Individual Contribution I: Comprehend and select information which is relevant Name: Clara Ng (21)

to the HI question (10 marks) and Acknowledge use of the selected Class: 1/7
information properly (2 marks) Graded Task

HI Topic: What can historical evidence tell us about Temasek’s connections with Asia before 1819?
Refer to the rubrics in the H.I. website (acmhi.weebly.com) to guide you in your answer.

The types of connections that you are focusing on:

E.g. Political connection

Description Citation of Source Why did you choose this source?

Describe how this source is relevant to
E.g. This source E.g. Kwa, C. G. et al. (2009). Singapore: A 700-Year History: From
is from the Early Emporium to World City the type of connection that you are
book … http://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/item_holding_s.aspx?bid=4082239. Singapore: focusing on. E.g. I chose this source because it
National Archives of Singapore. tells me about the defence forts at Fort Canning that
It is an extract
were present in Singapore before 1819. This shows that
from John
there was probably a ruler in Singapore before 1819
Crawfurd’s
who had probably instructed the construction of these
account on
forts to protect Temasek from external attacks.
Singapore
before 1819…

Source 1 It is an Miko, J. a. (2018). Infogram. Retrieved from What I chose this source because it tells me
extract was Singapore like before 1819 about Singapore’s Economic
from Connections with Asia before 1819. This
https://infogram.com/what-was-singapore-like-
Jasmine shows that there was trading happening
before-1819-1gl8e208qqjzpod
and Miko between Singapore and other countries
on of Asia before 1819 which help people
Singapore to survive in the past.
connectio-
ns before
1819...
Source 2 It is an highprotocolgp1. (25 September, 2014). I chose this source because it tells me
extract Singapore before 1819. Retrieved from WordPress. about what Singapore has been trading
from with other countries of Asia. This shows
https://highprotocolgp1.wordpress.com/author/hi that Singapore trade with people stuff
highproto-
ghprotocolgp1/ that are expensive and valuable in order
colgp1 on to keep a valuable history.
what
Singapore
had been
trading
with other
countries
of Asia
during the
early
years…
Source 3 This source Abshire, J.E. (2011). The History of Singapore. I chose this source because it tells me
is from the The Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations. that even when there is clear description
book, The of the risks of trading in Singapore, it is
http://www.nlb.gov.sg/biblio/13840319
History of nevertheless noteworthy the frequency
Singapore. with which traders of the time referred to
Temasek in their writings. This shows that
traders are determined to come to
Singapore and trade with Singapore’s
traders despite knowing that there will
be risk of trading in Singapore.

Source 4 It is an Hays, J. (2008). Short Description of Singapore. I chose this source because it tells me
extract Retrieved from Facts and Details. about Singapore, being ruled by the five
from Hays, kings of ancient Singapura. This shows
http://factsanddetails.com/southeast-
J. about that Singapore was actually named as
asia/Singapore/sub5_7a/entry-3170.html
the early Temasek but after the five kings of
History of ancient Singapura ruled Singapore, it is
 Singapore. named as Singapura then, Singapore.

Source 5 It is an Cornelius-Takahama, V. (2016). Singapore stone. I chose this source because it tells me
extract Retrieved from Infopedia. about The Singapore Stone which was
from found during the 13th century while
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP
Cornelius- trading. This shows that the Singapore
_43_2005-01-26.html
Takahama, stone was traded with other country
V. about during the trading period.
The
Singapore
Stone.
Individual Contribution II: Examine the information you found from your sources Graded Task
and use the evidence to come up with relevant responses to answer the HI question
Examine the information and use the evidence to come up with relevant
Aspect of life that you are focusing on:
responses to answer the HI question (8 marks)
E.g. Political connections

*From the 5 sources, pick only 3 of the most suitable sources to focus on

Source Description What can you infer about Temasek’s What evidence does the source provide to
X connections with Asia before 1819? support your inferences?
E.g. Gold
armlet from E.g. I can infer that there was a system of rule in E.g. The source is on the gold armlet found at the Asian
Political Java found at Singapore, and that a king could possibly have ruled early Civilisations Museum dating to the 14th century. This gold armlet is
Fort Singapore in the 14th century. the only kind found belonging to that period. As gold was rare
Canning… during that time, the gold armlet shows that possibly, a wealthy
group of people could have lived in Temasek in the 14th century.
This wealthy group of people could be the noble family which
ruled Singapore in the 14th century must have had friendly political
relations with Java.

Sourc Broken I can infer that Singapore had many The source is on the Broken stem cups found at
e1 stem cups cultural exchanges taking place and the Ethnological Museum, Berlin, Germany dating
from probably exchanged ideas about to the 14th century. Th
Cultu
China, traditions, clothing and with countries such
ral
found at as China.
Fort
Canning
Hill.
Sourc Singapore I can infer that Singapore had good The source is on the Singapore stone found at the
e2 stone from relations with the Javanese. This is because National Museum of Singapore dating to the 13th
Singapore, the Singapore stone looks like a religious Century. The Singapore stone is one of the things
that Singapore trade with other countries during
found at item for the Muslims in Java. Therefore this
the trading period.
the bank made the Singaporeans then, approach
of the the Javanese to tell them it is not their
Singapore religious object. Hence, this leads the
river. Singaporeans back then to have
communications with the Muslims from
Java.
 Sourc Gold I can infer that Singapore had cultural The source is on the Gold ornaments found at the
e3 ornaments relations with Indonesia. This is because National Museum of Singapore dating to the 14th
from those from Java brought their culture to century. The Gold ornaments shows a Kali, an
Indonesia, Singapore. Hence, the ornament was Indian god which was believed in Java, carved
found at found in Singapore. out on it .Therefore, it shows the cultural
The Fort connections Singapore had with Java. As gold
Canning was rare during the 14th century, the gold
hill. ornament shows that possibly, a wealthy group of
people could have lived in Temasek in the 14th
century.

Write your individual response to the HI question using the information obtained from your three selected sources as
evidence. [300 words]

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