Chapter 2 - Singapore's Connections with the World
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- 2. British traders who came to Southeast Asia worked for the British _______ India Company (EIC), and they were interested in China trade and spice trade.
- 5. Singapore in the 14th century was known as Dan Ma Xi, which is the Mandarin pronunciation of _____________
- 7. Raffles took advantage of a __________ dispute in the Johor-Riau Sultanate to sign a treaty allowing the British permission to set up a trading settlement in Singapore.
- 10. Because of the ___________ winds, traders found Temasek to be a convenient location to trade while waiting for the wind patterns to change.
- 11. Indian traders sold items like spices, ___________, rhinoceros horns and perfumes.
- 12. The huge Chinese trading vessels in the 14th century were called ___________.
- 14. Temasek grew in importance as a trading port because of it was ____________ located.
- 15. The assistant to Sir Stamford Raffles was named Major William _______
- 16. ____________ Connection – This is the connection formed through the buying and selling or the exchange of goods between two or more countries.
- 18. When there is an exchange of goods or services for other goods or services without the use of money, this is called __________.
- 20. Temasek served a __________ meeting point, so that traders from Middle East, India and China did not have to travel long distances to each countries to trade.
- 22. Temasek was an _________, which is a port for the collection and distribution of goods.
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- 1. Traders from the Middle East exchanged goods such as date, oil and wool for Indus _____, ivory and cotton.
- 3. Even before the 1st century, traders used the __________ Road to travel from Europe to India and China.
- 4. Sir Stamford Raffles came to Singapore because he was looking for a British base that was more strategically located than the existing British ports, Penang and _________.
- 6. The 2 European powers who came to Southeast Asia before the British were the Dutch and the _________.
- 7. Traders from Southeast Asia exchanged ____________ like cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
- 8. Temasek rose in power after the kingdom of __________ collapsed by the 13th century.
- 9. Singapore, as part of the Melaka Sultanate before 1511, came under the control of the _______-Riau Sultanate.
- 10. In the 16th century, the Europeans came to Southeast Asia and wanted to gain a ___________ of the spice trade.
- 13. Chinese traders sold silk and ___________, which were in great demand by other countries.
- 17. Around 100 BC, traders began to use __________ trade routes where it was much faster and safer travel by sea.
- 19. Sang Utama relied on his group of Orang _____________, who had fighting and boating skills to help him when he ruled Temasek.
- 21. In the 15th century, Singapore was overtaken by the new port city of ___________, which had pledged loyalty to the Ming Emperor.