The history of the Philippines is believed to have begun with the arrival of the first humans using rafts or primitive boats, at least 67,000 years ago as the 2007 discovery of Callao Man showed. The first recorded visit from the West is the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, who sighted Samar on March 16, 1521 and landed on Homonhon Island southeast of Samar the next day.
Early History -The Negritos are believed to have migrated to the Philippines some 30,000 years ago from Borneo, Sumatra, and Malaya. The Malayans followed in successive waves. These people belonged to a primitive epoch of Malayan culture, which has apparently survived to this day among certain groups such as the Igorots. The Malayan tribes that came later had more highly developed material cultures.
In the 14th cent. Arab traders from Malay and Borneo introduced Islam into the southern islands and extended their influence as far north as Luzon. The first Europeans to visit (1521) the Philippines were those in the Spanish expedition around the world led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. Other Spanish expeditions followed, including one from New Spain (Mexico) under López de Villalobos, who in 1542 named the islands for the infante Philip, later Philip II.
THE LAND AND THE PEOPLE
the philippines is an archipelago strategically located at the southeastern rim of asia. the location made the philippines to play a very significant role in the world of history and international affairs. the philippines, being located at the heart of asia. serve as link to the western and eastern world and crossroad of asia's air sea routes. the philippines is an archipelago being that it is a group of islands surrounded by water.
PHILIPPINE NAMES
the name of the country "philippines" coming from the spanish "filipinas" which has evolved from the original "felipinas" came from ruy lopez de villalobos in 1543. ridrigo de agandaru a recollect friar-historian believed that the philippines was the ancient land called "orphir". but the other early spanish friar-historians claimed that the philippines was "maniolas", a group of islands mentioned by claudius ptolemy in "geographia". "mayi" or "mai" on the other hand, was the name given by early chinese traders. however, this name only reffered to mindoro. in 1521, ferdinand magellan named the islands archipelago of st. lazarus. some contemporary authors have given the philippines the other name such as gems of the east, emerald island, orphans of the pacific, the land of the morning, to name a few. but perhaps the most admired early name given is "pearl of the orient".
PHILIPPINES CLIMATE
the philippines has a healthful tropical climate. it is tropically warm with plenty monsoon rains that will lst half the a year. there are only two distinct season's, the wet and dry season.
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that is based on what i learned from my professor :D hope this will help a little although its too short.
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