CHAPTER 1 - PHILIPPINE GEOGRAPHY (PART 1)

Front

According to Dr. Harry E. Barnes, what factor gives individuality to nations?

Back

Geography

Front

Who regarded geography as the basis of history?

Back

Friedrich Hegel

Front

Who gave the name 'Philippines' to the country?

Back

Ruy Lopez de Villalobos

Front

The Philippines was named in honor of which Spanish royal figure?

Back

King Philip II

Front

The name 'Philippines' first appeared in a map published by whom?

Back

Giovanni Ramusio

Front

In what year was the name 'Philippines' first used on a map?

Back

1554

Front

Rodrigo de Aganduru Moriz believed the Philippines was which biblical land?

Back

Ophir

Front

Father Francisco Colin claimed that the Philippines was which group of islands mentioned by Ptolemy?

Back

Maniolas

Front

What name did the Chinese traders call the Philippines before Magellan's arrival?

Back

Ma-yi (Ma-i)

Front

Which Chinese book first mentioned the name Ma-yi?

Back

Wen Shiann Tun Kao