Lesson 4: Government and society of Early Filipinos

Lesson 4: Government and society of Early Filipinos

OBJECTIVES

1. Discuss the types of societies during the early Filipinos
2. Explain how early Filipinos of different social ranks interact with each other.
3. Discuss the role of laws in the social order.

Vocabularies

• Civilization

• Executive branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative branch

• Law

• Relics

• Territory

Multiple Choice

Refers to a place or society where people live and have their own beliefs, culture and customs?

• Territory

• Civilization

• Capitalism

Multiple Choice

Which branch is responsible for assuring that laws are carried out and managing the affairs of the country?

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

• Judicial Branch

Multiple Choice

Things that were made or used in the past and that are preserved for their significance in history.

• Antique

• Fossil

• Relics

Multiple Choice

Standards observed or recognized in a community that are implemented by leaders.

• Discipline

• Law

• Punishment

Multiple Choice

Area of land under the jurisdiction of a country.

• Territory

• Boundary

• Property

TYPES OF SOCIETY

• BARANGAY

• SULTANATE

A. BARANGAY

-basic unit of the government

-term " BARANGAY" comes from the "Malayan word meaning BOAT".

-consisted of 30 to 100 families

Datu- head| chief judge| Commander -in-chief

-larger barangay- Rajah or Lakan = Head

-Datu: depends the barangay from the enemies, richest, fittest, bravest and brghtest.

Blood Compact/ Sandugo

• agreement between datus of barangay
• ritual performed by the two leaders in an agreed place with their people as witnesses.
• act of submission by the leaders to the laws of each barangay
• mutual cooperation
• harmonious relationship

Supreme Datu

-leader of the confederation

-provide total protection to its members

"confederation of Madya-as" of Panay is believed to be the first barangay confederation in the country.

Multiple Choice

Who is the leader of the confederation?

• Rajah

• Datu

• Supreme Datu

Multiple Choice

A ritual done as a sign of agreement between barangay.

• Blood compact

• Confederation

Multiple Choice

Basic unity of the government.

• Family

• Barangay

• Community

Multiple Choice

How many families a barangay is consisted of?

• 20 to 100

• 30 to 100

• 40 t 100

Multiple Choice

What does the word barangay means?

• Society

• Brave

• Boat

B. SULTANATE

• -type of government establish by Muslims in Mindanao

• -The first one was established in Sulu

• composed of at least ten villages

• headed by a Sultan (executive, legislative, judicial)

• Qur'an- holy book

2 ways to become Sultan.

(1) Inherit

-come from the line of prophet Mohammed

-people woulf easily follow such leader

(2) By Wealth

-the richest man in the country could be the sultan

Other Officials in Sultunate:

1. Ruma Bichara- Council of elders- richest and most influential
2. Qadi or judge and Uleme or scholar -experts in Qur'an
3. Rajah Muda- heir to sultanate
4. wzir- prime minister
5. mulik bandarasa- secretary of sultan
6. mulik cajal- secretary of war
7. pandita- religious dvisers
8. panglima- representatives to faraway provinces

Sultanate

-stable and centralized

-unified Mindanao

-established and fostered relations with Muslims in other countries

• Mindanao ws not colonized by the Spaniards.

Multiple Choice

Type of government established by Muslim of Mindanao.

• Barangay

• Sultanate

Multiple Choice

Head of sultanate.

• Rajah

• Sultan

• Datu

Multiple Choice

The last sultan of Sulu.

• Jamil Kidar

• Jamalul Kiram

• Ruma Bichara

Multiple Choice

Wizar refers to the _________

• scholars

• Secretary

• prime minister

Multiple Choice

Holy book of the Muslim.

• Bible

• Qur'an

Multiple Choice

Who is the leader of the confederation?

• Rajah

• Datu

• Supreme Datu