Pre-historic PhilippinesPhilippines

Felicia McKinneyStripes TeamSocial Studies

Mrs. Nabulsi A-4

World Map

Maps of the Philippines

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Timeline• About 25,000 B.C.

– The ancestors of the Philippines' aboriginal inhabitants—the Negritos or Aeta—come from the Asian mainland, crossing shallow seas and land bridges. (Archaeological evidence suggests that the Philippines may have been inhabited many thousands of years before then, but that can't be stated with certainty. The oldest human fossil found so far is 22,000 years old.)

• About 3000 B.C.– New inhabitants come from Indonesia. This is repeated around 1000 B.C.

• About 200 B.C.– The first of several waves of Malayan settlers arrives from South China.

• 1300s A.D.– Extensive trade is being conducted with India, Indonesia, China, and Japan. Arab traders from Indonesia introduce Islam to the

Filipinos. • 1521

– Ferdinand Magellan explores the islands now known as the Philippines • 1542

– Spanish military party claims islands for Spain; names them "Philippines" after Prince Philip, later King Philip II of Spain; Philippines becomes part of Spanish Empire

• 1886– José Rizal publishes anti-Spanish novel, Noli Me Tangere (The Lost Eden); popularizes independence sentiment Top

• 1896– Spanish execute Rizal for instigating insurrection; public outrage spawns rebellion

• 1899– Treaty of Paris ends Spanish-American War, cedes Philippines to U.S. – Filipinos declare their independence; Emilio Aguinaldo leads guerrilla war against U.S.

• 1901– U.S. captures Aquinaldo; William Howard Taft arrives as first U.S. governor of Philippines Top

• 1902– Insurrection ends; Taft improves economic conditions, settles disputes over church ownership of land, establishes pensionado

program, allowing Filipinos to study in U.S., which helped modernize and westernize the country • 1916

– U.S. government passes Jones Law establishing elected Filipino legislature with house and senate • 1934

– U.S. approves Tydings-McDuffie Act promising Philippine independence in 1946; transition to independence begins Top• 1935

– Filipino people approve constitution creating Commonwealth of the Philippines with Manuel Quezon y Molina as president • 1941

– Japanese invade Philippines, and defeat Gen. Douglas MacArthur at Bataan and Corregidor; Quezon establishes government in exile

Timeline• 1944

– Quezon dies; Vice President Sergio Osmeña takes presidency; MacArthur reinvades Philippines Top• 1945

– MacArthur liberates Manila; Osmeña establishes government • 1946

– Philippines becomes independent nation; Manuel Roxas y Acuña elected first president

– 1965• Ferdinand E. Marcos becomes president.

– 1972• Marcos establishes martial law.

– 1983• Opposition leader Benigno S. Aquino returns from exile, is slain on arrival at Manila Airport; Benigno's widow Corazon Aguino leads

"People Power" protest movement. Top– 1986

• Marcos defeats Aquino in a presidential election amid charges of fraud; riots erupt; Marcos flees into exile; Aquino forms new government. – 1992

• Former Gen. Fidel Ramos wins presidential election with Aquino's support; U.S. turns Subic Bay naval base to Philippine government, ending American military presence in the country.

– 1996• Philippine government agrees to greater autonomy for southernmost island of Mindanao, where Islamic separatists called Moro National

Liberation Front wage guerrilla war. Top– 1997

• Philippines escape Asian financial crisis despite series of currency devaluations. – 1998

• Former movie star Joseph Estrada elected president. – 2000

• Legislature begins impeachment hearings against Estrada on corruption charges. The hearings are never completed. – 2001

• Public outrage forces Estrada to step down; Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo assumes the presidency; Estrada indicted for corruption; rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front agrees to a ceasefire. Top

– 2002• U.S. government provides training to Philippine troops fighting the guerilla group Abu Sayyaf, which is believed to have ties to Osama bin

Laden; the group's leader, Abu Sabaya, is killed. Top– 2003

• Ceasefire with Moro Islamic Liberation Front breaks down, then reinstated; hundreds of mutinous soldiers demonstrate against the regime.

Dozens of mutinous soldiers took over a Manila shopping complex, protesting low pay and demanding the resignation of President Arroyo and the defense secretary. The demonstration ended peacefully. Top

Timeline- 2004

• Presidential election takes place on May 10; Arroyo's closest rival is film star Fernando Poe, Jr., a friend of Estrada. President Arroyo narrowly defeated Poe, taking 39.5% of the vote to his 36.6%, according to the unofficial count.

