Paragraph 2.3 and 2.4 - Prelude to the Dutch Revolt and the Dutch Revolt

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Please discuss...

1) Who is Wilhelmus?

2) Can you regognize him in a picture?

3) Why is he of 'german blood' ('Duitsen bloed')?

4) Who is the King of Spain?

5) Explain the last sentence

Today

Paragraph 2.3 and 2.4 - The prelude to the Dutch Revolt and the Dutch Revolt - part I

At the end of the lesson you will know/be able to…

• remember what you studied in the last two lessons before the autumn break (concepts, events, chronology and causes)
• know who is who during the Dutch Revolt
• explain why the siege of Leiden is typically 16th century and, in case of the liberation, typical Dutch
• why having money to pay your troops is not only important and an advantage for you as lord, but also for the population

please also refer to the wrong answers

To which concepts, persons, chronology, events or litteraly meaning are the wrong answers or options refering?

What is a 'gewest'?

1. a general meeting with the representatives from all provinces
2. the person who temporarily rules a country for the King while he is away
3. a nobleman who represented the king or governer in one or more provinces
4. one of the seventeen provinces that formed the Low Countries.

"Gewest" or "Provincie"

What is an important difference between these two concepts when looking at them from a historical or political background?

please also refer to the wrong answers

To which concepts, persons, chronology, events or litteraly meaning are the wrong answers or options refering?

Pay attention!

One of the next choices or options isn't just an answer or a defenition of a concept, but also (1) an event, which one? and (2) a line of general causes (how many?) that lead to this subject 'The Dutch Revolt'.

What is the States General?

1. a general meeting with the representatives from all provinces
2. the person who rules an area for the King while he is away
3. a nobleman who represented the king or governer in one or more provinces
4. a petition of Dutch nobles for Philip II to lower taxes, return some of the province's power and ease up on the persecution of Protestants

please also refer to the wrong answers

To which concepts, persons, chronology, events or litteraly meaning are the wrong answers or options refering?

Pay attention!

Please provide the Dutch translation of the next concept and try to litteraly explain the function/meaning of that Dutch word.

Why is this question / assignment important?

What is a governor?

1. a general meeting with the representatives from all provinces
2. the person who rules an area for the King while he is away
3. a nobleman who represented the king or governer in one or more provinces
4. one of the seventeen provinces that formed the Low Countries.

Landvoogd(es), Voogd= someone who takes care of children, orphans, people who can't take care of themselves (yet)

Pay attention!

It's important to konow about the litteraly meaning of words, concepts and laso the meaning of parts of words or concepts, because you can alo always use it in other subjects like Dutch, English, economy, geography, etc. 

please also refer to the wrong answers

To which concepts, persons, chronology, events or litteraly meaning are the wrong answers or options refering?

Pay attention!

One of the next choices or options isn't just an answer or a definition of a concept, but also refers to two different concepts. (1) Which answer, (2) which concepts, (3) what are their defenitions, (4) what chronology belongs to them and (5) what were their causes?

What is stadtholder ?

1. a special tribunal sent by Philip II to the Low Countries to convict the people involved in the Iconoclastic Fury
2. the person who rules an area for the King while he is away
3. a nobleman who represented the king or governer in one or more provinces
4. a petition of Dutch nobles for Philip II to lower taxes, return some of the province's power and ease up on the persecution of Protestants

(1) Answer A

(2) Coumcil of Troubles and Iconoclastic Fury

(3) Tribunal to punish the responsable for the Revolt / Iconocasic fury, which was a protestant demolition of catholic churches to destroy all sttues, icons, images of saints etc.

(4) 1567 and 1566

(5) a result of the demand of Philips II to punish the heretics and end the Dutch Revolt and a result of the protestant Reformation

Pay attention!

Please provide the litterally transcription of 'Iconoclastic Fury' and try to litteraly explain the function/meaning of each part of the word - icono and clastic.

What could they mean?

please also refer to the wrong answers

To which concepts, persons, chronology, events or litteraly meaning are the wrong answers or options refering?

Pay attention!

One of the following answers is also a collection of general causes for this subject.

(1) Refer to the specific answer, (2) how many causes do you notice and (3) are they financially, politically or culturally relevant (provide this for ach of them)

What is the Comprise of the Nobles ?

1. a special tribunal sent by Philip II to the Low Countries to convict the people involved in the Iconoclastic Fury
2. the person who rules an area for the King while he is away
3. a nobleman who represented the king or governer in one or more provinces
4. a petition of Dutch nobles for Philip II to lower taxes, return some of the province's power and ease up on the persecution of Protestants

(1) Answer D (1566)

(2) 3 causes

(3) political: turn power to provinces, financially / economical: lower taxes and culturally: ease up on the persecution of protestants

please also refer to the wrong answers

To which concepts, persons, chronology, events or litteraly meaning are the wrong answers or options refering?

Who is Alva?

1. Army leader of the rebels
2. Governor of the Low Countries
3. Spanish nobleman who lead the rebels in Spain
4. Head of the Council of Troubles

What does not apply to Margaret of Parma ?

1. Bastard daughter of Charles V
2. Governor of the Low Countries on behalf of her father, Charles V
3. Half sister of Philip II
4. Governor of the Low Countries on behalf of her half brother, Philip II

Discuss

these next possibilities with your neighbour please

Historians argue when the Dutch Revolt started. What would your answer be? Be prepared to back up your answer with an argument!

1566, Iconolastic Fury

1567, the arrival of Alva with a Spanish army

1568, William of Orange invades the Low Countries

1572, the Sea Beggars take Den Briel in the name of William of Orange

Pay attention!

explain why the siege of Leiden is typically 16th century and, in case of the liberation, typical Dutch

Discuss

On which event the next image was based on. If in doubt read page in your TB

What's the event painted in the previous image?

What was (1) a benefit of paying your soldiers and (2) a general disadvantage when not being able to pay them ?

Discuss and to sum op.....

•  The Dutch Revolt was it legal?
• Give at least one argument for and against 

Was it legal to break from Spain?

No

Yes

On the fence

At the end of the lesson you will know/be able to…

• remember what you studied in the last two lessons before the autumn break (concepts, events, chronology and causes)
• know who is who during the Dutch Revolt
• explain why the siege of Leiden is typically 16th century and, in case of the liberation, typical Dutch
• why having money to pay your troops is not only important and an advantage for you as lord, but also for the population

Homework

You can chooce between:

a) A timeline (entire chapter)

b) A mind map (2.1 - 2.3)

c) A gap text - 20 items (2.4)

d) combinations - 20 it (2.4)

For assignments c and d you are welcome to collaborate with a partner