History report by Chow Zi Yang and Zachary Tjoeng
Singapore was not a sleepy fishing village before Stamford Raffles came in 1819. Singapore had more history than that. Singapore used to be a trading village ruled by five Sultans that we said to have been related in Sejerah Melayu. It had traders coming from China, India and other countries. Evidence such as old Chinese coins, metal animals objects that were used as money in the past, broken pieces from Chinese pots and  the Singapore stone.

The Singapore stone which was found by the British after their arrival was written in a language that could not be translated. This could not have been made by the British as the British mainly use the English Language. The Singapore stone which was found in Singapore (thus it was called the Singapore stone) must have been written by somebody that lived in Singapore in the past. The writings found on the stone could not be translated but maybe it could be telling a story of something that happened in Singapore in the past. This shows that there were people living in Singapore and that Singapore was not sleepy trading village.

 These metal animal objects were used as money in the past during trade when traders came to Singapore before the British arrived in Singapore. There were traders already coming to Singapore to trade before 1819 because of Singapore's location. Thus, Singapore could not have only been a sleepy fishing village.

This picture shows some old Chinese coins found in Singapore. Traders from China must have came to Singapore before to trade and these coins were used in the trade. If Singapore was only a sleepy fishing village why would traders from other countries come here? This picture shows that Singapore received traders from other countries and was not a sleepy fishing village.

This picture shows some broken pottery which must have come from other countries like China as Singapore did not trade products that were made in Singapore in the past. The broken pottery in this picture must have been gotten through trade with traders from other countries and shows that Singapore took part in trade and was not a sleepy fishing village.

All these sources and evidences shows that Singapore was not a sleepy fishing village like what some people think. This concludes our report. Thank you for reading. :)