RPH Prelim Exam Reviewer

Where is the original document of the book 'Las Costumbresde los IndiosTagalogsde Filipinas' currently kept?

• Archivo Nacional de Filipinas

• Balir and Robertson‘s The Philippine Island

• Archivo General de Indias (A.G.I) in Seville, Spain

• Archivo Franciscano Ibero-Oriental (A.F.I.O) in Madrid, Spain

It is the sum total of what happened in the past and the act of analyzing and writing about the past

Who was Fray Juan de Plasencia?

• A Portuguese missionary

• A Filipino historian

• A Spanish friar of the Franciscan Order

• A German Shepherd

Presents readers the plain and basic information about the events that took place (what), the time and date with which the events happened (when), the place with which the events took place, and the people that were involved (who).

He defines history as the study of the relevant past. It is the struggle of the Filipino people for freedom.

• Ambeth Ocampo

• Teodoro Agoncillo

• Constantino

• Zeus Salazar

History is derived fromthe Greek word _ which means learning by inquiry

What is the significance of the document 'Las Costumbresde los IndiosTagalogsde Filipinas' in understanding the cultural practices of the Tagalog people?

• It provides insights into the agricultural techniques of the Tagalog people

• It describes the traditional clothing and adornments of the Tagalog people

• It discusses the social structure and customs of the Tagalog people

• It analyzes the trade relations of the Tagalog people with neighboring tribes

"Kasaysayan" is rooted in two words salaysay, which means a narrative or a story, and, more importantly, saysay or meaning. Who is the historian that which definition is stated?

• Jose Rizal
• Teodoro Agoncillo

• Ambeth Ocampo
• Zeus Salazar

It goes beyond facts because it is concerned about the reasons for which events happened (why) and how they happened (how).

It is the study of what historians have written and argued about a given topic. This is also the imaginative reconstruction of the past from the data.

• historical method

• Anthropology

• Historiography
• Historical analysis