3.3 Europe and the world

• Geschiedenis
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3,4

Welcome!

• Sit down on your fixed place 
  
• Place your history books on the table
• No phones
• Wait for the lesson to start

Today 

- Checkup homework assignment
- Choice 3.3:
1: Working on assignments
2: Instruction + mindmap

'' How did the merchant capitalism 

cause a global economy"? 

Checkup homework 

Why is the era 1600-1700 a Golden Age for the Republic

 and how does this end?

Dutch Republic in the centre of the world

De verschillende handelsroutes vanuit Azië

New problem!

• A lot of Dutch companies sail to Asia

• There is a lot of competition

• Why is this a problem? 

Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (1602)

• The Dutch government is founding the VOC
  
  
• One trading company
  
  
• A part of the profits is for the Dutch treasury 
  
  The VOC became a big employer with a lot of employees. 

Goal: a monopoly on the trade in spices in Asia

How?

• Building tradeposts (like Batavia)

• Cutting deals with native leaders

• Using violence: going to war

Jan Pieterszoon Coen

Famous CEO of the VOC

Ruthless: did not hasistate to use violence.

WIC

West-Indische compagnie

- Piracy 

- Slave trade