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The Dutch Golden Age - the Dutch miracle - the Dutch Century

  • Period: May 5, 1500 to May 6, 1550

    Netherlands (approximately)

    Diversified workforce
    40% industry
    25% agriculture (surprising because very low compare to the rest of Europe)
    20% services
    1% fishing/digging
    Urbanized
    45% live in cities Land reclamation/free farming
    1/5 of the Netherland is reclaimed land
    7000 square km
    reduce feudalism
    investment projects
    created solidarity
  • Period: May 5, 1500 to May 6, 1550

    Dutch innovation (approximately

    Shipping innovations
    Herring Buss
    Clean and preserve the fish on the boat to fish in deeper sea
    Fluitship
    Transport goods with half the price of the English
    Dominate the trade of the Baltic sea, Wheat in Europe in America Agricultural diversification
    Dairy Product and Market Gardens (Flowers, plants and tulips) Transportation/energy
    Horses, Lots of wind so a source of Energy (pump water), Sawmills (Scierie) , Peat (tourbe) they dig to extract that Religious tolerance