Pre-Colonialization
Small independent communities led by local chiefs before Spanish arrival.
What are barangays?
This European country controlled the Philippines for more than three centuries.
What is Spain?
This Filipino reformer wrote novels criticizing Spanish rule and was executed in 1896.
Who is José Rizal?
What are Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
The Philippines is made up of over 7,000 islands, making it a _____
What is an archipelago?
The title of the leader of a barangay.
What is a datu?
Spanish missionaries converted many Filipinos to this branch of Christianity
What is Roman Catholicism?
This revolutionary leader founded the secret society known as the Katipunan.
Who is Andrés Bonifacio?
This treaty officially ended the Spanish-American War and transferred the Philippines to the United States.
What is the Treaty of Paris?
This is the capital city of the Philippines and the center of Spanish colonial government.
What is Manila?
Trade partners of the Philippines before Spanish arrival included this large Asian country.
What is China?
This economic system connected Asia to the Americas through trade between Manila and Acapulco.
What is the Manila Galleon Trade?
After internal conflicts among revolutionaries, this leader became the main head of the Philippine independence movement.
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
This is the year that the Spanish-American War began.
What is 1898?
This largest island group of the Philippines contains Manila.
What is Luzon?
The religion practiced by many Filipinos in Mindanao before Spanish rule.
What is Islam?
Where was the name of educated Filipinos who left to study in Europe?
What are the Ilustrados?
This Filipino chief defeated Magellan in the Battle of Mactan in 1521.
Who is Lapulapu?
This event involving the explosion of an American battleship helped push the U.S. into war with Spain.
What is the explosion of the USS Maine?
This southern island region has historically had a large Muslim population.
What is Mindanao?
This island is where the first permanent Spanish colony was founded.
What is Cebu?
This Spanish conquistador founded the first permanent Spanish settlement in the Philippines in 1565.
Who is Miguel López de Legazpi?
These were the two major novels written by Joe Rizal, that became foundational texts for the Philippines.
What are Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo?
Under the Treaty of Paris, the United States paid Spain this amount for control of the Philippines.
What is $20 million?
This island near Cebu is where Magellan was killed in 1521.
What is Mactan Island?