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 * Chapter 4 Section 18

Anastasia Clayton This is Vermeer's Geographer painted in 1669. It demonstrated not only an immaculately scrubbed and dusted Dutch interior, but it was a symbol of the modern world and it's youth.
 * Visuals**

The Dutch East India Company

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Vocab. Nick Lapiana

Baroque - the 17th century art style that was shaped by the fascination with lighting, the representation of interior spaces, the use of distinctive colors or subtle hues, and a more naturalistic image of human beings.

Batavia - the latin name for Holland, also a city founded in Java in 1619.

Bank of Amsterdam - bank that would allow someone to trade in the different currencies of Europe for the internationally aproved currency made there.

Treaty of Nimwegen - treaty that ended the 1678 phase of the Frech expansionist wars. It gave the French the Franche-Comte areas as well as a few towns in Flanders, while the Dutch preserved their territory.

Danetta Gift

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I found some information on William III of orange. the whole site goes through a lot of his life time.

Questions Jake Seagriff –What set the stage for revolution in England in the seventeenth century? Englands policy of isolationism and the fact that 20000 people left for New England showed the peoples dislike of the leadership.

–What was distinctive about the English Civil War? The Civil War negativly effected other parts of Europe, parlaiment proved workable as the country expanded, and they set the standard for a represenative gov't.

–What were the chief causes of the English Civil War? The monarchy was foreign and out of touch with developments in England The aristocracy and merchant classes were willing to pay taxes in return for political power The nation was divided along religious lines that usually coincided with class and politics Conflicts with the Irish and the Scots started the ball rolling

–What were the chief consequences of the English Civil War? •James VI of Scotland became James I of England •Soon there was conflict with Parliament •Religion was also a conflict with Parliament –Most members of Parliament were Calvinists James supported the Church of England Parliament also wanted to preserve their right to approve taxes –What are the main events of the English Revolution? Why did parliamentary forces win in England? •The Long Parliament passed revolutionary legislation, abolishing bishops and the royal prerogative courts •Also made Presbyterianism the established religion of England, Scotland, and Ireland

People Tara Stolarski Arminius- theologian of Leyden, moderate Calvinists drew their doctrines from this man, his ideas were condemned at an international Calvinist synod in 1618, they began to be accepted i n 1632 William of Orange- a grave, reserved young man, spoke Dutch, German, English and French, and understood Italian, Spanish and Latin, he was a Dutch Calvinist, lived plainly, opposite of the "Sun King" and his life long enemy, married the king of England's niece, Mary Stuart, became king of England,

Important People:
**Dutch Poets and Dramatists:**
 * Hugo Grotius- produces Law of War and Peace a pioneering treatise on international law.
 * Baruch Spinoza- works of philosophy on nature in society of human conduct.
 * Sciences**:
 * Christian Huyghens- produces the wave theory of light
 * Balthasar Bekker- exploits a decisive blown upon witchcraft
 * Painters:**
 * Peter Paul Rubens- used identification of the Counter Reformation in paintings
 * Religon:**
 * Arminius- a religous leader whom supported the calvinism theory and eventually gained many followers who would come to be known as arminians.
 * William of Orange- a rival of Louis XIV and a dutch calvinist. He would eventually become the king of England and have much control.