PERIODIZATION
IN PHILIPPINE
HISTORY
WHAT IS PERIODIZATION?
PERIODIZATION
(according to Merriam-Webster.com)
Division of history into time periods,
with specific bases.
DIFFERENT PERIODS
IN PHILIPPINE
HISTORY
PRE -
HISTORIC
The period of time
before the existence
of written history
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PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD
Paleolitic Age/Era – the
era where the usage of
STONE TOOLS were
developed.
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PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD
Neolitic Age/Era – the era
where the means of
ARGRICULTURE was
used. The ancient settlers
also utilized fire in different
aspects, such as using fire
in making pottery.
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PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD
➢ Early Metal Age – era
where METAL
(copper, bronze)
TOOLS were
developed and
replaced the stone
tools.
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PRE-HISTORIC PERIOD
➢ Age of Contact – time
where the Philippines
started to intetact with
other Asian Countries
for barter trade.
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PRE-COLONIAL PERIOD
To sum it all up, these
prehistoric periods are part
of the PRE-COLONIAL
PHILIPPINES. Other parts
of the Philippine Pre-
colonial Period are the
different systems of trade,
marriage, territory and
many others.
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HISTORY
The period of time
where important
things were actually
in written records
(written history)
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HISTORY
➢ Spanish Colonization
– the arrival of the
Spaniards and their
conquest in the
Philippines.
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HISTORY
➢ American Colonization
– After the Treaty of
Paris, Spain sold the
Philippine Archipelago
to the U.S., thus
putting the Philippines
under the U.S.
government.
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HISTORY
The U.S. thought of granting
independence to the Philippines years
later, and to prepare the country for
that, the U.S. government granted the
Philippines a government composed
of Filipinos (called Commonwealth)
which was to exist in a ten-year
period.
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HISTORY
➢ Japanese Colonization -
After attacking Pearl
Harbor, the Japanese
attacked Philippines as
well. This interrupted the
10 year commonwealth
period. Their occupation
lasted for about 3 years.
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HISTORY
➢ Independence – After the
retreat of the Japanese,
the Philippines stood back
up on its feet through the
newly constructed Third
Republic of the
government, with help
from the U.S. government
as well.
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IMPORTANCE OF
PERIODIZATION
IN PHILIPPINE
HISTORY
IMPORTANCE OF PERIODIZATION
➢ Periodization is important in Philippine History to see the turning points,
changes, and continuities in our society.
➢ Through periodization, it is much easier to identify and classify the origin of
different ideas and objects; as well as ancestries.
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SOURCES
Periodization. 2018. in Merriam-Webster.com
Retrieved August 25, 2018, from https://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/periodization
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