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What is believed to have allowed Austronesian-speaking people to migrate to regions inhabited by hunter-gatherers?
What time frame is suggested for the migration of Austronesian-speaking people from Taiwan to the Philippines?
What type of food resources did the Ifugao people primarily utilize before rice agriculture?
What evidence was found at the Andarayan site that raises discussion on the early presence of rice agriculture?
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What challenge significantly impacts rice agriculture in the Philippines today?
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What significant event caused damage to rice crops in the Philippines in 2013?
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Victor Paz indicated what about the evidence for early rice agriculture in the Philippines?
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In what way do Denham and Donohue view the carbonized rice inclusions found in Northern Luzon?
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How does rice hold cultural value in the Philippines?
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What is the current ranking of the Philippines in terms of global rice imports?
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What climate condition significantly influenced the development of farming 15,000 years ago?
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Which advantage of farming allowed societies to support larger populations?
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How did agricultural societies develop immunity to diseases compared to hunter-gatherers?
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What does the Farming Language Dispersal Hypothesis propose?
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Which crops are evidence of agriculture in Proto-Austronesian languages?
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Which of the following was NOT a result of the shift from hunting-gathering to farming?
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What is one outcome of farming societies becoming densely populated?
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In which region did the Austronesian-speaking people migrate from, according to agricultural evolution?
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Study Notes
Factors Leading to Farming
- Climate Change: Over 15,000 years ago, post-glacial climate warmed and became more humid, enhancing tropical productivity.
- Areas like China and the Levant began selecting crops to withstand sporadic cold periods.
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Advantages of Farming:
- Farming produced more food per area, allowing larger populations.
- Sedentary lifestyle of farming enabled food surpluses to buffer against famine.
- Crowded farming societies developed resistance to epidemic diseases, unlike hunter-gatherers.
Farming Language Dispersal Hypothesis
- Peter Bellwood and Colin Renfrew proposed that agriculture was crucial to the migration of Austronesian-speaking people from Taiwan to the Philippines and beyond.
- Migration led to the spread of Proto-Austronesian languages, including agriculture-related terms like rice, millet, and pigs.
- Austronesian agriculture enabled migration into hunter-gatherer areas, gradually replacing these populations.
- Migration is estimated to have occurred between 4,500 to 4,000 years ago.
Archaeological Evidence
- Study at Old Kiyyangan Village revealed earthenware sherds not linked to rice cooking but to starchy vegetables such as taro and yams.
- Ifugao utilized diverse food resources pre-colonization, relying on domestic animals and hunting for protein.
- Victor Paz highlighted insufficient evidence of early rice agriculture in the Philippines.
- Discovery of rice remains at Andarayan site challenges previous assumptions about the timing of rice cultivation.
- Excavated carbonized inclusions suggest dry-rice cropping, opposed to the wet-rice agriculture commonly practiced.
- Tim Denham and Mark Donohue posited that findings might relate to foreign trade rather than early intensive agriculture.
Philippines' Agriculture Today
- The country is the fifth-largest rice importer worldwide, facing land limitations for rice cultivation.
- Factors hindering rice production include unstable weather and high population density.
- Typhoon Yolanda (2013) caused a 2% loss of rice crops, highlighting vulnerability to extreme weather.
- Rice holds significant cultural value, symbolizing life and well-being in Filipino folklore, such as the story "Alamat ng Palay."
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Explore the key factors that contributed to the development of farming practices over 15,000 years ago. This quiz covers climate change, its effects on crop selection, and the advantages of agriculture compared to hunter-gathering. Delve into the historical context and changes that shaped early agricultural societies.
