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45 Cards in this Set
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Balangay |
Highest social and political organization based on kinship ties |
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Datu/Rajah/Lakan |
Chiefs or headmen of the barangay who belonged to the nobles |
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Functions of the datu |
Administrator(enforcer of laws), judge, lawmaker, and military chief |
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Council of elders |
Old men who acted as advisers of the datu |
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Laws |
Written and customary which dealt with many subjects |
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Trial by ordeal |
Resorted to when the datu when having a difficulty in deciding a case |
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Sanduguan (ritual blood compact) |
Resorted to when different datus enter into treaties and alliances |
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Umalahokan |
Crier who announced the passage of a new law to the whole barangay |
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Animism |
Nature/spirit worship and supertitious beliefs (polytheism) |
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Anito/diwata |
Spirits who affect one's life |
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Bathalang maykapal |
Creator of the world |
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Babaylan/Katalona |
Persons who perform rituals to appease spirits |
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Surhanos/Medicos (shaman) |
Native healers |
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Paninilbihan |
Menial service of the man on the girl's family for a period of time |
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Pamamalae |
Meeting of both families to discuss the forthcoming marriage |
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Bigay-kaya |
Giving of dowry to the girls's family |
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Babaylan |
The officiating minister of weddings |
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Nobles |
Composed of the datu and his family. They enjoy special priviliges in the community |
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Timawa/Maharlika (freemen) |
Ordinary people engaged in various occupations |
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Alipin |
Captivity in war, by purchase, punishment for crimes, failure to pay one's debt, and by birth |
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Aliping saguiguilid |
Stays with the master |
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Aliping namamahay |
Living outside the master's house |
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Chinese |
Words, umbrella, gongs, use of lead, porcelain, manufacture of gunpowder, mining methods, metallurgy, arranged marriages, wearing of white shirts during funerals |
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Hindu |
Sanskrit words, animism, clothing, clothing, cord and veil on weddings |
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Arab |
Islam, sultanate government, shariah (islamic law) |
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Ma-i/Mayi |
Name given by early Chinese traders and geographers to the Philippines |
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Islas de San Lazaro |
Given by Ferdinand Magellan |
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Las Islas Filipinas |
Given by Ruy Lopez de Villalobos |
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NCR |
National Capital Region |
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CAR |
Cordillera Administrative Region |
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Region 1 |
Ilocos |
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Region 2 |
Cagayan Valley |
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Region 3 |
Central Luzon |
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Region 4A |
CALABARZON |
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Region 4B |
MIMAROPA region |
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Region 5 |
Bicol |
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Region 6 |
Western Visayas |
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Region 7 |
Central Visayas |
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Region 8 |
Eastern Visayas |
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Region 9 |
Zamboanga Peninsula |
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Region 10 |
Northern Mindanao |
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Region 11 |
Davao region |
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Region 12 |
SOCCSKSARGEN |
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Region 13 |
CARAGA |
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ARMM |
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao |