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So you think you know

Singapores history well?

Lets try!

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SABARASABARA

PU LUO ZHONGPU LUO ZHONG

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SabaraSabara

Early name of Singapore

Used in the 2nd century

Greek geographer Ptolemy

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Pu Luo ZhongPu Luo Zhong

Early name of Singapore

3rd century.

Derived from the Malay Pulau Ujong

(island at the tip)

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Picture Discussion Time!

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Another name of Singapore

Singapura The Lion City

But

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This story was actually recorded inSejarah Melayu.

Do you think this story is real orfictional?

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If it is fictional, does it mean that it is

of no use to historians?

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Lets start with a few easy

questions first...Q1. Singapore was founded on _______

by _____________________.

A: 1959, Lee Kuan Yew

B: 1965, Yusof Ishak

C: 1819, Stamford Raffles

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Think about it...

What was Singapore before Raffles landed?

Did it even exist?

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Lets start with a few easy questions

first...

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Raffles, the founder of

Singapore??

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Bring in that trowel, mate!

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So says Wang Dayuan, a Chinese

merchant who travelled in Southeast

Asia during the 14th

century...

Temasik has become a great andfamous place visited by large numbers of

foreigners. There were some Chinese

settlers in Temasik. Traders feared to

come to this place. Pirates were lurking

to raid the Chinese junks.

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Question:

All historians are good chefs.Why?

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Answer:Answer:Because they know how to makeBecause they know how to make

good use of sauces (sources)!good use of sauces (sources)!

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Takeaway(s) of the Day!

There are different types of historical sources

(such asWang Da Yuans written records,

artefacts such as Chinese coins).

Archaeology supports the study of History.

All historical sources are important in the

study of history.