Quiz 1 - Readings in Philippine History

NACIONAL, DIAN P.
MARCH 14, 2022
BSCS-3A QUIZ 1
READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

1. What is history?
History is the study of past events based on factual research. It is also a continuous process and
written in sequential order of events. History came from the Greek word HISTORIA which means to
search or look into. Lastly, history is a vital part of our society.
2. Give 5 branches of social science that could help study history and why are they
important?
✓ Anthropology - this is the study of humanity. Anthropology is very important to each and every
human person to know and have the background knowledge of someone’s culture, behavior, linguistics,
and racism. In that way, you will know how to treat well the person and act right. You will be able to
know the differences in human behavior and with that, you will be able to respect them without giving
insult prior to their acts and you will not hurt them insensitively.
✓ Biology - is the study of living organisms. It is important to study biology for us to better understand
the living world around us. This will help us more appreciate the evolvement of living things and this will
bring us to more improved advances in the sectors of medicine, agriculture, and other aspects of living.
✓ Psychology - is the study of mind and behavior. Psychology is one of the important aspects of a
person. This will help us understand human behaviors and mental processes. This will allow us better
understand how a person thinks, acts, and feel. With this, we will be able to be sensitive towards a
person’s feelings.
✓ Sociology - the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of
human behavior. It is important to study sociology to better understand why do we have social
differences, how do we overcome social problems and how can we deal with social changes that
affect our human behavior.
✓ Geography - the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments.
This will help us investigate and to think critically and creatively about the complexities of
places, and different views and feelings relating to places. Also, it will help us recognize the
great differences in cultures, political systems, economies, landscapes, and environments across
the world, and explore the links between them.
3. What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary source?
A primary source is a piece of first-hand information generated by a witness or
participant. It is unique and well-documented while Secondary sources are produced by an
author who used primary resources to produce the material.
4. Give 3 examples of primary sources and explain why these are considered primary
sources?
 Autobiography - Authors of autobiographies are direct witnesses of the events
and time described in the narration.
 Interviews – personal interviews provide first-hand raw information and give
direct access to the subject.
 Recordings – first-hand and original piece
5. Give 5 fleets that joined the circumnavigation of the world of Ferdinand Magellan and
what happened to them.
 Santiago – shipwrecked
 San Antonio – overtaken
 Conception – burned
 Trinidad – abandoned
 Victoria - the crew of the Victoria cast anchor in the waters off of Seville,
Spain, having just completed the first circumnavigation of the world.
6. Who is Antonio Pigaffeta?
A young Italian nobleman who had joined the expedition three years before, and
served as an assistant to Ferdinand Magellan en route to the Moluccas Islands.
7. Why use primary sources as an advantage?

Primary sources directly address the topic and it provides a window into the past,
unfiltered access to the record of social, scientific, and political thought and achievement
during a past time period, produced by people who lived during that time. Bringing someone
into close contact with these rare documents and objects can give them a very real sense of
what it was like to be alive during a long-past era. Primary sources are more unique and well
documented.
8. Why should we learn from the past?

Simply because the past can be present. If we should not learn from the past we can
never move forward. The past is a crucial part of our today’s. It gives us the knowledge and
analysis that what happened yesterday might also happen at the moment. Learnings from the
past will be the armor of your tomorrow’s battle. We learn from the past to prepare for our
future.
9. Is Philippine history important to our real life?

Definitely YES. Histories are living proof of what had happened a long time ago.
Philippine history is crucial to our real life. Of all that has happened in our country, these
happenings taught us so many life lessons and brought us to where we are today.
10. From your history, what history in your life made you some regrets? And how did
you make this an inspiration?
The loss of someone who is so close to your soul is something that we can’t control.
The history of my life that I regret is not having/spending more time with my late uncle and
not having the chance to give back to him. For the longest time, He was working abroad and
was always there to support us, especially in a financial aspect. I and my cousins live with
him before since he doesn’t have his own family. It is very regretting and sad that I can’t give
back to him right away because we are still jobless and studying especially when the times
we saw that he has nothing left. If I only knew it was his last time with us, I could have
stayed and spent more time with him. This is the saddest part of all time, really! That is why I
make this an inspiration for all that I do. I am doing my best to finish my studies and get to
help my family. And I know for sure he is happy that even though he is not here anymore to
witness our success, I followed what he said, and that is to take up the course he would
always tell me the best. I took up a BS in Computer Science because of HIM.

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NACIONAL, DIAN P.

MARCH 14, 2022

READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

7. Why use primary sources as an advantage?

8. Why should we learn from the past?

9. Is Philippine history important to our real life?

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