
The Mythological Origins of the World
Quiz by Aiza Del Rosario
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These stories served as sacred narratives that explain the past and enlighten the present. Â
a collection of myths is called?
this is the sacred book of Islam
this is the holy book of the Christians
In 1912, Alfred Wegener introduced this theory on the Formation of the World. This theory assumes that all lands and continents of the world broke off from one supercontinent called the Pangaea
This theory explains that the lands in and around the Pacific Ocean resulted from a series of volcanic activity 200 million years ago. In a process called volcanism, lava or molten rocks from underwater volcanoes piled up enough to reach above waters and become islands.Â
 a region around the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes happen.Â
the islands of the Philippines were formed from dead corals that had accumulated on top of each other for millions of years.Â
The oldest evidence of human presence in the Philippines can be found where?
the Callao Man is the second oldest evidence of human presence in the Philippines was discovered where ?Â
The third oldest evidence of human presence in the Philippines was unearthed in a cave in Palawan. It is called _________?
 is the movement of people or animals from one area to another, generally with the intention of finding a better place to live in
According to this theory, four waves of migration happened in the Philippines thousands of years ago
This theory was introduced by F. Landa Jocano, suggesting that the first Filipinos were part of a larger group of people within the Southeast Asian region. The Filipinos only became distinct from the group through time and separation.Â
is largely language-oriented Hypothesis by Peter Bellwood proposed that the Filipinos were part of the Austronesian-speaking peoples that came from southern China and migrated southwards to Taiwan and the Philippines in the development of agriculture.Â
 In this theory, the migrants came from south of the Philippines and east of Indonesia. In search for new habitations due to the rising sea levels, these people travelled northwards to the Philippines and different parts of Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and China. They also reached Oceania and Australia.