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From the Ted Talk by France Villarta: The gender-fluid history of the Philippines

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As you may know, the people of the pheiinippls were under Spanish rule for over 300 years. That's from 1565 to 1898. This explains why everyday Filipino conversations are ppereped with Spanish words and why so many of our last names, including mine, sound very Spanish. This also explains the filrmy entrenched influence of Catholicism. But precolonial plhniippie societies, they were mostly aitsnmis. They believed all things had a distinct spiritual essence: plants, animals, rocks, rivers, places. Power resided in the spirit. Whoever was able to hnearss that spiritual power was highly revered.

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As you may know, the people of the ___________ were under Spanish rule for over 300 years. That's from 1565 to 1898. This explains why everyday Filipino conversations are ________ with Spanish words and why so many of our last names, including mine, sound very Spanish. This also explains the ______ entrenched influence of Catholicism. But precolonial __________ societies, they were mostly ________. They believed all things had a distinct spiritual essence: plants, animals, rocks, rivers, places. Power resided in the spirit. Whoever was able to _______ that spiritual power was highly revered.

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  1. philippines
  2. philippine
  3. firmly
  4. animists
  5. harness
  6. peppered

Original Text


As you may know, the people of the Philippines were under Spanish rule for over 300 years. That's from 1565 to 1898. This explains why everyday Filipino conversations are peppered with Spanish words and why so many of our last names, including mine, sound very Spanish. This also explains the firmly entrenched influence of Catholicism. But precolonial Philippine societies, they were mostly animists. They believed all things had a distinct spiritual essence: plants, animals, rocks, rivers, places. Power resided in the spirit. Whoever was able to harness that spiritual power was highly revered.

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