What did the Netherlands look like in the past and what people did thousands of years ago? The history of the Netherlands is many times older than the Netherlands itself.
Tag: Farmers
White, largely Dutch settlers, especially cattle farmers, who had settled in South Africa.
Did you know that an extinct human species has been found near the Dutch border? This kind of discovery gives us a lot of information about our history.
Can you move a 25,000-pound rock? 5,500 years ago, the first Drentse farmers could do this. They then built the oldest Dutch monuments.
Do you know what kind of profession you want to pursue later? If you had lived at the end of prehistoric times, you had no choice, you were a farmer or a craftsman.
Time of monks and knights
You must have been in a castle once. Castles remind us of the Middle Ages. In addition to castles, many monasteries were built during this period.
Did you know that the Romans made many inventions to increase agricultural yields? After this period, the farmers had to reinvent everything themselves.
Time of cities and states
Have you ever heard of the separation between church and state? In the middle ages this did not exist yet. The Pope was more powerful than the emperor.
The moment the Dutch cities started to grow was a very important point in history. Do you live in one of the oldest cities in The Netherlands?
Have you ever moved? Everyone is now free to live wherever they want. In history, you had to buy yourself free first if you wanted to live in the city.