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The 4th Period of the Pre-Spanish Era of Philippine History:
Contact with Great Asian Nations
Aside from neighboring Southeast Asian civilizations
Pre-Spanish Philippines also had contact with great Asian nations
They were the Indians, the Chinese & the Japanese
We also got remarkable contributions & heritage from these
Great Pre-Spanish religion we adopted from India
The pantheon of gods & the godhead Bathala
The use of turban, veil & jewelry
Words, numbers & foods from this big country
Great Pre-Spanish economy we adopted from China
Mining, smithing, gambling, tong, tawaran, taya
The use of gong, fan, umbrella & slippers
Words, foods, ancestor worship & firecrackers
Great Pre-Spanish industry we adopted from Japan
Agriculture & manufacturing from the Land of the Rising Sun
They instructed us that fishes & ducks can be cultured
They also taught us that tools & arms can be manufactured
This is the 4th Period of Pre-Spanish Era – Contact with Great Asian Nations
Food, clothing, materials, culture, customs & traditions
From great countries was endowed to us long ago
God initiated the Philippines as part of a great farrago.
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