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Anamika: Crystal,quick!go call the others
Crystal : ok
Anamika : During the June holidays,i went to a historian camp. It was sooo much fun! I learnt a lot of things.
others : really...what did you learn?
Anamika: well...we learnt that Singapore in the past had many connections with other countries in trade and culture.we also learned about the different governments that ruled Singapore in the past. Who knew Singapore existed in the past?
Megan : If i attend the camp...i'm sure my favourite part would be the one on culture...it teaches you on how Singapore was connected with other countries in the world such as china,India and many more.during my history lesson today,our teacher,Ms Kam ,taught us on how many things that  connected to other countries such as green jade glazed ceramics were found in places like fort canning hill.This tells us that china had connections with Singapore. We can make inferences by observing the evidences provided.
Others : really?
Hongyi : well...unlike you my favourite part would be  on trade...did you know that Singapore traded with many countries in the past...Singapore traded many items such as spices,jewelry,fabrics and many others.
this showed us that singapore had traded with other countries in the past
Ayesha: what a coincidence! trade is my favourite too. I also learnt many things about trade.Let me just share about it. Adding on to what Hong Yi said, the traded items also include artefacts such as the Headless Horseman and the Gold Armlet which can tell us how Singapore had connections with the other countries before 1819. To finish off Hong Yi and my topic about trade, I can tell that Singapore had many traders and that Singapore was an excellent trading port for them before 1819.
Crystal: looks like me and Anamika have the same liking then.our favourites is  government...which is finding out on the people who ruled Singapore in the past. Singapore was ruled by many powerful figures in the past...one of the countries that protected Singapore was Siam
Xue en : you guys all have the same mistake... you forgot the time period.
which is surpposed to be before 1819... thats one thing that i know for sure !
All: yes indeed... look like history tells us many things

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Source from: Singapore Museum
Source Type: Artifact
Time Period: 12th century
Area: Government
Inference: This tells me that Singapore had military defense.
Evidence: Singapore used arrow heads in the past for self-defense.

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artefacts found in Singapore before 1819 (Megan) (9)

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artefacts found in Singapore before 1819 (Megan) (9)

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Type : artefacts

area : culture

Inference : this evidence shows that Singapore had connections with India

Evidence : In 1926,a collection of gold ornaments including a gold armlet was discovered at fort canning hill . This armlet has the design of Kala the Hindu god representing time and destruction

Time period : mid 14 century

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type : Artefacts

Area : culture

inference : this evidence shows that singapore had social connections with China in the past

Evidence : In the olden times green represents royalty in China.this type of glazed ceramics are mainly made in LongQuan

Time period : 960-1280 AD

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Source From: China
Source Type: Artifacts

Time Period: 13th-15th Century

Inference: People from China during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties came to Singapore to trade with us and the other countries that were in Singapore too.

Evidence: Green ware shards were found in Singapore. Many of them originated from the Song Dynasty but most of them have originated from the Yuan and Ming Dynasties from the 13th-15th century.

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Source from: Singapore History Gallery

Source Type: Artefacts (The Headless Horseman)

Time Period: From 14th century to 16th century during the Majapahit period

Area: TradeRemove

Inference: I can infer that Singapore had traded with Java (Indonesia) and had connections with them in the past.

Evidence: The evidence is "It (Headless Horseman) bears stylistic similarities of Javanese art of the Majapahit period (c. 14th Century), the lack of similar finds and the absence of lead in Singapore make it very possible that it was created elsewhere in what is now the Indonesian archipelago.".

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source from: Commentarios do Grande
source type: Written
Time period: 14th Century
Inference: This tells me that Temasek was ruled by 4 other people
Evidence: The evidence is " ...the fifth ruler of Singapura was a rebel prince from Palembang called Parameswara"

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Source from: Wang Dayuan's travel records

Source Type: Written source

Time Period: 14th century

Area: Trade

Inference: I can infer that Singapore in the past had connections and traded with Quanzhou (China).

Evidence: The evidence is "The goods obtained from trade include red gold, blue satin, cotton prints, Chu porcelain and iron cauldrons which are from trade with Quanzhou traders".

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source from:The Nagarakertagama, A Javanese Court Poem
source type: Written
Time period: 14th Century
Inference: This tells me that Temasek in the 14th Century was weak and had to be protected by stronger countries
Evidence: The evidence is ''The island of Tumasik was under the protection of the Majapahit Kingdom'' This show that Sinagpore had political connections with Majapahit

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source from: Textbook
Type: Artefacts
Time:13th Century
Area: culture
Inference: the inference show that Singapore have connections with Sri Lanka
Evidence: Coins similar to the ones show below were found at the Parliament House complex near the Singapore River. An image of the Buddha can be seen on the most of the coins.

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source from: Fort Canning Hill
Type: Artefacts
Time:14th century
Area: culture
Inference: The inference show that Singapore used Chinese coins in the 14th Century
Evidence: Chinese coins found at Fort Canning Hill which bore inscriptions as Yuan Feng Tong Bao which replaces locally-minted gold and silver as currency in the 14th century. This shows that Chinese culture had influenced the people living in Temasek which resulted in them to change their coins previously to Chinese coins.

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Source from: Tomé Pires
Source Type: Written
Time Period: 14th century
Area: Government
Inference: This tells me that Singapore was not strong in the past and had to be defended by a stronger country.
Evidence: At that time, Singapura was protected by Siam which was a powerful country.

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Source From: Parliament House complex
Source Type: Artifacts
Time Period: 13th Century
Area: Trade
Inference: People from Sri Lanka had connection with Singapore during the 13th century and they have traded with us using their coins.
Evidence: Coins from Sri Lanka in the 13th century   were discovered at the Parliament House complex near the Singapore River