Chapter 4 paragraph 4: Water and urbanization

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 2

At the end of this lesson

you can explain the role of water in the urbanization of the Netherlands

urbanization

Urbanization

People moving towards the cities

What did the Hanze have to do with urbanization?

Hanze

• End of the Middle Ages: inland and coastal shipping was very important
• Northern Europe: grain, animal pelt, wood
• England: wool and linen products
• Southern Europe: wine and salt
• Netherlands: bricks, beer, salted fish

Hanze

• A partnership was formed, called the Hanze
• By a group of trading cities in northern and western Europe
• In the Netherlands: Hanze cities along the Zuiderzee and the river IJssel
• The trading route played an important role internationally from the twelveth to the sixteenth century

Amsterdam (not a Hanze city)

• A city on the river the Amstel
• Built around a dam in the Amstel in the 13th century
• It was the biggest harbour in the Netherlands 
• Very important for international trade
• It was called a metropolis
• In the 17th century: Amsterdam was the marketplace of the world and became more important than the Hanze cities

Nowadays: the harbour of Rotterdam has taken the place of the biggest harbour

To work

• Read paragraph 4
• Make assignment 1 t/m 8

Next week: a lesson to ask questions and discuss assignments :)