Secondary 1 Chapter 1 History v2

What is history?

• The past

• Study of past events and people using evidence.

• People of the past

• Events of the past

Early Singapore's timeline is from ________ to _______.

• 1199 to 1816

• 1299 to 1819

• 1299 to 1891

• 1399 to 1829

Singapore is located to the ______ of China.

• south
• north

• east

• west

Singapore is located to the ______ of India.

• east
• north

• west

• south

Which of the following was NOT a geographical feature of early Singapore?

• Singapore lies between two very influential civilisations: China and India

• Singapore lies on the Melaka Straits

• Singapore is in the monsoon zone

• Singapore lies along the Sunda Straits.

The ________ winds (Dec – Mar) blow from the South China Sea to the Indian Ocean.

• southwest

• northeast

• northwest

• southeast

The ____________ winds (Jun – Sep) from the Indian Ocean to South China Sea

• southwest

• northeast

• northwest

• southeast

Which of the following DID NOT have trade connections with early Singapore?

• India

• Majapahit

• China

• Brazil

What was NOT the reason that allowed early Singapore (Temasek) to be involved in trade?

• Geographical Location

• Monsoon Winds

• Fall of the kingdom of Srivijaya

• Military Power

Which of the following was NOT a reason the Srivijaya Empire started to decline?

• External threat such as invasion from the Chola Kingdom.

• Invasion by larger empires such as the Chinese.

• It became an unsafe area to trade.

• External threat such as invasion from the Majapahit Kingdom.