History Pre-Spanish Period

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Significant events before the Spanish Colonization

25000 B.C. = Ancient Negroid people immigrate to the Philippines over a
land bridge.
5000 B.C. to 3000 B.C. = The new settlers which are the Malays came to
the archipelago.
• Sri Lumay = He is born in Sumatra and the first recorded Malay in PH
history.
3000 B.C. to 1000 B.C. = A second wave of Malay immigrants arrives in
the PH through sea.
200 B.C. = More civilized Malays in large numbers migrate to the
Philippines.
Land Bridge
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200 B.C. to 1000 A.D. = The Iron Age begun the artistry in the
Philippines in all aspects of life and work.
1000 A.D. to 1200 A.D. = Trading begins extensively with Arabia,
India, Annan, China, and later with the Europeans.
1200 to 1300 = Migrants from Borneo spread into the Southern
Philippines.
1380 = Islam reaches the Southern Philippines via Borneo. A new
social order was started.
Social Stratification
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
1. Lakan/Raja/Datu (Noble class)
2. Timawa o Maharlika (Middle class)
3. Alipin o Oripun (Lower class)
Social Stratification
SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
Pre-spanish Period

1450 = The Muslim sultanate of Jolo was established on the Islands
between Borneo and Mindanao.
1475 = The Muslim sultanate of Maguindanao is founded on Mindanao.
Islam spreads throughout the archipelago and even reaches central Luzon.
Laguna Copperplate Inscription (900 A.D.)
=The first written document. This provides the other details about the
culture and population of the country in pre-colonial times. Written in a
mix of languages.
1521 = Ferdinand Magellan arrived in Visayas- encountered Rajah
Humabon ( one of Sri Lumay’s descendants)
•In the same year, the battle of Mactan happened.
Laguna Copperplate
Inscription
Land Bridge
Social system
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GOVERNMENT
•The government was called “barangay”.
•There was no national government.
•It was headed by a ruler called datu or raja.
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF DATU:

• Implementing laws
• Maintaining peace and order
• Giving protection to his subjects.
• He also made the law with the assistance of group of elders
who gave advice.
• He acted as a judge during a trial.
Taxation & Alliances
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TAXATION
• In this period ancient Filipinos started the practice of
paying taxes.
• Purpose: People payed taxes because of the protection
they received from the datu.
• The collected tax was called “BUWIS”.
• Exemption: The chieftain’s family members
• No pay = punish
ALLIANCES
• Alliances among barangays were formed.
• Purpose: For TRADE, PEACE, and MUTUAL PROTECTION
• Alliances were sealed through blood compact or SANDUGUAN
Taxation & Alliances
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ALLIANCES
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TRIAL AND THE DETERMINATION

OF GUILT
• Judicial process was influenced by religion
• Their Judicial process was called trial by
ordeal
• Datu= chief judge
• Group of elders in the barangay= members
of the jury
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COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE

• • The Man what's required to give a dowry
• • "Bigay-kaya"-- was the type of dowry consisted of a piece of land or gold.
• • The groom's parent gave a gift called "Panghimuyat".
• • "Himaraw" -- was another payment for racing the future bright during her infancy,
• to be paid by the groom's parent.
• • Including the bride's wet nurse will receive a share of dowry called "bigay-suso".
• • Mixed marriage / Intermarriage-- a marriage between couples belonging
• to different social classes.
• • Early Filipinos practiced divorce.
• The ground of divorce were:
• 1. Adultery
• 2. Abandonment on the part of the husband
• 3. Cruelty
• 4. Insanity
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RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
=Before Roman Catholicism and Islam were
introduced, native worshiped many Gods and
Goddesses.
• Bathala- supreme being
• Idiyanale- God of agriculture
• Sidapa- God of death
• Agni- God of fire
• Balangaw- God of rainbow
• Mandarangan- God of war
• Lalahon- God of harvest
• Siginarugan- God of hell
RELIGIOUS BELIEFS
Superstitious
beliefs
SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS
• =Natives believed in:
• • aswang- witch
• • diwende- tiny creatures that like humans
• • kapre- tall and apelike creatures smoking cigarettes, usually found on trees.
• • mangkukulam- an old lady capable of harming others using a doll and a
pin.
• • tikbalang- half-man and half-horse creature
• • tiyanak- a baby that sucks blood on human.
• • They believed in magical power of amulets and charms such as anting-
anting, kulam and the use of gayuma or love potion.
• • They believed in the immortality of souls and life after death.
• • There were also a sacred place and sacred trees, which nobody was allowed
to cut down.
Superstitious
beliefs
SUPERSTITIOUS BELIEFS
EDUCATION, LANGUAGE
& DIALECTS
EDUCATION, LANGUAGE & DIALECTS

• • To transmit knowledge
• • It was acquired through observation, imitation and practice.
• • There was no formal education during this period.
• • The purpose of education during their time was for survival.
• • Alphabet called: ALIBATA= now: called BAYBAYIN
• • The ancient Filipino alphabet: consist of 3 vowels and 14 consonants.
• •The Philippines has 8 major dialects.
• 1. Bikol 5. Kapangpangan
• 2. Cebuano 6. Pangasinan
• 3. Hiligaynon (Ilonggo) 7. Tagalog
• 4. Ilocano 8. Waray
• •The language being taught all over the Philippines is Filipino and English.
Education, Language
& Dialects
EDUCATION, LANGUAGE & DIALECTS

ECONOMIC LIFE
• • Domestic trade of different barangays from different regions and islands were
made possible using boats.
• • Foreign trade was carried on with countries like Borneo, China, Japan,
Cambodia, Java, and Thailand.
• • Other means of livelihood:
• 1. Shipbuilding
• 2. Poultry raising
• 3. Mining
• 4. Weaving
• 5. Lumbering
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LANDONGAN, FAITH VALLERIE
IWAYAN, MARICEL
SISTENA, BENILYN
ENCABO, JEAN

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HIST 101-

Significant events before the Spanish Colonization

Significant events before the Spanish Colonization

Significant events before the Spanish Colonization

POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF DATU:

TRIAL AND THE DETERMINATION

COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE

EDUCATION, LANGUAGE & DIALECTS

EDUCATION, LANGUAGE & DIALECTS

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