Constructing Knowledge on Spore Past Flashcards
Who is an inhabitant?
Person who lives in a particular place
What is a keramat?
Muslim Shrine
What is a ruin?
refers to the part of a building that remains after the rest of the building is destroyed
Singapura is know as
Lion City
Who is a Sultan?
A ruler in a Muslim country
What is a Sultanate?
A country that is ruled by a Sultan
What is Temasek?
Sea Town
Who is Wang Dayung?
Wrote earliest first-hand account of the History of Singapore
Sailed to Singapore in the 14th century
What did Wang Sayung say about trade in Temasek?
Temasek was an important trading centre for Chinese and others
Piracy was rampant and Chinese junks were attacked often
What are early written sources on Singapore?
Wamg Dayuan’s account
Serajah Melayu (Malay Annals)
Sir Stamford Raffles’ Letters
John Crawford’s Account
When was the Serah Melayu written?
In the 16th century about the lives in the 13th and 14th century
Who renamed Temasek as Singapura?
Sang Nila Utama, a prince from Sumatra
What does Singapura mean?
Singa mean Lion and pura means city
Where did Sang Nila establish his capital
Fort Canning Hill
Who is Parameswara?
A Palembang prince, murdered the local ruler in Singapore and gained control at the end of the 14th century
Who attacked Parameswara leading to him losing control of Singapore?
Javanese or Siamese troops
Why did Singapore decline in importance as trading port
Parameswara fled to Malacca after being defeated and made it his trading centre
When the Portuguese controlled Malacca, they prevented others from using Singapore as a trading centre
What did Sir Stamford write in his letters?
He discovered only a few hundred inhabitants in Singapore
Who were the people in Singapore when Sir Stamford Raffles found it?
Orang Laut
Malays
Chinese
Who was John Crawford?
He was the second British resident and help manage the British government to manage Singapore’s affairs
What did John Crawford write about the Singapore before the 19th century?
He described what was on Fort Canning and the north back of the Singapore river
He described the Singapore stone found in the south back of the Singapore river
Who drew the earliest map of the Malay peninsular
Ptolemy of Alexandria circa 150
What artefacts were found in Istana Kampong Glam?
Dutch East Indies Company coins
Coins from the Qing dynasty
What artefacts were found in Old Parliament House?
Chinese porcelain from late 13th century to 15th century
What artefacts were found in Express place?
Chinese porcelain from late 13th century to 15th century
What artefacts were found in Duxton place?
Printing blocks porcelain shards stoneware shards opium pipes marbles flute
What artefacts were found in Fort Canning Hill?
Gold ornaments, glass globules and glass beads
Remains of the fort gate and old British cemetry
Ruins of brick buildings
The keramat or ceremonial grave of Iskandar Shah
What artefacts were found in Singapore River?
Fragments of the boulder known as the Singapore Stone, and small fragment is kept in the National Museum
