Hist2 2 influences or effects of geography on the history

Influences Or Effects Of Geography On The

History And Culture Of The Filipinos

Occupational Influence Primary livelihood activities are

farming and fishing Boat building was developed Filipinos became expert sailors

and navigators

Occupational Influence Invention and

fabrication of different traps and hunting implements

Availability of local fibers enabled textile weaving

Abundance of clay led to pottery making

Cultural Influence Diverse language developed

Subcultures developed throughout the archipelago

Culture contacts were made with early traders – Chinese, Indian, Arab, and Southeast Asian.

Socio-Political Effects A sense of regionalism and sectionalism

developed Delayed birth and development of Filipino

nationalism To difficult for Filipinos to be subjugated by

foreign invaders Development of upland and lowland

communities was uneven.

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