Angelo dela Cruz, a truck driver kidnapped by Iraqi insurgents, released on July 10 after Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo accedes to kidnappers' demands and pulls troops from Iraq. He had been held for two weeks.

• - 2005• In March, police kill three top members of Abu Sayyaf while quelling a prison uprising in Manila. In all,

22 people, including 20 prisoners and two guards, die in the violence. A week after the operation, police arrest a suspected Islamic militant who they believe was planning a retaliatory bomb attack on Manila over Easter weekend.

Members of the opposition call for the resignation of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in June, after she admitted to calling an election official during 2004's presidential race. A taped phone conversation between Arroyo and an election commisisoner seems to suggest that she had tried to use her power to influence the outcome. The opposition filed an impeachment motion in July. Top

– 2006• A mudslide in February leveled the town of Guinsaugon and killed about 1,800 of its 1,857 residents.

Arroyo declared a state of emergency in February, saying the government had foiled an attempted coup by the military. She also banned rallies commemorating the 20th anniversary of the ouster of Ferdinand Marcos. Some observers, however, dismissed the report of the coup attempt as political maneuvering to gain support and weaken the opposition.

On June 24, President Arroyo announces the abolition of the death penalty.

On June 26, opponents of President Arroyo filed a new impeachment complaint, alleging corruption and human rights abuses.

Describe the region in which they lived

• Water sources: Are very limited there they have to get it from fresh water hot springs.

• Terrain: The Philippines are chiefly of volcanic origin. Most of the larger islands have mountain ranges, with Mt. Apo which is (9,690 ft/2,954 m), on Mindanao, the highest peak. Narrow coastal plains, wide valleys, volcanoes, dense forests, and mineral and hot springs make the larger islands. Earthquakes are common. Rivers, Cagayan, and the Luzon, is the largest; there are also large lakes on Luzon and Mindanao.

List of Digs in the Region

• They find old boats in the picture they found a canoe and they found a shell necklace and a bead one. They also found a shell scoop.

What The People Looked Like

• It may be said that the Filipinos are intelligent, with retentive memory, quick perception, and talents for art and science. They also are gentle, friendly, and cheerful people, noted for their courtesy and hospitality.

How They Arrived At That Location

• They came by boats and walked from the Asian mainland. Then the Spanish came on boats too.

Animals That They Lived With

• Some crocodiles that live there are very dangerous but they don’t care because they eat them to live.

• These little things just hang in the trees and little children sometimes keep them as pets. They are called a Tarsier.

Role of Men

• Men’s role: Is to grow food that is what their role is, to take care of their family by putting food on the table.

Role of Women

• Women’s role: Their role as a mom is taking care of the homes and the kids. Like being a stay at home mom.

What They Ate and How They Got It

• Usually they got their food by farming, gathering, and growing their food in the province.

Tools They Used

• This tool is to cut trees down it is almost like a chisel but for trees. This sling shot and the arrows.

Skills or Art

• All these art things represents their culture they stitch and make baskets, they paint pictures, they do thumb pottery.

How They Dressed

• I would say that they really have decent clothes that their not that bad.

The Work They Did

• Men fish and farm and women take care of the home and take care of their kids. Also themselves.

Their Religion

• Roman Catholicism is professed by over 80% of the population; 5% are Aglipayans, members of the Philippine Independent Church, a nationalistic offshoot of Catholicism (see Aglipay, Gregorio); 5% are Muslims (concentrated on Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago; see Moros); and 4% are Protestants.

Their Language

• Some 70 native languages are spoken in the Philippines. The official national language is Pilipino, a form of Tagalog. A considerable number of Filipinos speak English, the nation's second language.

Their Writing

• You know their writing is just the same as English but sometimes they will add Tita or Tito which means Aunt and Uncle.

Their Daily Life

• Philippine people are really hard working people. Filipinos are famous not only for their warm hospitality, but also for their close family ties. The parents work hard and sacrifice much for their children; in return, the children love and respect them and take good care of them in their old age.

My Dig Catalogue

My Dig Grid

• These are some of the things that I can find that Is in my box. Which are 5 dollars A12, B12, C12, D12, E12, F12, 1piso F3.

References

• McKinney FeliciaInfo Please, Encyclopedia, Philippines; http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0860345.html, (2006),

15/10/06Members Tripod, Archeology, Philippines;http://members.tripod.com/philmuseum/archaeo.htm (2006),

15/10/06Yahoo, Images, Philippines;http://www.yahoo.com/(2006) 15/10/06Google, Images, Philippines;http://www.google.com/(2006) 15/10/06