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    From Indio to Filipino

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    FROM INDIO TO “FILIPINO” The history of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans via land bridges at least 30‚000 years ago.[1] The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan‚ who sighted Samar on March 16‚ 1521 and landed on Homonhon Island southeast of Samar the next day. Before Magellan arrived‚ Negrito tribes roamed the isles‚ but they were later supplanted by Austronesians. These groups then stratified into: hunter-gatherer

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    Chapter 14 Islam Summary

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    History Final Exam Study Guide Chapter 14 – Islam * Islam – literal meaning = submission * Five Pillars 1. Shahada – the Creed 2. Salat – Prayer – Pray 5 times daily facing Mecca 3. Sawn – Fasting – during Ramadan 4. Haji – Pilgrimage – travel to Mecca at least once in lifetime 5. Zakat – Almsgiving – giving money to religion * Allah – one true god * Haji – Pilgrimage to the holy cities of Arabia * Hijra – The “flight” of Muhammad when he had to flee

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    Apush Chapter 11 Summary

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    CHAPTER 1 Theme: The first discoverers of America‚ the ancestors of the American Indians‚ were small bands of hunters who crossed a temporary land bridge from Siberia and spread across both North and South America. They evolved a great variety of cultures‚ which ranged from the sophisticated urban civilizations in Mexico and Central and South America to the largely semi nomadic societies of North America. Applying evidence- * Paleo Indians-utilized land bridge as a important hunting tool(nomadic)

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    Caribbean Studies Past paper questions MODULE 1- CARIBBEAN SOCIETY AND CULTURE 1. Define the term ‘Commonwealth Caribbean’. 2 marks 2. Name TWO geographical sub-regions in the Caribbean. 2 marks 3. Identify TWO territories which are located in the Caribbean but are not politically defined as the Caribbean. 2 marks 4. Outline ONE advantage of defining the Caribbean in geographical terms. 2 marks 5. Outline ONE disadvantage of using a geological basis for defining

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    Early Colonial Law

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    <a href="http://law.jrank.org/pages/11887/Colonial-Period.html">Colonial Period - European Settlement Of North America‚ Factors Influencing Early Colonial Law‚ Differences From The English Criminal Justice System</a> ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Other Free Encyclopedias » Law Library - American Law and Legal Information » Crime and Criminal Law Colonial Period - European Settlement Of North America‚ Factors Influencing Early Colonial

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    Chapter 1 Lady of Cofitachequi: Cofitachequi was a paramount chiefdom encountered by the Hernando de Soto Expedition in South Carolina. They encountered the Chiefdom of Cofitachequi in April of 1540‚ at the Mulberry Site‚ a large platform mound at the junction of Pine Tree Creek and the Wateree River‚ near present-day Camden. Paleo-Indians: First Americans. Nomadic hunters of game and gatherers of wild plants‚ they spread throughout North and South America‚ probably moving as bands composed of

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    Chapter 003 Outline

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    Outline Chapter 3 Expansion and Diversity: The Rise of Colonial America‚ 1625-1700 The Stuart Dynasty in England Name‚ Reign                                                                                          Relation to America James I‚ 1603-1625 VA.‚ Plymouth founded; Separatists persecuted Charles I‚ 1625-1649 Civil Wars‚ 1642-1649; Mass.‚ MD formed Interregnum‚ 1649-1660 Commonwealth; Protectorate (Oliver Cromwell) Charles II‚ 1660-1685 The Restoration; Carolina‚ Pa.‚ N.Y. founded; Conn

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    U.S. History 201

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    As many as 75 million indigenous people lived in the Americas right before European contact. This was about the same as the population of Europe at that time. The majority of these peoples are thought to have come over via the Bering Strait region from 100‚000 to 14‚000 years ago during the periods when Ice Ages caused land bridges to form between Siberia and Alaska. Other possible origins include Polynesia and South Africa. Theorists such as Thomas Jefferson believed they originated here in America

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    CHAPTER 16 Transformations in Europe‚ 1500–1750 I. Culture and Ideas A. Religious Reformation 1. In 1500 the Catholic Church‚ benefiting from European prosperity‚ was building new churches including a new Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Pope Leo X raised money for the new basilica by authorizing the sale of indulgences. 2. The German monk Martin Luther challenged the Pope on the issue of indulgences and other practices that he considered corrupt or not Christian. Luther began the

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    philippine folkdance

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    PHILIPPINES (FILIPINO) CULTURAL AND FOLK DANCES PHILIPPINES (FILIPINO) CULTURAL AND FOLK DANCES INTRODUCTION AND DANCES Countries in the world have their own cultures made more colorful‚ beautiful and vibrant because of Folk Dances that are reflection of who they are. In the east‚ the Chinese have their symbolic Dragon Dance‚ the Japanese have the ancestral dance Bon Odori. In the west the Americans have their Square Dance. On the other hand‚ the Philippines will not be left behind. "The Pearl

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