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(i) port louis from 17th century to 19th century
Choose the correct answer from the list to complete the given timeline.
An example is provided.
(ii) port louis: past and present
Find out a few important activities carried out in
Port Louis today. Make a list of these activities.
Compare them with the activities carried out in
Port Louis in the past.
Note the similarities and differences. Prepare a
poster titled Port Louis: Past and Present
ACTIVITY 1.8
17th century
19th century
18th century
1. Shops full of valuable
goods from India and China
2. Main Port of Ile de France
3. Port Louis named
Noord Wester Haven
4. Main warehouse on the route
to the East
5. Port Louis used as Naval Base
6. Workers and skilled craftsmen
brought to develop Port Louis
7. Shipyards built
Main Port of Ile de France
Be creative and make use
of a variety of colours to
highlight the various
sections in your poster.