Chapter 2 - Singapore's Connections with the World

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  1. 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.
  2. 5. Singapore in the 14th century was known as Dan Ma Xi, which is the Mandarin pronunciation of _____________
  3. 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.
  4. 10. Because of the ___________ winds, traders found Temasek to be a convenient location to trade while waiting for the wind patterns to change.
  5. 11. Indian traders sold items like spices, ___________, rhinoceros horns and perfumes.
  6. 12. The huge Chinese trading vessels in the 14th century were called ___________.
  7. 14. Temasek grew in importance as a trading port because of it was ____________ located.
  8. 15. The assistant to Sir Stamford Raffles was named Major William _______
  9. 16. ____________ Connection – This is the connection formed through the buying and selling or the exchange of goods between two or more countries.
  10. 18. When there is an exchange of goods or services for other goods or services without the use of money, this is called __________.
  11. 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.
  12. 22. Temasek was an _________, which is a port for the collection and distribution of goods.
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  1. 1. Traders from the Middle East exchanged goods such as date, oil and wool for Indus _____, ivory and cotton.
  2. 3. Even before the 1st century, traders used the __________ Road to travel from Europe to India and China.
  3. 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 _________.
  4. 6. The 2 European powers who came to Southeast Asia before the British were the Dutch and the _________.
  5. 7. Traders from Southeast Asia exchanged ____________ like cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
  6. 8. Temasek rose in power after the kingdom of __________ collapsed by the 13th century.
  7. 9. Singapore, as part of the Melaka Sultanate before 1511, came under the control of the _______-Riau Sultanate.
  8. 10. In the 16th century, the Europeans came to Southeast Asia and wanted to gain a ___________ of the spice trade.
  9. 13. Chinese traders sold silk and ___________, which were in great demand by other countries.
  10. 17. Around 100 BC, traders began to use __________ trade routes where it was much faster and safer travel by sea.
  11. 19. Sang Utama relied on his group of Orang _____________, who had fighting and boating skills to help him when he ruled Temasek.
  12. 21. In the 15th century, Singapore was overtaken by the new port city of ___________, which had pledged loyalty to the Ming Emperor.