3.2 - The Netherlands and Europe

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3.2 - The Netherlands and Europe

Success criteria

You can explain:

•  how the economy flourished in the Netherlands in the 17th century.
• how Dutch cities grew.
  
• how rules for wars formed.
  
• how the Netherlands waged war with surrounding countries.

During which age was the Golden Age?

1. 14th century
2. 15th century
3. 16th century
4. 17th century

What was the Netherlands called during the Golden Age?

1. Republiek of the Seven United Provinces
2. Kingdom of the Netherlands
3. The Low Countries
4. The Burgundian Netherlands

A Golden Age?

What do you think?

Essay - Golden Age?

What do you think about the term Golden Age for the 17th century in the Republic?

- Watch the two clips

- Write a short essay in which you give at least two arguments to support your point of view and one argument against your point of view (which you can of course contradict again afterwards)

Essay - Golden Age?

What do you think about the term Golden age for the 17th century in the Republic?

- Watch the two clips

- Write a short essay in which you give at least two arguments to support your point of view and one argument against your point of view (which you can of course contradict again afterwards)

Are you pro or against the term 'golden age' for the 17th century in the Republic?

pro

against

Read 3.2

Questions:

1 to 9

What does NOT belong to the Golden Age?

1. prosperity
2. art
3. monarchy
4. war

The Golden Age

Most money was made in trade. Merchants bought goods and sold that again, with profit. This profit was used to buy goods again. 

= merchant capitalism

In Amsterdam, a staple market was created. 

Merchants had to store their goods 

and used warehouses as storage. 

Baltic Trade

The trade in grain and wood on the Baltic Sea. 

The soil on the coast was not suitable for arable farming. Grain was brought to Amsterdam from the Baltic Sea area (and stored there in the warehouses before it was sold on).

warehouses at the Brouwersgracht in Amsterdam

Which of the following sentences is true?

1. In the Baltic Trade, Dutch merchants would trade with East Prussia and Poland
2. The Dutch merchants brought wood and grain and traded these for luxury products
3. The goods that were brought back were immediately sold to other countries
4. Merchants stored a lot of grain so they could help other countries when a famine broke out