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Insights on Philippine Colonial History

Under Polo Y Servicios, natives were supposed to serve for sixty days in a year and could not leave their home province. The first encomiendas in the Philippines were assigned by Francisco Carreno and his men. Baybayin continued to be used in religious texts like the Doctrina Christiana published by the Dominicans in Manila in 1593.
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Insights on Philippine Colonial History

Under Polo Y Servicios, natives were supposed to serve for sixty days in a year and could not leave their home province. The first encomiendas in the Philippines were assigned by Francisco Carreno and his men. Baybayin continued to be used in religious texts like the Doctrina Christiana published by the Dominicans in Manila in 1593.
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Under Polo Y Servicios, natives were The first encomiendas in the Philippines

supposed to serve for sixty days in a year were assigned by Francisco Carreno
and they should not be taken out of and his men.
their province of their residence.
FALSE
TRUE

The Philippine National Archive is the


During the Colonial period, Japanese main archive of the Philippines.
and Chinese laborers received a
TRUE
decent pay.

TRUE
The Philippines experienced a series of
uprisings during the 1660s.
From what country is the King who
FALSE
approved and gave blessing to
Magellan's expedition?

SPAIN The word encomienda comes from


what word?

ENCOMENDAR
The First Voyage marked the
commencement of Spanish colonization
in the country.
Ferdinand Magellan was the first Spanish
TRUE colonizer that set forth his expedition in
the Philippines.

FALSE
Today, Baybayin is still being used by
natives such as Buhid and Hanunuo
Mangyans of Mindoro.
The aliping namamahay according to
TRUE Plasencia are the Nobles.

FALSE
People that levied the tanor were
called tanores.
Who published the First Voyage Around
TRUE the World by Antonio Pigafetta?

GIOVANNI RAMUSSIO
Jawi was the choice of writing among
Tausug and Maquindanao.

TRUE
After Magellan's expedition, the He was the chronicler during Magellan's
Europeans still believed in the medieval expedition to discover the Spice Island.
theory postulating that the Earth is flat.
Antonio Pigafetta
FALSE

Jawi was the choice of writing among


How many ships are present during Tausug and Maguindanao royalty.
Magellan's expedition that is enroute to
TRUE
the Philippines?

5
Antonio Pigafetta's First Voyage paved
the way for the recognition of Filipino
Which of the following is the only ship valor against foreign tyranny.
that was able to return to Spain laden
TRUE
with valuable spices from the East?

CONCEPCION
Ferdinand Magellan's proposal in
discovering the Spice Island was
Which the following is the significance of approved by the King of Portugal.
the First Voyage to the Europeans?
FALSE
It gave a better understanding of the
extent of the size of the Earth.
In the story of the First Voyage, what
was the proposal of Fernando De
Magelhaes to the King of Spain?

Miquel de Loarca was the author of He proposed route to Moluccas by


Relacion de las Yslas Filipinas and sailing west and through an Atlantic
Verdadera relacion de la grandeca del passage to the pacific.
Reyno de China.

TRUE
Ferdinand Magellan was a Spaniard
explorer who set forth his expedition to
search for the Spice Island.
In 1915 Governor General Gomez Perez
prepared a document detailing the TRUE
number of encomiendas in the
Philippines.

FALSE
Even with Spanish Colonization, The Official Gazette of the Philippines is
baybayin continued to be used in the considered as a primary source.
religious text like the Doctrina Christiana
TRUE
which was published by the Dominicans
in Manila in 1593.

TRUE Woods-Forbes mission is to train the


Filipinos in the science of self-
governance.
He prepared a document detailing the
FALSE
number of encomiendas in the
Philippines.

Gomez Perez De Dasmarinas Through the signing of the Treaty of


Tordesillas, the United States of America
acquired the whole Philippine
After the battle of Mactan, how many archipelago.
passengers of the ship returned to Spain
FALSE
including Antonio Pigafetta?

