5.5: the prelude to the Dutch Revolt - Q -

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5. The Time of Discoverers and Reformers

5.5. Prelude to the Dutch Revolt 

Practise Questions

1a. Which of these modern countries did NOT belong to
The Netherlands under Charles V

1. The Netherlands
2. Belgium
3. Germany
4. Luxembourg

1b. What was the capital city of
The Netherlands under Charles V

1. Amsterdam
2. Brussels
3. The Hague
4. Antwerp

1c. In the 16th century, the States-General was a meeting of representatives from the 17 Dutch provinces

1. true
2. false

a meeting of the States General in "de Ridderzaal" the 17th century

"de Ridderzaal" in 2017. During the "Troonrede" the king always starts with the words: "leden der Staten Generaal..."

a session of the "Tweede Kamer der Staten Generaal" in The Hague.

STATES GENERAL

Click the blue text
STATES GENERAL in the previous slide to find the answers to these questions:

2a. How many seats does the "Tweede Kamer" have?

1. 75
2. 100
3. 125
4. 150

2b. How many seats does the "Eerste Kamer" have?

1. 75
2. 100
3. 125
4. 150

2c. Another word for the States General is:

1. government
2. parliament
3. council
4. president

2d. A parliament is basically the people's:

1. representatives
2. subjects
3. government
4. monarchy

2e. How do members of parliament get appointed?

1. they are appointed by the king
2. they are elected by the Dutch people
3. their jobs are give to the highest bidders
4. their parents were also parlementarians, so they inherited the job

3a. What do you notice about the spread of protestantism in the Netherlands?

3b. Lutheranism spread from Germany into Scandinavia and the Netherlands

1. true
2. false

4a. Philip II tried to centralise the Low Countries

1. true
2. false

4b. This took away power from the Dutch nobles

1. true
2. false

4c What term fits this statement?

"the king makes the rules that all 17 provinces must obey"

make sure you understand what centralisation means. If you don't, then ask...!

1. centralisation
2. de-centralisation

4d What term fits this statement?

"the king allows the 17 provinces to make their own rules"

make sure you understand what centralisation means. If you don't, then ask...!

1. centralisation
2. de-centralisation

4e. Philip II was at war with France

1. true
2. false

4f. Philip II did not need the Low Countries to finance his wars

1. true
2. false

5. What actions did Philip take to make the Low Countries Catholic again?

6a. Study the graph.
Which three years had the most
prosecutions?

6b. Study the graph.
Which three years had the most executions?

6c. Study the graph.
Was the Inquisition
succeeding in Flanders?
Explain your answer.

7. Which of the following was NOT a reason for the Dutch nobles to hand a Petition to Margaret?

1. to stop the inquisition
2. to lower the taxes
3. to reduce the policy of centralisation
4. to end the power of the nobles

8. Write down an example of a
compromise you made yourself.

9. Why did the supporters of the Petition
call themselves "Beggars"?

7. Copy this overview into your notebook and fill in the empty boxes.

left: an engraving of the iconoclasts at work, made in the 1580's. 

right: the same picture, with letters A-I for the next question:

10. Connect the numbers 1-8 to 

the letters A-K

men breaking open a tomb, presumably containing the relics of a saint

1

men destroying an altar

2

people leaving with loot

3

men taking the altar cloth

4

are dressed as soldiers; they don’t seem to be trying to stop the iconoclasts.

5

men breaking stained glass windows

6

men with weapons - probably iconoclasts

7

men using a rope to pull down a statue

8

11. Was the prosecution of protestants by the Inquisition
the only reason for the Iconoclasm?
Explain your answer.

12a. At the top, in the centre of the source, you see a group
of men in a meeting. Who do you think they are?
Use at least one element from the source to
explain your answer.

12b. Did a Catholic or a Protestant create this source?
Explain how you know and what opinion he or she is
trying to put across.

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