Sec 1 History

What was Singapore before 1819?

• colonised by the British
• Fishing village
• settlement

How do Historians enquire about the past?

• Studying about sources
• Studying about History
• Studying about books
• Studying about inferences

What are the different kinds of sources?

• Books, pictorial, written, oral and artefacts
• Pictorial, Oral traditions, written
• Pictorial, written, oral, artefacts
• Artefacts, Inferences, Books and Oral traditions

What do all historians like to do in order to learn about the past?

• Make inferences
• Make conclusions
• Ask questions
• Ask people

What is the difference between primary and secondary source?

• Primary source was produced close to, or at the time of the event but secondary source was constructed from other sources of information.
• Primary source was constructed from other sources of informationt but secondary source was produced during that time or closest.
• Primary source was constructed by only artefacts but secondary source was produced by artefacts and oral traditions.

Name 1 trade route used by travellers in the past.

• Silk Road
• Silky Road
• Pacific Road
• Road of No return

What are inferences?

• Good guesses
• Good questions
• Good evidence

What do historians need to make good inferences?

• Evidence
• Artefacts
• Inferences
• Oral Traditions

Who wrote the Malay Annals?

• Court writers
• Court typists
• Court secretaries
• Court officials

What was the Sejarah Melayu about?

• Rulers of the Chinese dynasty and their descendents
• Rulers of the Melaka sultanate and their descendents.
• Rulers of the Indian sultanate and their descendents