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• Students will understand the
purpose of education during preSpanish period.
• Explain the standard of living of
the people during this period and,
• Identify the government system.
EDUCATION IN PRE-SPANISH PERIOD
• To transmit knowledge, it was acquired through
observation, imitation and practice. There was no
formal education during pre-Spanish period.
Children were taught to read and write by their
parents. It was fair to say that they were literate.
• The purpose of education during their time was for
survival. Their father on hunting animals taught
males, fishing, agriculture and other economic
activities while their mothers in managing the
household taught females.
LIVELIHOOD IN PRE-SPANISH PERIOD
Before the Spaniards came to the Philippines,
the people lived in small towns called
barangays. The leader of a barangay was called a
Datu / Chiefs. Many barangays would cluster
together for safety and protection. also they
living separately but there also many
similarities of them like religion, system of
government, marriage practices, economic
activities, and etc.
SOCIAL CLASSES:
NOBLES
- Someone with high or elevated character, or
who is impressive in appearance.
FREEMEN
- The worker class 2;
SLAVE
- Classified into 2;
Aliping
mananahaw:
Were not fully pledge
slave. They have their
own families and
houses; their only
serve their masters on
planting and
harvesting period.
Aliping
sagigilid:
Real slave, homeless,
required stay on their
master and also they
could be used as a
payment for debt.
GOVERNMENT IN PRE-SPANISH PERIOD
• The government was called
“barangay”.
• There was no national government.
There were many independent
barangays and datus. But there was
no datu strong enough to unite the
archipelago into one nation. Some
barangays, however, united to form
a confederation.
• It was headed by a ruler called datu
or raja.
TAXATION
• Ancient Filipinos started the
practice of paying taxes. The
purpose of paying taxes was
simple, it was for the protection
they received from the datu. The
collected tax called buwis. The
chieftain’s family members were
enjoying exemption from paying
taxes. Non-payment of taxes was
already punishable during this
period.
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ACOMPAÑADO, JONH ALEX
MICUTUAN, CHARMAINE
SAMSON, SARAH JANE SAMSON
LADAG, JAYZEL
DIONSON, ANGELIE
TORMIS, ENGEL MIE
IBAÑEZ, FLORAMAE
BARREZA, JENNIEBOY
SALVALEON, JUNY MARK
SUAYBAGUIO, KAREN
GALACE, DIETHER
CARTAGENA, SHAIRA