In deze les zitten 25 slides, met interactieve quizzen, tekstslides en 1 video.
Lesduur is: 70 min
Onderdelen in deze les
3.2 A world economy: The VOC and WIC (part 1/2)
Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Goals for this lesson
At the end of this lesson you...
know hom Amsterdam became a commercial centre.
understand why the VOC was founded.
know how the VOC operated.
Slide 2 - Tekstslide
What is the 17th century often called in Dutch History?
Slide 3 - Open vraag
Reading Task:
Open paragraph 3.2 (page 63) and read the first subtitle
Read the goals on the board
Start reading. Write the words you do not understand in your notebook, and the answers to the questions on the board.
Compare your answers with the person next to you and find the correct answers + the meaning of the words.
Goals paragraph 3.2:
Know how Amsterdam became a commercial centre.
What was the Baltic trade?
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Slide 4 - Tekstslide
What is this lesson about?
Amsterdam became one of the biggest cities for trade in Europe because of the Spanish conquest of Antwerp, the Baltic trade and companies sailing to the East Indies to trade.
By establishing the VOC and the WIC, the Dutch Republic successfully took part in trade with many countries around the world and became one of the wealthiest countries.
Slide 5 - Tekstslide
What is this lesson about?
Amsterdam became one of the biggest cities for trade in Europe because of the Spanish conquest of Antwerp, the Baltic trade and companies sailing to the East Indies to trade.
By establishing the VOC and the WIC, the Dutch Republic successfully took part in trade with many countries around the world and became one of the wealthiest countries.
Slide 6 - Tekstslide
Which city in the Low Countries was the centre of trade before Amsterdam?
A
Brussels
B
Utrecht
C
Antwerpen
D
Rotterdam
Slide 7 - Quizvraag
3.2 A world economy: The VOC and WIC (part 1/2)
Slide 8 - Tekstslide
Trade between European cities in the late Middle Ages
Slide 9 - Tekstslide
Which important event could have shifted the centre of trade?
Slide 10 - Open vraag
The Golden Age of Antwerp
Antwerp became the most important trade city of North-western Europe.
It had its own Golden Age in the 16th century.
Antwerp joined the Dutch Revolt against the Spanish.
What does Antwerp look like now?
Slide 11 - Tekstslide
Spanish fury in 1576 Antwerp
Around 8000 people were murdered by the looting Spanish soldiers. In 1585 The city fell for the second time and was no longer part of the Dutch Revolt.
Slide 12 - Tekstslide
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Slide 13 - Tekstslide
Amsterdam
New centre of trade.
Became rich by buying products for low prices and selling them somewhere else for a profit.
especially the trade with the Baltic was profitable.
Amsterdam in the late 16th century
Slide 14 - Tekstslide
Commercial centre
Goods were stored in Amsterdam from all around the world
Slide 15 - Tekstslide
Slide 16 - Video
VOC
Established in 1602
Ruled by 17 regenten
VOC had a monopoly on Asian spice trade = only company allowed to trade there.
Slide 17 - Tekstslide
First multinational company
Slide 18 - Tekstslide
Slide 19 - Tekstslide
Jan Pieterszoon Coen
Governor-General of the VOC.
Used violence to strengthen the VOC.
Burned down Jacarta and built Batavia on the ruins.