18
Antonio Pigafetta was an Italian
chronicler of the Magellan-Elcano
The city of Manila was located in the Expedition.
island of Luzon.
TRUE
TRUE

In political caricatures "bad side", are


According to Father Chirino's cited presented in normal features while the
cultural practices, black is the color of "good ones" are emaciated, leering,
mourning in Bisaya while for the laughing creatures, more on animal
Tagalog, they used white clothes during features than human.
mourning.
FALSE
FALSE

The study of history enables man/


Relacion de las Islas Filipinas was the woman to improve his/her present
ever- published book in the Philppines condition as an individual, as member
containing the teachings of the of society, church and state.
Catholic Church.
TRUE
FALSE
Preserved ceramic wares and silks Which one among the given choices
traded during the barter trade period below is considered as a secondary
between early Filipinos and Chinese is source of history?
an example of written documents.
a. Political Caricatures by Fernando
FALSE Amorsolo

b. Diary of Emilio Aguinaldo

Fernando de Magallanes was a Spanish c. Journal of Antonio Pigafetta


national who served and sailed under
D. Brochure on the anniversary of
the glory of Spain.
Philippine Independence
FALSE

This is one of the common undesirable


History is multisided, relevant, subjective practices among the native Filipinos
and a collection of events. according to Fr. Chirino.

FALSE a. Intoxication

b. Garrote

Equality of power among the three c. Cannibalism


branches of the government during the
D. Usury
governorship of Wood is highly
practiced.

FALSE The following are some of the


significance of the Code of the Ancient
Customs of the Tagalogs, EXCEPT:
Engineers, lawyers, doctors and other
a. discovery other countries and spread
professionals are governed by history.
Christianity
TRUE
b. primary source to unlock the past
events.

Through the Jones Law, Filipinos are c. deeper understanding about the
given to hold government positions and customs of Filipinos.
greater participation.
d. proof of evolving traditions and
TRUE cultures of the natives

Situating the text within the milieu of its


times is the concern of content analysis.

FALSE
Which of the following does not belong Which of the following is the best
to the group? example of a primary source of
historical da ta?
a. academic book purchased by Luffy
a. Short memoir of Andres Bonifacio
B. autobiography of Zoro
penned by Ramos and Chua
c. dissertation written by Naruto
B. Presidential Decree 1706
d. works of criticism by Nezuko
c. Jose Rizal's Life, Works, and Writings by
Gregorio Zaide

The following were practiced in the d. Card catalogue on Revolt of the


shrouding and burying of the dead of Masses
our ancestor EXCEPT for:

a. They bury under their house, richly


Evaluate the following statements:
adorned, or in open Melds.
I. The chief of the barangay ruled over a
B. They placed silvers and diamonds or
few people; thirty to hundred houses or
any valuable wealth of the dead in the
families
mouth of the corpses.
Il. The chief of the barangay is the sole
c. They enclosed the body of the dead
power and the head of war.
in coffins made of hardest wood,
incorruptible, and with a tight cover. a. Both statements are incorrect

d. They washed the body of the dead B. Both statements are correct
with aromatics and cloth it in the best
c. Only Statement Il is correct.
garments that the dead
d. Only Statement I is correct.

What is the primary theme of the


document "Code on the Ancient Analyze the given pairs
Customs of the Tagalogs by Juan de
Plasencia? Pleasant History: Achievement of
Philippine Independence
a. Anthropocentric
Unpleasant History:
b. Ethnocentric
A. Japanese Occupation in the
C. Socio-Cultural Philippines
d. Cultural Relativistic b. Death of Adolf Hitler

c. Revival of the classical literature of


Greeks

d. Advancement in industry and


communication
Fr. Chirino stated that several dialects Which among the following option is
were used in different islands, but the classified as a general reference?
most widely used were
a. Inquirer's Editorial
a. Harayan and Tagal
b. Legislative bills
b. Tigbanua and Bisayan
C. Abstract of undergraduate thesis
c. Harayan and Bisavan
d. Teacher's Report
D. Bisavan and Tagal

Which of the following is the observable


Which of the following is NOT a primary practices of the Bisavans in the
historical source? lamentation of their dead?

a. Republic Act 1425 A. White is the color used for mourning.

B. Textbook in Rizal subject b. Mourners were paid for weeping on


the dead man.
c. Historical Account of Pedro Chirino
c. Burn the dead after four days and
d. SONA of President Duterte
spread its ashes on open filed

d. Wrapping the whole dead body


The following are the reasons why we using red cloth
need to study Readings in Philippine
History, except:
The following are the reasons why
a. Today's technology provided various
primary materials are considered as
information about history, hence
more authoritative than secondary
readers access
materials EXCEPT?
b. Various documents were written by
a. Information contained on the primary
foreigners, consequently readers must
materials are pure and untainted
understand and adapt the
compared with secondary materials
interpretation as their own.
b. Primary materials are made by the
c. The information were direct actual eyewitness of the event thus
quotations from sources, therefore they more reliable than secondary
narrate history as they happen.
materials
D. Some of the documents are
C. Primary materials report digested
conflicting and contradictory, thus
information from somebody else view
readers must develop critical thinking to
thus more credible than secondary
discern its veracity
materials
Analyze the given statements; In his account, Juan de Plasencia noted
that the chief in ancient customs of
I. During the 19th century, Spain and
Tagalogs was called?
Portugal were the two powerful nations
a. Sultan
II. Spain and Portugal have a common
goal of discovering the world in search b. Hari
of Spices because it would bring
c. Raiah
immeasurable riches to their country.
D. Datu
a. Only the first statement is correct.

