Scribd
Upload
387 views1 page

Pre-Colonial Philippines

The first inhabitants of the Philippines were the Ita, Indones, and Malay people according to the Migration Theory of Henry Otley Beyer. The Ita came around 25,000 years ago via land bridge and were dark-skinned pygmies. The Indones arrived around 5,000 years ago by boat and established permanent houses and farming. The Malay came 2,000 years ago by boat, developed communities with irrigation systems, and engaged in pottery, weaving and metallurgy. Ancient Filipinos practiced animism and respected babaylans as priests. They buried their dead in wooden coffins or jars and included the deceased's belongings. Their main economic activities were kaingin farming

Uploaded by

Hannah Morata
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
387 views1 page

Pre-Colonial Philippines

The first inhabitants of the Philippines were the Ita, Indones, and Malay people according to the Migration Theory of Henry Otley Beyer. The Ita came around 25,000 years ago via land bridge and were dark-skinned pygmies. The Indones arrived around 5,000 years ago by boat and established permanent houses and farming. The Malay came 2,000 years ago by boat, developed communities with irrigation systems, and engaged in pottery, weaving and metallurgy. Ancient Filipinos practiced animism and respected babaylans as priests. They buried their dead in wooden coffins or jars and included the deceased's belongings. Their main economic activities were kaingin farming

Uploaded by

Hannah Morata
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

The First Filipinos

According to the “Migration Theory” of Henry Otley Beyer, Ita, Indones and Malay where the first inhabitants in
the Philippines.

ITA INDONES MALAY


- came 25,000 years ago - came 5,000 years ago - came 2,000 years ago
- land bridge - boat - boat
- dark-skinned pygmies, flat - A: light-skinned, sharp - brown-skinned, dark eyes,
nose, curly hair, thick lips nose, broad forehead flat nose and straight
- naked, no clothing - B: dark-skinned, flat nose, black hair
- Hunting and fishing broad face - dressed
- Stone tools - dressed - start of communities
- have permanent houses - irrigation system in rice
- Farming and mining planting
- Stone and steel tools - pottery, weaving, jewelry
making, metal smelting

RELIGION

Beliefs

- people believe in anitos, deities and gods like Bathala whom they worship and made offerings

ANIMISM – the idea that the world is inhabited by spirits and supernatural entities, both good and bad, and that
respect be accorded to them through nature worship

- Babaylan – female priest, healer and shaman that communicates with the spirits; highly respected by their
community even the datu
o Katalonan is the Northern Tagalog Region equivalent of a babaylan
 men would dress as women and women would dress as men, thus removing
their gender

Burial

- ancient Filipinos have high respects towards their dead


o important belongings of the dead were included in their coffins
- they were buried inside wooden coffins or large pots
o Manunggul jar – large pot where the dead were buried then placed inside caves

ECONOMIC LIFE

FARMING/AGRICULTURE – main source of livelihood of ancient Filipinos

- Two types: kaingin farming and tillage


- Rice, coconuts and sugar canes were the most common crops
- They also learned fishing, mining, weaving and others

BARTER – system of exchanging products/goods without the use of money

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy