Netherlands- dutch Golden age Flashcards
who did netherlands belong to beore they got independence
Spain
what was the govt. of netherlands like
they had 7 northern provinces which werent that united
They had a monarch but it was more of a ___
figure head
Who is in charge of govt (oligarchy- small group of poepl having lots of power of country)
Bourg. and merchants
What was their religion
they were calvinist but tolerand and not ostentatious (not showy)
How did their tolerance of religion help the country
they allowed a wide variety of people in
Netherlands are called a __country because they are below sea
low country
because they are low country, they built what sorts of infrastructure
canals, dikes
what is filling in land beneath ocean claled
reclaimed land – so they had lots of that
What was their economy like
taxes?
buisness?
free economy
kept taxes low
encouraged buisness
Amsterdam was the __ in europe (earty 17th century)
Richest
Which colony did they have which was great for spice trade
Indonesia
Why did people like them
because they didnt ry to convert when trading so they could go to places like Japan and s. africa
Whats a huge component of their wealth?
dutch east India Company
DutchEastIndiaCOmpany: State supported ___ but the organization was kind of ___
Monopoly (a exclusive control of trade), independent
great art known for its
Landscapes and portraits, portraits, households (burg.)
Rembrandt: drew what
Chiaroscuro (treatment of lights)
portraits
what was interesting of rembrandt’s portraits of nobles
he was honest about what he saw so he didnt glamorize them (ppl were upset)
was the art more emotional or less emotional than catholics
less emotional
trade shifted from ___ to where?
mediterranean to atlantic
Why did netherlands decline
political relationship?
england?
france?
no strong political relationship
england comes up with stronger navy
France has strongest army
netherlands was __ but never a ___ ___
prosperous but never a world power
