Culture in Singapore

Economical connections between Singapore and Other Countries

Political Connections between Singapore and other countries

This picture shows a set of gold ornaments found in Fort Canning dating back to 14th century. The set of gold ornaments could be a gift from a foreign ruler to the ruler in Temasek to strengthen the friendship between the two countries.

Lifestyle in early Singapore

This source is a picture of gold ornaments that are dating from the 14th century. This source tells us that the locals in Temasek were rich enough to afford gold as gold was expensive. These gold ornaments are used for religious purposes as the armlet is designed as Kala, the Hindu god. 

This source shows a variety of spices. These spices are traded by people from other countries when they came to Singapore. The locals traded with the foreigners as they used spices to cook their food. This shows that the locals were rich enough to trade spices. They also knew how to enjoy tasty food.