| History | |
|---|---|
| Language | Dutch |
| Skills | 123 |
| Skill No. | |
| Previous skill | Spiritual |
| Next skill | Holidays |
Events is the hundred-nineteenth (assuming left to right) skill in the Dutch language tree. The skill contains five lessons which teach about important events in the history of the Netherlands, covering the medieval times, the Eighty Years' War, and colonialism.
Lessons[]
Lesson 1[]
- de prehistorie = prehistory
- Romeins = Roman
- het rijk = empire
- de middeleeuwen = Middle Ages
- de aanval = attack
- aanvallen = to attack
- de ridder = knight
Lesson 2[]
- in opstand komen = to revolt
- de opstand = revolt
- de beeldenstorm = iconoclasm
- de Tachtigjarige Oorlog = the Eighty Years' War (The Dutch war of independence)
- de veldslag = battle
- de onafhankelijkheid = independence
- de burgeroorlog = civil war
Lesson 3[]
- de VOC = Dutch East India Company
- de scheepvaart = shipping
- de Gouden Eeuw = the Golden Age
- de Nederlanden = the Netherlands (officially)
- het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden = the Kingdom of the Netherlands (full title)
- de kolonie = colony
- de republiek = republic
Lesson 4[]
- de slaaf = slave
- de plantage = plantation
- de slavernij = slavery
- Suriname = Suriname
- Zuid-Afrika = South Africa
- Indonesië = Indonesia
Lesson 5[]
- de wereldoorlog = world war
- bezetten = to occupy
- de voorouder = ancestor
- de herdenking = commemoration, remembrance
- het verzet = resistance
- het gevolg = consequence
- de Nationale Dodenherdenking = Remembrance Day
References[]
Duolingo Lesson: www.duolingo.com/skill/dn/Events