Ancient Filipinos

It is a set of facts, propositions, or principles offered

to explain things or occurrences that are observed.

• theory

• thesis

• premise

It is the one who goes to a foreign country.

• immigrant

• migrant

• refugee

They had similar characteristics as the Java Man of

Indonesia and Peking Man of China.

• Cagayan man

• erectus philippinensis

• Manila man

In _____ , a skull cap of man was

discovered in the Tabon caves of Palawan.

• 1961

• 1962

• 1963

• 1964

The cave where the Tabon Man was

found was dated back to half a million years

old and had been occupied for more or less 50,000 years.

• True

• False

A piece of charcoal which dated back to 30,000 years was also

found which may indicate the first use of fire in the archipelago.

• True

• False

The prehistoric people had a primitive culture characterized

by the use of stone implements.

• True

• False

In some languages of the Philippines, including Tagalog, the

word for elephant is hadya.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

In some languages of the Philippines, including Tagalog, the word for elephant is gadya.

Ancient Filipinos wore clothing

made from materials that they got from nature.

• True

• False

Some 25,000 to 30,000 years ago, another

kind of settlers, the ancestors of the Negritos

(Aeta, Ati, Dumagat), came to the Philippines

by crossing the “land bridges."

• True

• False