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The Philippine currency, Peso, reflects its colourful history through its name. Peso is derived from the Spanish peso or pieces of ______.
The Philippine currency, Peso, reflects its colourful history through its name. Peso is derived from the Spanish peso or pieces of ______.
eight
Before the Spaniards came and conquered the Philippines, the precolonial Filipino tribes conducted their businesses and trades through the ______ system.
Before the Spaniards came and conquered the Philippines, the precolonial Filipino tribes conducted their businesses and trades through the ______ system.
barter
Chinese merchants traded porcelain, silk, and some metalwork in exchange for the Filipinos’ gold, pearls, beeswax, and medicinal plants, leading to the adoption of gold rings as a medium of ______.
Chinese merchants traded porcelain, silk, and some metalwork in exchange for the Filipinos’ gold, pearls, beeswax, and medicinal plants, leading to the adoption of gold rings as a medium of ______.
exchange
The Piloncitos are recognized as the earliest ______ in the country, dating back to the Spanish period.
The Piloncitos are recognized as the earliest ______ in the country, dating back to the Spanish period.
When Magellan’s expedition landed in the Philippine shores in 1521, he brought with him the Spanish silver ______.
When Magellan’s expedition landed in the Philippine shores in 1521, he brought with him the Spanish silver ______.
The Columnarias were machine-minted coins containing fine ______.
The Columnarias were machine-minted coins containing fine ______.
In 1852, the first Filipino bank note was printed. It was called pesos ______.
In 1852, the first Filipino bank note was printed. It was called pesos ______.
The Mexican Pillar Dollar or the Columnarias had twin crowned globes representing the Spanish rule over the Old and the New ______.
The Mexican Pillar Dollar or the Columnarias had twin crowned globes representing the Spanish rule over the Old and the New ______.
The barillas were produced by the Ayuntamiento or the municipality of ______.
The barillas were produced by the Ayuntamiento or the municipality of ______.
The 1896 Cry of Balintawak headed by Andres Bonifacio signalled the start of the Philippine Revolutionary ______.
The 1896 Cry of Balintawak headed by Andres Bonifacio signalled the start of the Philippine Revolutionary ______.
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