FULL BLAST F4 CULTURE PAGE 3

FULL BLAST F4 CULTURE PAGE 3

by Syafiza Sabudin

​READ THE TEXT ON PAGE 130 IN YOUR TEXTBOOK AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

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​MUST-VISIT SIGHTS…

​MELAKA, MALAYSIA

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Multiple Choice

Why did Prince Parameswara decide to build Melaka?

• Melaka was the name of the tree the prince was sitting under when he saw the mouse deer kicking some hunting dogs.

• Petra was chosen in an Internet poll as one of the New Wonders of the World.

• He saw a white mouse deer kicking some hunting dogs and was impressed by the small animal's courage.

• The Chinese were the first people to trade goods with Melaka.

• The Dutch took control of the cuty from the Portuguese.

Multiple Choice

Who were the first people to trade goods with Melaka?

• Melaka was the name of the tree the prince was sitting under when he saw the mouse deer kicking some hunting dogs.

• Petra was chosen in an Internet poll as one of the New Wonders of the World.

• He saw a white mouse deer kicking some hunting dogs and was impressed by the small animal's courage.

• The Chinese were the first people to trade goods with Melaka.

• The Dutch took control of the cuty from the Portuguese.

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Where did the name of the city come from?

• Melaka was the name of the tree the prince was sitting under when he saw the mouse deer kicking some hunting dogs.

• Petra was chosen in an Internet poll as one of the New Wonders of the World.

• He saw a white mouse deer kicking some hunting dogs and was impressed by the small animal's courage.

• The Chinese were the first people to trade goods with Melaka.

• The Dutch took control of the cuty from the Portuguese.

Multiple Choice

Who took control of the city from the Portuguese?

• Melaka was the name of the tree the prince was sitting under when he saw the mouse deer kicking some hunting dogs.

• Petra was chosen in an Internet poll as one of the New Wonders of the World.

• He saw a white mouse deer kicking some hunting dogs and was impressed by the small animal's courage.

• The Chinese were the first people to trade goods with Melaka.

• The Dutch took control of the cuty from the Portuguese.

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What attracts people to Melaka today?

• Melaka was the name of the tree the prince was sitting under when he saw the mouse deer kicking some hunting dogs.

• Petra was chosen in an Internet poll as one of the New Wonders of the World.

• The historic attractions, the busy weekend night market and the relaxed feel of the city.

• The Chinese were the first people to trade goods with Melaka.

• The Dutch took control of the cuty from the Portuguese.

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What is unusual about Petra?

• Melaka was the name of the tree the prince was sitting under when he saw the mouse deer kicking some hunting dogs.

• Petra was chosen in an Internet poll as one of the New Wonders of the World.

• The historic attractions, the busy weekend night market and the relaxed feel of the city.

• The Chinese were the first people to trade goods with Melaka.

• It is carved out of the rose-red stone hills.

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Why were Petra's most impressive structures built on the 1st century BC?

• The Nabatean kingdom was rich and powerful then.

• Petra was chosen in an Internet poll as one of the New Wonders of the World.

• The historic attractions, the busy weekend night market and the relaxed feel of the city.

• The Chinese were the first people to trade goods with Melaka.

• It is carved out of the rose-red stone hills.

Multiple Choice

Why is Al Khazneh recognisable today?

• The Nabatean kingdom was rich and powerful then.

• Petra was chosen in an Internet poll as one of the New Wonders of the World.

• The historic attractions, the busy weekend night market and the relaxed feel of the city.

• It has appeared in various films and documentaries.

• It is carved out of the rose-red stone hills.

Multiple Choice

What happened in 2007?

• The Nabatean kingdom was rich and powerful then.

• Petra was chosen in an Internet poll as one of the New Wonders of the World.

• The historic attractions, the busy weekend night market and the relaxed feel of the city.

• It has appeared in various films and documentaries.

• It is carved out of the rose-red stone hills.

Multiple Choice

Vocabulary (Match the word with its meaning)

1. region

• a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory.

• an area, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.

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2. culture

• the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.

• the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods

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3. trading

• pay someone for the use of (something, typically property, land, or a car)

• the action or activity of buying and selling goods and services.

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4. colony

• a country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.

• a building for human habitation, especially one that consists of a ground floor and one or more upper storeys.

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5. ancient

• relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.

• belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

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