b. Both statements are correct


Which of the following statement does
C. Only the second statement Is correct
NOT portray the religious and
d. Both statements are wrong. superstitious beliefs of the ancient
Filipinos?
Which of the following is the only ship
that was able to return to Spain laden a. They adored larawans, figurines, and
with valuable spices from the East? rebultos and offered them barbarous
sacrifices.
A. Victoria
b. They worshipped animals and birds;
b. Antonio
the sun and the moon, and attributed
c. Trinidad the rainbow to some sort of divinity

d. Concepcion C. They believe in only three Gods - the


creators of heaven, earth, and hell.

d. They praise many gods and


Evaluate the truth value of the following goddesses; anitos; diwatas, and
statements provided. babaylans.
I. Based on the historical text of
Plasencia, the tagalogs inflict harsh
punishment like torturing witches and From what country is the King who
their accomplices approved and gave blessing to
Magellan's expedition?
II. According to Plasencia, Tagalogs
condemned no one to slavery, unless a. Mexico
the person merited death penalty as
b. Portugal
verdict
c. Chile
a. Both statements are correct
D. Spain
b. Only Statement I is correct

C. Only Statement Il is correct.

d. Both statements are incorrect


Which of the following is TRUE about the The following are ways enumerated by
characteristics of the Tagalogs based Plasencia on how to emancipate the
from the historical account of Chirino? punishment of a culprit based on the
customs of the Tagalogs EXCEPT
A. Tagalogs are very civil and courteous
both in words and actions a. Fines in the form of gold

b. Tagalogs are very rustic and less civil b. Cultivating lands and giving the
in manners. produce to their master

c. Tagalogs are fearless and nosy. c. To serve the person aggrieved

d. Tagalogs are impolite and barbaric. D. By accompanying the datu to war

Which is considered as one of the Jimin and Taehyung, who are both
greatest riches among Filipinos history major students are task to do a
according to the account of Chirino? background check on a specific
historical document. Their main
A. slaves
objective is to read and identify whether
b. silvers or not the historical details actually
happened in the past. In this instance,
c. textiles the said of the two students action
d. lands could be attributed to what form of

criticism?

Which of the following materials can be a. Internal Criticism


distinguished and utilized as a primary b. External Criticism
source of history?
c. Content Criticism
A. Autobiography of the late president
of the Philippines Ramon Magsaysay d. Contextual Criticism

b. Textbook used by college students in


the subject Art History
What do you call the guitar used by the
c. Magazine articles about the rampant Tagalogs which is characterized by not
historical distortion in the Philippines very ingenious tone and could be used
as a medium of communications
d. Thesis on parallelism of Philippine among the native Filipinos?
cultures at colonial and modern times
a. Kuliling

b. Kumpit

c. Kulintang

D. Kudyapi
The Code on the Ancient Customs of Evaluate the truth value of statements
the Tagalogs is an important source of provided
historical data in understanding one of
I. In the case of inheritance Plasencia on
the facets of Philippine history because
his account- he said that if a man had a
a. It is a secondary source of history with child by one of his slaves, as well as
off the mark narrative. legitimate children, the latter had no
share in the estate
b. It is a colonial text to match the
westerns taste II. Plasencia also mentioned the case of
those adopted children in which they
C. It is a valuable source of raw
would inherit threefold of what was paid
evidence to amalyze and interpret the
for their adoption.
past
a. Both statements are correct.
d. It is a quixotic depiction of the set of
customs possessed by native Tagalogs. b. Only Statement I is correct.

c. Only Statement I is correct.

Based on the historical text written by D. Both statements are incorrect


Juan de Plasencia, the free-born
individuals in the barangay who do not
pay tax or tribute to the da tu were Which of the following statement is NOT
referred to as TRUE about the letters of the ancient
Filipinos?
a. Slaves
A. A letter alone with no point above or
b. Commoners
below is pronounced with the vowel E or
c. Serfs I.

D. Nobles b. It has twelve consonants.

c. It has three vowels.

d. A letter with point below is


pronounced with the vowel of O or U.

