Geography - Amsterdam, Netherlands

1. THE GOLDEN AGE OF
AMSTERDAM
8th Grade Geography – Mrs. Van Heck

2. PORT OF AMSTERDAM 1500
The Dutch were great sailors and traders. They brought back
goods from Indonesia.

3. DUTCH SHIP

4. AMSTERDAM IS A CITY OF
CANALS AND IS KNOWN AS
THE VENICE OF THE
NORTH.

5. THE PALACE ON THE
CITY SQUARE

6. PAINTINGS OF CANALS

7. DUTCH ARCHITECTURE

8. NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE
JORDAN.
THIS IS WHERE ANNE FRANK
LIVED DURING WW II.

9. AMSTERDAM HARBOR BY
NIGHT

10. CENTRAL STATION

11. THERE ARE MANY CHURCH
TOWERS IN AMSTERDAM.

12. THE NIGHT WATCH BY
RE MBRANDT -
A NATIONAL TREASURE

13. DUTCH TRANSPORT OF SLAVES
TO AMERICA
The wealth created by the trade of slaves to the Americas built the
luxurious buildings of Amsterdam during the Golden Age.

14. MAP OF THE
NETHERLANDS,
BORDERED BY BELGIUM
AND GERMANY

15. DUTCH LANGUAGE
 Do you speak Dutch?
 Spreek jij Nederlands?
 No, I speak English only.
 Ne, ik spreek engels aleen.

16. WRITE A PARAGRAPH
 Answer these questions.
 Why do you think the Dutch participated in the slave trade?
 Why was Amsterdam such a wealthy city in the 1600s?
 Where did the Dutch settle and do business around the world?