Introduction The Dutch republic came to be when part of the Netherlands separated from Spanish rule in 1579 and gained international recognition in 1648. It was characterized by its high population density (which is a continuity to this day), and its early, high level of urbanization. From the 16th to 18th centuries, the Dutch rose to power comparable to even Britain and France. This was also the period of time when world trade flourished and linked continents, acquiring the name “global trade.” In fact, the Dutch republic experienced such growth and improvement that the 17th century was the “Dutch golden age.” During the golden age, trade, military, art, and science flourished. This all led to a domination in trade, production of ships, etc.
Western Europe After the split of the Roman Empire, the western half fell as the east prospered. Then in the medieval period, the catholic western European states emerged stronger than ever, causing the distinction between roman catholic/protestant vs eastern orthodox in Europe. Western Europe was made up of competitive states that came to play major roles. The Dutch republic managed to become largely influential and powerful through trade. As previously mentioned, competitiveness was and still is a characteristic of Western Europe. Since the Dutch focused on ship building to support the trade they were beginning to be a part of.
Through this time period emerged the Columbian exchange and some European states also took an interest
The term Columbian exchange refers to a lot of different things. You had the exchange of diseases, food crops, ideas, animals, and plants. Between the old world and having the Americans follow Columbus in 1492 in the Caribbean. The Columbian exchange mainly benefited the people in Europe and its colonies when it made things kind of bad for the Native Americans. The Columbian exchange explains why the Indian nations went downhill and the European colonies did a lot after Columbus and the new world. The Columbian exchange also talks about how the European nations became the wealthiest and most powerful places in the world during that time. The Columbian exchange lets you know why a lot of Africans were sold into slavery on the far side to fields dealings with sugar,
The Columbian Exchange, beginning in 1492 with Christopher Columbus’s first voyage, was a global trading standoff between the Old World and the New World. Plants, animals, and diseases were being traded fervently between Europe, Africa, and the Americas. The global and social changes made during this exchange would leave a lasting impression on the Americas in the years that followed.
more power and began to form countries and impose taxes. People gave their loyalty to
Profound development began in 1660 when, after a five-year struggle against the Spanish crown, the British won power. There was a significant rise in population under British control. Their system allowed the colony to prosper as they gave new European settlers land to cultivate sugar cane and cocoa. “The European planter has been described as a machine for making money” (Waters, 1985: 22). The purpose of this colonial economic system was to provide raw materials and goods for the Mother Country. In addition, a general consumer market was developed to send wealth to Europe and allow for capital accumulation, all for the benefit of the colonizers.
Despite the collapse of the Roman Empire, Europe still stood, separating into two different areas, governed two different ways. Western Europe and the Byzantine Empire had very different government structures. The Western half became Western Europe with popes, and princes ruling at that time. The Eastern half became The Byzantine
During the Columbian Exchange there were civilizations that had yet to be connected. The encountering of new places,
In the 17th Century, the Dutch (the Netherlands) became a power. Golden Age. It fought 3 great Anglo-Dutch naval battles. The Dutch Republic became a leading colonial power, with by far its greatest activity in the East Indies.
In the 17th century, the Dutch Republic experienced a Golden Age and was able to maintain security, unity, and prosperity in its society and economy. The nation was considered a leading power, especially in trade and ideas, within Europe. However, it was not long before circumstances changed and the state face many problems establishing peace and agreement. By the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th centuries, there had been a significant change in the Dutch Republic’s power, for multiple factors and reasons. From 1650 to 1713, not only external factors such as European intervention and British trading competition, but also internal division damaged the Dutch Republic and challenged its authority as a
The Columbian Exchange was the movement of animals, plants, ideas, diseases, and technology across the Atlantic Ocean. The list above was traded between the Americas, Europe, and Africa. The exchange cause negative and positive results in all three continents.
Columbian Exchange-1492, the Columbian exchange was a widespread trade that consisted of animals, disease, and new technologies
Between the time period 476 and 1200, many continuities and changes occurred in Europe. At the beginning of this time period, the Roman Empire fell splitting Europe into Western Europe and Eastern Europe, later known as the Byzantine Empire. Western Europe faced Germanic invasions and lack of unity while the Byzantine Empire developed as a prosperous continuation of the Roman Empire. However, by the end of this time period the Crusades had weakened the Byzantine Empire but had allowed contact between Western Europe and the Islamic world. As a result, many changes concerning political organization and social interactions occurred in Europe between 476 and 1200.
Focusing specifically on the Dutch, this nation was able to expand and conquer heavily in South and South East Asia. As discussed in class, the European powers of this time held a gendered notion these Asian lands as if they were an untouched woman with endless resources and uses that were destined to be used by the white man for profit and glory. The Dutch starting in the 1500s were no different in their motives. By setting up the Dutch East India Company, and creating a trade monopoly on eastern goods, the Dutch were able to quickly gain power in South East Asia and specifically Indonesia on past the 1600s. These colonial efforts however began not as pushes for political power but simply for monetary gain.
Vandal, Visigoth, and Ostrogoth people all had cultures heavily influenced by Rome and its Religion. During this era, feudalism developed, and Christianity divided in two - the Catholic Church in the west and the Eastern Orthodox Church in the east. In both cases, the Church grew to have a great deal of political and economic power.
This was a trading network that was originally established by North German town in order to keep close trading allies and to avoid the involvement of enemies or pirates getting in the way of trading. The Germans traded with countries like England and the Scandinavian countries all the way to the Baltic Sea. Importing and exporting goods through this network was rather fruitful for not only the Germans at the time, but to the whole North Sea economy. The principal products that they traded were furs, honey, tar, timber, flax, grain, cloth, copper, iron, and herring. Eventually the Hanseatic League started declining because it lacked centralized power. During this same time, around the 15th century, the Dutch were a growing economy. So much so, that they were able to overthrow the Germans, who had been dominating the trade market around the North Sea for so long. By the 16th century the Dutch had immense control over the North Sea and had even managed to branch out to the Baltic Sea as well. By 1669, the Hanseatic League had disappeared due to the Dutch’s fast growing mercantile and economic prosperity. The Germans had been overpowered by the Dutch’s primary control of the North Sea and the Swede’s control of the Baltic Sea. This brought an end to the Hanseatic League and with that, a new era of trading domination that involved new countries
In the world history, European countries became stronger due to two events in the 1630s. Firstly, some European countries