West Philippine Sea/South China Sea Dispute: Philippine Claims Over the Spratly Group of Islands or “Kalayaan Group of Islands ALFONSO G. PARUNGAO IV “We owned the West Philippines Sea”. – Philippines. Even China is a signatory in these and they even agree with this together with the United Nations. South China Sea or West Philippine Sea as the Filipinos named it is composed of several contested archipelagos or groups of islands. One of the groups of islands currently disputed is the Spratly Group
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I. Islamic and Hindu kingdoms A. The quest for centralized imperial rule 1. North India a. Tension among regional kingdoms b. Nomadic Turks became absorbed into Indian society 2. Harsha (reigned 606-648 C.E.) temporarily restored unified rule in north India B. Introduction of Islam to northern India 1. The Sind were conquered by Arab Muslims and passed to Abbasids 2. Muslim merchants formed small communities in all major cities of coastal India 3. Turkish migrants and Islam: Turks convert to Islam
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later the Spanish and Portuguese. Prior to the 16th century‚ the area of Sabah were controlled by the Kingdom of Brunei who in turn were controlled by the empires of Sri Vijayan of Sumatra and then later on by Majapahit of Java. During the 15th century‚ Parameswara who was the king of Majapahit Empire‚ took over Malacca and spread its wings over the trade of Brunei. As the port started trading with other Asian and Arab countries‚ it flourished economically and along with paved the way for Islam. Islam
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AP World History - Stearns Chapter 3 – Classical Civilization: India I. Introduction – difference vs. China a. China focus on politics/related philosophies vs. India focus on religion/social structure b. Less cohesive political structure c. Both were agricultural societies‚ localist flavor‚ male ownership‚ patriarchal‚ trade II. The Framework for Indian History: Geography and a Formative Period a. Closer to other civilizations 1. Influenced by Middle East/Mediterranean 2. Persian
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was getting myself into. Not that I was not trusting the museum to thoroughly explain the theory that I had to check the trusted Wikipedia. I was merely excited. What I did find out was that the creation of Indianized kingdoms Srivijava‚ Melayu‚ Majapahit and the founding of Hinduism and Buddhism were because most of the Austronesian people that populated in Maritime Southeast Asia traded goods with India and China and that the sea was the basic tenet for the Austronesian people. That said‚ their
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Chapter 2: History of Philippine Currency and Philippine Monetary Standards Source: Financial System‚ Market & Management- the basics- Laman‚ Rose Marie et al.‚ 2008 Nature of the Monetary Standard • A country is said to have established a monetary standard or system when it sets down rules to govern the creation of money and control the quantity in circulation whether the rules are strictly followed or are to be accepted simply as guidelines for its own money managers • Standard money is the
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THE LUMADS OF MINDANAO The Lumad are a group of indigenous peoples of the Southern Mindanao‚ Philippines. Lumad is a Cebuano term meaning ‘native’ or ‘indigenous’. For more than two decades it has been used to refer to the groups indigenous to Mindanao who are neither Muslim nor Christian. The term is short for katawhang Lumad (literally “indigenous peoples”)‚ the autonym officially adopted by the delegates of the Lumad Mindanaw Peoples Federation (LMPF) founding assembly in June 26‚ 1986 at the
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Cebuano literature refers to the literary works written in Cebuano‚ a language widely spoken in the southern Philippines. The term is most often extended to cover the oral literary forms in both indigenous and colonial Philippines. While the majority of Cebuano writers are from the Visayas and Mindanao region‚ the most recognized Filipino literary outlet for them‚ including the Bisaya Magasin‚ is based in Makati city in Manila‚ while there is also a lively Cebuano community of writers in the language
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Guided Reading Chapter 13 Terms: 1. Tropics- Areas with high humidity and temperatures 2. Monsoons- an overflow of water from rivers 3. Ecosystems- communities of living things within a certain climare 4. Bilad al-sudan- West African Jewish communities who were connected to known Jewish communities from the Middle East‚ North Africa‚ or Spain and Portugal. 5. Dhow - any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African‚ Arabian‚ and Indian coasts‚ generally
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science‚ arts and history -Spanish era –their high position will change *Before the Spanish Colonial era three religions will enter the country: Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Islam Hinduism and Buddhism – will enter via Indonesia during the Sri Vijaya and Majapahit Periods Hinduism- one of the oldest religion that entered the country Popular feature is the caste system (a rigid system of social stratification) Basic concepts: reincarnation‚ karma‚ dharma and moksha Reincarnation – cycle of
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