Readings in Philippine History and Society

Philippines was once part of mainland Asia. When sea levels were lower, land bridges allowed for the migration of humans and animals from the mainland Asia to the Philippine archipelago.

• Volcanic Origin

• Legen of Mu or Lemuria

• Land Bridge Theory

• Legend of Manaul

Answer explanation

It was a land mass bridging Asian continent to Indonesia, New Guinea up to the Australian Continent.

Who proposed the formation of the Philippines as a Volcanic Origin?

• James Churchward

• Dr. Bailey Willis

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo

Answer explanation

According to Dr. Bailey Willis, Philippines came into existence after eruptions of volcanoes beneath the Pacific Ocean.

In this theory, both Philippines and Indonesia were then part of the Pacific Continent called _____________, which sunken during the prehistoric period. Influenced by the legend of the lost continent of Atlantis.

• Mu or Lemuria

• Volcanic

• Land Bridge

• Continental Drift

Who proposed the Continental Drift Theory?

• German meteorologist Alfred Wagener

• Dr. Bailey Willis

• James Churchward

• Ferdinand Magellan

The Continental Drift Theory suggests that the Philippines, along with other continents and landmasses, were once part of a single supercontinent called _______, which eventually broke apart and drifted to their current positions due to movement of tectonic plates.

• Pangea

• Manaul

• Mu

• Lemuria

The Creation Theory is about?

• Creation of Earth and Humans (Adam and Eve)

• Human Evolution

• Migration

• Population

Who proposed the Migration theory about the peopling of islands?

• Felipe Landa Jocano

• Henrey Otley Beyer

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Marco Polo