Philippine History of Human Existence

When did the Spanish Philippines begin with the Pacific expansion of New Spain?

• 1521

• 1565

• 1898

• 1946

What is the date inscribed in the oldest Philippine document found so far?

• 900 CE

• 1000 CE

• 1521 CE

• 1898 CE

The oldest modern university in Asia.

• San Carlos University

• University of Santo Tomas

• La Consolacion College

• Trinity University of Asia

What is the term used by the Philippine government to refer to the southern tribe who are the 'people of the lake'?

• Maranao

• Maguindanao

• Iranun

• Sangil

The remains of an oldest species of hominin individuals were found in which cave?

• Tago Cave

• St. Paul Subterrenean Cave

• Callao Cave

• Tabon Cave

The first Austronesians reached the Philippines at 3000–2200 BCE, settling the (a)   island and northern Luzon.

The date inscribed in the oldest Philippine document found so far, the Laguna Copperplate Inscription, is 900 CE. From the details of the document, written in (a)   script, the bearer of a debt, Namwaran, along with his children Lady Angkatan and Bukah, are cleared of a debt by the ruler of Tondo.

The Philippines is inhabited by more than (a)   ethnolinguistic groups

They are muslim-mojority ethnic groups etnolinguistic of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan.

• Igirot

• Kankanaey

• Tausug

• Moro

The most widely accepted theory of maritime migrations to the Philippines.

• Out-of-town theory

• Out-of-Taiwan Theory

• Negrito Migration Theory

• Java Man Theory