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• The Silk Road:

  A network of land routes that connected East China through Central Asia.

  Goods such as spices, silk, potter were often traded.
• The S.K became less safe due to increased danger (bandits)

  This led to the rise of many port-cities as trading centres in Southeast Asia.

  
  

  Travellers would stop to pick up items to trade, resupply food and water and to wait for favourable conditions before continuing on their journeys.
• Singapore’s strategic location at the centre of ASEAN:

  -It lies of the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula and along the Straits of Melaka

  -Ships needed to pass through the Straits of Melaka as it was the quickest route to their respective destinations.

  -Cutting down the travelling time was important as it reduced the amount of supplies needed and the risk of pirate attacks and accidents.
• Presence of Monsoon Winds:

  -Monsoons Winds determined the timing and routes taken by ships travelling between the Indian Ocean and China

  -SG was placed along the path of monsoon winds making it a convenient stop for trades to exchange goods.

  -Trades would stop at Singapore to buy supplies and repair their ships while waiting for the winds to change.
• Decline of the Srivijaya Empire:

  -It was a power trading centre in SEA based in Sumatra

  -It began to decline due to foreign invasions from the Chola Kingdom, the Siamese Kingdom and Majapahit.

  -Thus, travellers began to use routes and ports ( S.O.M ), leading to the rise of SG
• Singapore served as a midway meeting point for trades from the Middle East, India and China to exchange goods.

  Singapore prospered through the ship repairs and sale of water and food to traders who were waiting for the monsoon wind patterns to change.
• The europeans competed for control of the Spice trade in SEA. By the 17th C, the dutch became the dominant European power in SEA.

  
  

  With traders moving away from Singapore due to another rising trading centre and the pirates hiding in SG,the population of Singapore and the nearby coastal areas declined
• Singapore's strategic location

  • Deep harbor
  • Fresh water supply
• Free Port Status


  No fees for ships entering Singapore attracted many traders
• Administrative Measures

  Raised funds through licenses for gambling and opium sales
• Population Growth

  • Immigrants attracted by job opportunities
  • Promise of a better life
• Urban Planning


  Different ethnic communities given specific areas to live in
• Social Order

  1. Steps taken to regulate social vices

  2. Promote agriculture
• Infrastructure

  1. Investments made to improve the harbor

  2. Improve transportation
• Governance


  • Law and order established
  • Singapore became a crown colony in 1867
  • Provided stability and British protection
• Opening of the Suez Canal

  1. Reduced travel time between Europe and Singapore

  2. Increased Singapore's strategic position in trade routes

  3. Solidified its role as a coaling station and vital port
• Expansion of Tin and Rubber Industries

  1. Driven by increased global demand and technological advancements

  2. Singapore became the center for tin smelting and trade

  3. Malaya became the world's largest rubber producer, with Singapore as the key export hub
• 1929 Great Depression


  • Led to plummeting commodity prices, unemployment, and business failures in Singapore
  • Government limited immigration to cope with the downturn
  • Economic recovery in the USA increased exports from Singapore
• These developments significantly shaped Singapore's growth as a port city and its economic trajectory