Humanities Semester 2 Exams Glossary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 British East India Company | *The British company in control of South Asia *Ruled' 20% of world's population and controlled most sea routes *Private investment company for trade in the 'East Indies' |
| Archipelago | *An island group *In a large chain or cluster *Singapore is in the Malay Archipelago |
| colony | *a country or area *under full or partial control of another *exploited or occupied by settlers from that country |
| ethnic group | *Members have a common heritage. *Singapore is a country made up many distinct ethnic groups. *Ethnic groups usually have their own cultures. |
| opium | *an addictive drug that comes from the flower of the opium poppy *found in large quantities in Northern India and Afghanistan *traded by the British EIC for Chinese tea |
| Tamesek | *ancient name for Singapore *means Sea Town or Sea Port *dates Singapore back to 13th century CE |
| Singapura | historical name for Singapore means Lion City name given by Sang Utama - a Sumatran ruler |
| Raffles | Founder of modern day Singapore in Feb 1819 worked for the British East India company introduced the ideas of free trade, religious tolerance and town planning |
| Raffles Town Plan | a plan made by Raffles to bring orderly development in early Singapore It consisted of setting up a modern grid network of roads Divided areas into distinct areas for each ethnic group eg Chinatown for the Chinese. |
| Suez Canal | a man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea built by the French and opened in 1869 ships no longer had to sail around the Cape of Good Hope (Southern Africa) |
| Immigrants | people who come to live in another country moved due to push and pull factors have made Singapore a multi-ethnic/religious country |
| migration | movement of people from place to place usually in search of work. Can be domestic (within a country) and is mainly urban to/from rural or international. Migration happens because of push and pull factors. |
| trade route | A series of pathways connecting different countries Used to transport goods and cargo Allows goods to reach distant places. |
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