What do sources of EVIDENCE tell you about SG before 1819?

1. What was the city like?

1.1. Did it have a HUGE population?

1.2. Was it well-known to OTHER people?

1.3. Was the city developed

1.3.1. did they have good facilities

1.3.1.1. housing

1.3.1.2. transport

1.3.1.3. good security

1.3.2. what are the houses like ?

1.3.2.1. is it small?

1.3.2.2. is it made of good quality materials ?

1.3.2.2.1. baked bricks ?

1.3.2.2.2. cow dung ?

1.3.2.2.3. mud ?

1.3.2.3. is it on land or on water ?

2. What were the people like?

2.1. Were they LITERATE?

2.2. Who are the malays who lived at the huts facing the sea? - wenxuan & saras & hazim.

2.2.1. Are their houses