(BPED 1A) Readings in the Philippine History

Statement 1: History came from the Greek word historia meaning “inquiry.”

Statement 2: Historiography is the same as history.

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Statement 1: Primary sources are firsthand accounts written during the time of the event.

Statement 2: Secondary sources are original documents created by witnesses.

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Statement 1: External criticism checks the document’s authenticity and physical features.

Statement 2: Internal criticism evaluates the truthfulness and content of the document.

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Statement 1: Herodotus is known as the “Father of History.”

Statement 2: He wrote about the customs of the Tagalogs.

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Statement 1: The phrase “No document, no history” stresses the need for evidence.

Statement 2: It means history can be written without sources.

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Statement 1: Antonio Pigafetta was Magellan’s chronicler.

Statement 2: He recorded the first mass held in Limasawa.

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Statement 1: The first mass in the Philippines was held on March 31, 1521.

Statement 2: Rajah Humabon officiated the first mass.

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Statement 1: The Battle of Mactan happened on April 27, 1521.

Statement 2: Magellan was killed by Lapu-Lapu’s men.

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Statement 1: Juan de Plasencia wrote Customs of the Tagalogs.

Statement 2: It described the precolonial social system in the Philippines.

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Statement 1: Emilio Jacinto wrote Kartilya ng Katipunan.

Statement 2: It served as the moral code of the Katipuneros.

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