History of Singapore Quiz

What is history?

• The study of the future

• The study of the present

• The study of the past

• The study of the unknown

What are the types of sources used by historians?

• Books, Magazines, Newspapers, Journals

• Interviews, Surveys, Experiments, Observations

• Artefacts, Pictorial Records, Written Accounts, Oral accounts

• Maps, Photographs, Letters, Stories

What was the main trade link between the civilisations of Asia, the Middle East and Europe during ancient times?

• Maritime Route

• Air Transport

• Transcontinental Railway

• Silk Road

What were the seasonal rain-bearing winds called that were important for sea journeys?

• Typhoons

• Monsoons

• Tornadoes

• Cyclones

Which European nation established a maritime route from Europe to India, passing around the Cape of Good Hope?

• Portugal

• France

• Netherlands

• Spain

What was the title of the official who oversaw foreign trading communities and issued trading licences to foreign traders in Singapore under the Johor Sultanate?

• Sultan

• Shahbandar

• Emperor

• Vizier

What caused Singapore to decline in importance from the mid-17th century?

• Economic crisis in Europe

• Religious conflicts in the Middle East

• Natural disasters in Southeast Asia

• Political changes in the region

What was the main regional emporium that developed as the capital of the Johor Sultanate shifted to Riau?

• Singapore

• Riau

• Bintan

• Melaka

What did the Orang Laut mean?

• People of the forest

• People of the mountains

• People of the sea

• People of the land

What was the network of land routes known as that connected China through Central Asia to the Roman Empire?

• Air Transport

• Transcontinental Railway

• Maritime Route

• Silk Road