Before burying the dead man, for how


many days do the precolonial Filipinos
mourn their loss?

a. two davs

b. seven days

c. five days

D. three days
Park Seo-joon a korean exchanged Which of the following does not belong
student, systematically and to the group?
comprehensively studied the
a. Sasuke's account during World War Il.
background of Juan de Plasencia, the
writer of the code of the ancient b. Levi Ackerman's diary of the
customs of the Tagalog. He inquired Holocaust.
and sought for an answer to the
question whether there was an ulterior c. Tanjiro's written testimonials on a
motive in the part of the author when murder case.
he wrote the said document. In the D. Nico Robin's literary criticisms
provided situation, Park Seo-foon
engaqed in what form of
criticism/analysis? Analyze the following statements:
A. Contextual Criticism I. It is the grandfather's duty to give
b. External Criticism names to the newborn child of the
family as the society is patriarchal and
c. Internal Criticism whatever appellations he aves must
d. Content Criticism remain.

II. All persons are called by their names


from birth, without using surnames until
Identify the accuracy of the following they married
statements;
a. Both statements are incorrect
I. Of the kinds of the alipin, the
namamahay could be sold, but not the B. Only Statement II is correct.
saguiquilid, and their children, nor they c. Only Statement I is correct.
can be transferred from one village to
another. d. Both statements are correct

II. The aliping saquigilid could not move


from one village to another without The following falls under the secondary
paying a certain fine of gold upon historical sources EXCEPT
marriage
a. Encyclopedia entries
a. Both statements are correct
b. Interviews in historical researches
b. Only Statement I is correct.
C. Letters of Mabini to Aquinaldo
c. Only Statement I is correct
d. Magazines article reports
D. Both statements are incorrect
Father Chirino admired the Tagal as the
native language of the pre-historic
Filipinos. It was compared by Chirino to
the following languages EXCEPT?

a. Greek

b. Hebrew

c. Latin

D. Turkish

While reading the diary of Ferdinand


Marcos, Eren Yeager searched for
answers to the question "are the
provided information on the diary
reasonable?. He found out that the
majority of the data are hoax and
unreliable. In the presented situation,
Eren Yeager was able to conduct a/an
criticism/analysis

a. Content Criticism

b. External Criticism

c. Contextual Criticism

D. Internal Criticism

CREDITS TO: ETHEL JOY SEXY GANDA


HERNANDEZ

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The Spanish perceived Tagalog society as both advanced, with a structured social system including nobles and commoners, and primitive, marked by superstitions and multiple deities. Meanwhile, native practices such as using baybayin persisted alongside Spanish religious texts, indicating a blend of cultures .

Pigafetta's record noted the valor and resilience of Filipinos against foreign domination, contributing to a European narrative that began recognizing indigenous resistance as a significant force, marking an early acknowledgment of Filipino agency against colonization .

The Treaty of Tordesillas divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between Spain and Portugal along a meridian 370 leagues west of the Cape Verde islands, impacting subsequent territorial claims by establishing clear zones of influence which only these two nations recognized .

Chinese and Japanese laborers played a significant economic role by filling labor shortages and contributing unique skills, impacting the colonial economy significantly. Unlike native laborers who were subject to forced labor practices, these workers were reported to receive decent pay, reflecting different treatment and integration levels .

Pigafetta's detailed accounts provided valuable insights into the navigational challenges, discoveries, and strategies employed during long sea voyages, such as Magellan's, offering subsequent explorers critical information on routes and planetary dimensions .

The Spanish king approved Magellan's expedition due to the potential of finding a westward route to the Spice Islands, bypassing Portuguese-controlled routes, which promised economic gain and the opportunity for expanding Spain’s territorial and religious influence .

Despite the push for Hispanicization and use of the Latin alphabet post-colonization, baybayin remained significant as a symbol of cultural identity and continuity, used in religious texts like Doctrina Christiana, underscoring the resilience of indigenous cultural practices .

Spanish colonization introduced encomiendas which altered native governance, imposed new social hierarchies, and integrated the Philippines into the global trade network particularly through the Galleon Trade, also facilitating conversion to Christianity which deeply affected cultural and religious practices .

The Code of the Ancient Customs of the Tagalogs by Plasencia is crucial as it serves as a primary source of ethnographic data, demonstrating pre-Hispanic social norms, governance, and cultural beliefs, thus providing a baseline for understanding the transformations post-Spanish colonization .

The First Voyage, led by Magellan and chronicled by Pigafetta, provided Europeans with a better understanding of the Earth's size, debunked the medieval theory of a flat Earth, and showcased the Earth's vast geographical expanse .

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