Revision

Which of these are the 3 sources that we learnt in Chapter 1?

• The Social Studies Book

• The Sejarah Melayu a.k.a The Malay Annals

• The Letters of Sir Stamford Raffles

• Wang Dayuan’s Account

• The Records by the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew

What was Singapore known as in 1300s?

Name the Java Prince who saw sandy white beaches across the sea when he was hunting.

There were 2 sharp rocks that jutted out of the sea. These rocks were known as ___________ .

• loyang

• longyamen

• jurong

• yamen

In Sanskrit language, _______________ is known as Lion City.

• Singapore

• Singa Pura

• Temasek

• Syonan

1.    Match the following artefacts that were dug up from Fort Canning to the era they belong to

• Wealthy Malay broken pot (pre colonial)

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• 14th Century Chinese Compass

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• Chinese Coins from Tang & Northern Song

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• Jewellery from Majapahit Kingdom

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• Porcelain from China 1300s

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Imagine you are one of the traders from China planning to sail to India to sell your silk.

You need to have a stopover to refill your supply of food and water. You heard about Temasek being a good place for you to refill your supply.

Use a pencil and draw a line to show the trade route you would use as you journey from China to India.

Sang Nila Utama and his men saw an animal when he arrived in Temasek. The animal looked like the __________________ .

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There were 4 reasons why the British chose Singapore as a trading port.

Choose the 4 reasons

• Abundant supply of fresh water

• Deep sheltered harbour

• Strategic location between main trade route between China and Indian Sub Continent

• Not controlled by the Dutch.

• Frendly Orang Laut

Who founded Singapore as a British trading port?

• Queen Elizabeth

• Lord Hasting

• Major William Farquhar

• Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles