history 2022 Flashcards
Baltic trade
The trade of luxury products in exchange for grain and wood between the Dutch Republic and countries around the Baltic sea (Poland and East Prussia).
Commercial centre
A place where goods from all over the world were brought in, stored and eventually sold to places throughout Europe.
VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie)
Dutch East India Company; trading company which sailed to the East-Indies and traded mainly in spices and silk
Monopoly
being the only company that has the right to trade in a certain product
shares
represent parts of a company; you can buy and sell them for a profit, if the company is successful
multinational
a company that is represented in many locations around the world
Governor-general
a person who looked after the large trading network of the VOC in the East-Indies
Intra-Asian trade
a trading netwoek between Japan, India and the East-Indies, in which the VOC parcipitated
WIC
Dutch West India Company: trading company which sailed to the Weat-Indies and mainly traded in slaves
privateering
the capturing and destroying of enimy ships
censorship
you are not allowed to write about anything you want
freedom of conscience
freedom to have your own worldview
Clandestine church
hidden churches often built in a house or barn where Catholics could practise their faith
Baroque
art style derived from Renaissance art characterised by extreme realism, damatic effects and many emotionns, especially on faces
Dutch realism
art style in which painters focused on painting realistic subjects
