    • Babaylans

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

    • Barter system

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

    • Ma-i

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

  • Antonio Pigafetta

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

  • Balangay

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

  • Pintados

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

  • Biag ni Lam-ang

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

  • Chinese traders

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

  • Homonhon

  1. Who was the first Filipino convert to Christianity?

  • Rajah Humabon

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

  • Armada de Molucca

  1. Who was the first native chieftain to resist Spanish rule?

  • Lapu-Lapu

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

  • Magellan’s Cross

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

  • Manunggul Jar

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

  • Maritime Silk Road

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

  • Animism and Islam

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

  • Sharif Kabungsuwan

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

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

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

  • Moro warriors