The Filipino is basically of Malay stock with a sprinkling of Chinese‚ American‚ Spanish and Arab blood. The Philippines has a population of 70 million‚ and it is hard to distinguish accurately the lines between stocks. From a long history of Western colonial rule‚ interspersed with the visits of merchants and traders‚ evolved a people of a unique blend of east and west‚ both in appearance and culture. The Filipino character is actually a little bit of all the cultures put together. The bayanihan
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HISTORY NOTES YEAR 2 2011 @ DHS Pre 1819 Singapore (Myths‚ Legends‚ Singapura) Traditional views on Pre 1819 Singapore History * Small fishing village * Raffles came‚ Singapore was inhabited by a few hundred Malays and Orang Laut * Before 1819‚ Singapore History was non-existent and unimportant 1. Can historians use myths and legends of a country as evidence? 2. How do historians use archaeological evidence historical records to write history of a place? 3. What was Singapore
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barangay was derived from the Malay word barangay or balangay‚ which means sailboat. The barangays were used to transport the early Filipinos and their cargoes to the various sections of the Philippine archipelago. Each barangay was ruled by a datu or village chief who was also known as raha or rajah. Some datus were more powerful than others and‚ consequently‚ were duly respected and exercise tremendous influence. The political development of the archipelago was such that there was no national
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Location The Republic of the Philippines in the western Pacific Ocean‚ made up of the Philippine Islands and a part of the Malay Archipelago. It is at 13 degrees North and 122 degrees East. Situated about 750 mi (about 1210 km) east off the coast of Vietnam‚ the Philippines is separated from Taiwan to the north by the Bashi Channel. The country is made up of 7100 islands‚ and only about 460 are more than 1 sq mi (2.9 sq km) in area. Eleven islands have an area of more than 1000 sq mi (more than
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The Port of Singapore refers to the collective facilities and terminals that conduct maritime trade handling functions in Singapore’s harbours and which handle Singapore’s shipping. Currently the world’s busiest port in terms of total shipping tonnage‚ it also tranships a fifth[1] of the world’s shipping containers‚ half of the world’s annual supply of crude oil‚ and is the world’s busiest transshipment port. It was also the busiest port in terms of total cargo tonnage handled until 2005‚ when it
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are neighboring‚ they are share some similar and differences between them. The first difference between Indonesia and Malaysia is the geographical area. Indonesia has 1‚904‚569 km² with Jakarta become the capital city of them. Indonesia is an archipelago country; this country has 5 big islands which are Sumatera‚ Jawa‚ Kalimantan‚ Sulawesi and Papua. In the other hand‚ Malaysia has smaller area than Indonesia; Malaysia just has 329‚847 km² with Kuala Lumpur become the capital city. Malaysia has
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Climate‚ or the prevailing weather patterns over time of a region‚ also has drastic effects on society and cultures‚ and these statements are especially true in the South East Asian nation of the Philippines. The Republic of the Philippines is an archipelago‚ or chain of islands‚ located off the south-eastern coast of Asia. Consisting of over 7‚000 volcanic islands with a total land area of nearly 300‚000 square kilometers (approximately the size of Arizona)‚ islands of the Philippines are predominantly
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Exotic Rambutan Fruit The Rambutan fruit is native to Malay Archipelago‚ Southeast Asia. It is botanically named a Nephelium lappeleum. To people of Malaysia‚ Thailand‚ the Philippines‚ Vietnam‚ Borneo‚ and other countries of this region‚ the Rambuton is a comparatively common fruit like an apple which is common to many people in cooler‚ climate. The Rambutan is naturally red in color but they sometimes seem yellow orange. ‘Rambut’ is a malay word which means “hair”‚ therefore‚ it got its name because
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first significant human settlement occurredsometime during the most recent ice age. At that time‚ 300 000 yrs. ago ‚sea levelswere lower‚ creating land bridges that connected the Southeast Asian mainland to someof the present-day islands of the Malay Archipelago‚ south of the Philippine Islands. Paleolithic hunters from the mainland are said to have followed herds of wildanimals across these land bridges‚ later finding their way to the Philippine Islands. Aeta and Agta tribes These people‚ ancestors
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archaeological records and extensive researches‚ Historians believed that during the Pleistocene Epoch‚ the first settlers of the Philippines . Pleistocene Epoch The first settlers of the Philippines came from the present-day islands of the Malay Archipelago when sea levels were lower‚ creating land bridges to the Southeast Asian mainland. These Paleolithic Hunters May have followed herds of wild animals across these land bridges to the Phil. Islands. Some of these early migration were made
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