You are allowed the following aids: your copies of Early Modern Germany and Power in the Blood as well as one sheet of paper to provide references and an outline to help you write an essay in response to the question in Part 3. The reference sheet must be limited to material relevant to your essay answer for Part 3. You must submit this reference sheet with your answer. If you do quote directly from the two books mentioned above, please supply page references. You must submit the aids for the exam to the supervisor of the exam before the exam begins. You may not have these aids with you while you answer Parts 1-2.
When you have completed Parts 1-2, you will submit Booklet #1 to the supervisor of the exam. All submissions of Booklet # 1 will be considered final without exception. In other words, once you have handed in this booklet to the supervisor, you may not take it back to modify in any way your answers in Parts 1-2.
After submitting your first examination booklet, you may obtain your aids for the examination. You may then proceed to answer Part 3 in Booklet #2.
Part 1 = 10%
You will be required to answer a series of short-answer questions that will evaluate your knowledge of essential facts. Most of the questions will be multiple choice, but some will require writing down one or more words.
Part 2 = 30%.
It consists of three sections: (1) Germany, 1500-1648, (2) Germany 1648-1806, (3) Political and Social Control in the Duchy of Württemberg. Each section will contain at least three questions. You must answer in essay form (two or three paragraphs) one question from each section. The questions will be based on course material discussed between 7 Septebmer and 12 October inclusive. Superior answers will directly address the relevant question and provide succinct, precise, and accurate information taken from Early Modern Germany, Power in the Blood, lectures, and class discussions.
Part 3 = 60%
Answer the question below in essay form. Superior answers will directly address the question and will be based on a clear, well-defined thesis statement sustained with logical consistency and by compelling evidence taken from the book in the form of quotations and/or specific references. If you quote from or make a specific reference to Early Modern Germany and / or Power in the Blood, please supply page numbers in parentheses. Do not use footnotes or endnotes.
Was the Thirty Years War a turning point in the history of early modern Germany? In other words, did the War significantly alter the course of German history? To answer this question consider the political, economic, social, religious, and cultural developments in Germany prior to and after the Thirty Years War. Be as specific and as analytic as you can. This question gives you the opportunity to reflect upon and to synthesize the major themes of German history from 1500 to 1815.
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