Quiz 2 Chapter 2

Labtis, Dave John D.

BSIT 4A

1.
PRE HISTORIC
Year (BCE) Event
500,000 The early humans in the Cagayan cave.
400,000 People belonging to the species Homo Erectus set foot on the
Philippines.
250,000 Human habitation is said to be began.
55,000 The first Homo sapiens in the Philippines.
50,000 Early humans made stone tools in the Tabon Cave in Palawan.
8,000 The ancestors in the other caves: Batangas, Bulacan and Rizal.
The other caves of Palawan: Guri and Duyong cave where the
Homo sapiens lived.
40,000 Negritos start to settle.
35,000 At the old Kapampangan region was ten times larger than the
present borders shown on the map, years ago, a series of the
ancient Mount Pinatubo eruptions dumped lava, ashes, tephra
and lahar into the sea, forming the present landmass of the
region.
20,000 Tabon Man made stone tools in the Tabon Cave.
4,500–300 Multiple Austronesian migrations from Taiwan.
A jade culture is said to have existed as evidenced by tens of
thousands of exquisitely crafted jade artifacts found at a site in
Batangas province.
c.4000 Earliest evidence of rice growing, domesticating chickens andpigs.
3,000 Presumed date of the Angono Petroglyphs.
c.2000 The Igorots built forts made of stone walls that averaged several
meters in width and about two to three times the width in height
around

Conclusion: Our ancestral are very brilliant, they make a way of living by using natural
resources, to eat, to survive and to have a shelter every single day, that we have adapt until this
day, the hardwork.

2. The early Filipinos were economically self-sufficient, but they did have engage in active trade
with Cambodia and China. Filipinos today engage in all of the economic activities of the modern
world. They work in every economic sector from banking to technology. Yes, agricultural way
from the old age are being used until the modern age.Today, most Filipino families are
maintaining and reproducing transnational household connections and networks. The Filipino
family continues to be adaptive and functional in these new and changing circumstances.
3. Lumbering
● This ancient industry thrived in the pre-colonial Philippines because lumber is an
important material to make Ships and Shelters. Pre-colonial would prefer wood over
stones because of their Animism Belief. Our ancestors thought that stones weren't
natural. Thus, they believed that spirits didn't want stone structures.

Shipbuilding
● The Philippines is an archipelago, meaning it had many islands and plenty of bodies of
water. During ancient times, ships were the only transport to move from island to island.
Thus, Many pre-colonial Filipinos were shipwrights (someone who build ships).

Mining
● The pre-colonial Philippines traded with other Asian countries like India, China, Japan,
and Indonesia. The archipelago of the Philippines is rich in minerals used for crafting
and jewelry. Our ancestors used minerals for trading goods with other Asian countries.
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4. Yes, Egalitarian democracy is founded on the principle that inequalities inhibit the full exercise of
one’s formal rights and liberties and limit the political participation of citizens of varied social groups.
Because it focuses mainly on human rights without interfering the politics.

5. The clothing style and fashion sense of the Filipinos in the modern-day era have been
influenced by their native ancestors, the Spanish colonizers and the Americans, as evidenced
by the chronology of events that occurred in Philippine history. At present, Filipinos conform
their way of dressing, in addition to the above factors, as a result of the influence of what is
shown by the media on television, fashion shows, among others.

Apart from colonial influences and media influence, the Filipino style of clothing had been
dictated by the climate in the Philippines. With a tropical climate (dry and rainy seasons), early
Filipinos – as well as the still extant tribal groups in the Philippines – wore colorful woven
clothes, often with intricate beadwork and other ornam a type of a collarless shirt – which later
became adorned with laces, trimmings, buttons, and a collar – was where from the Barong
Tagalog evolved. On the other hand, the bahag was a type of loincloth or G-string.
Present-day Filipinos, due to climatic reasons, prefer to wear T-shirts combined with maong
(jeans) trousers for men and skirts for women. The "jeans and T-shirts" combination was
introduced to the Filipinos by the Americans.

A common attire while at home are ordinary puruntongs (singular: puruntong, a type of pair of
shorts or Capri pants) combined with sleeveless shirts or T-shirts. During the rainy season and
cold evenings in December and January, some Filipinos wear hooded jackets.
6. Yes, I'm in favor. If the couple is arranged to maintain stable economic status, then dowry
from each family can settle the couple a livelihood and help them to be financially stable. The
idea of marrying the same class depends, some base its economic status to marry one.
Marrying the same social status helps keep the noble bloodlines blue.

7. Yes

8. Arts in the Philippines refer to all the various forms of the arts that have developed and
accumulated in the Philippines from the beginning of civilization in the country up to the present
era. They reflect the range of artistic influences on the country's culture, including indigenous
forms of the arts, and how these influences have honed the country's arts. These arts are
divided into two distinct branches, namely, traditional arts and non-traditional arts.Each branch
is further divided into various categories with subcategories