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Chapter 11

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Johannes Vermeer A famous Dutch Golden Age painter
Philip II King of Spain from 1556 to 1598 whose poor money choices contributed to the Dutch Revolt.
Lisbon, Portugal Capital of Portugal, where Dutch merchants bought Asian spices before Phillip II stopped them.
The Netherlands A small country in Europe that belonged to Habsburg Spain before declaring independence.
The VOC The official trading company for the entire Netherlands.
New Zealand and New Holland (now Australia) named by the Dutch merchants who charted them during Asian voyages, contacts between the native inhabitants and Europeans was limited at first.
Dutch Golden Age The period of economic and cultural success in the Netherlands brought on by the success of the VOC
Dutch Republic Independent Dutch country founded in 1581 following the Act of Abjuration.
Economics Things related to money, trade, trade goods, and peoples behavior with money
Guilders the name for Dutch money
The Girl with a Pearl Earring A famous painting by Johannes Vermeer
investments to invest in part of a company and make or loose money along with the company
Megacorporation a very large corporation that has a monopoly and is so powerful it can even act as a small country. The VOC is considered the first megacorporation in history.
Monopoly One company controls all of the trade for one type of good or all of the trade in a particular area.
Patronage a system of financially supporting artists that became popular in the Renaissance.
Private Company A company in which shares of the company can only be bought and sold by invitation.
Publicly Traded company A company in which shares of the company can be bought and sold by members of the public.
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