German 2161
Prof. Stein
Fall 2021
Midterm Study Guide
The midterm will consist of three parts: I. Short Identification of terms, events and people (30%); II.
Short Answer (40%); Essay (30%). The first section will ask for a short 4-5 sentence dictionary-style
definition that has five points. For example, for “Reformation” you would be expected to briefly mention
specific names, dates and events important to the Reformation. The second section will include 10 fillin-the-blank and 3 short essay questions. A fill-in-the-blank question might be “What year did Luther nail
the 95 Theses?” An example for the short answer question might be “Why did the Reformation break
out in Germany?” The essay questions will require synthesis, comparison and evaluation. You will have a
choice of questions to answer in all sections.
Review the following terms, events and people from the readings, lectures and student presentations. If
a name or event is not on this list, it is not necessary to review.
Tacitus
partible inheritance
Investiture Contest
Ship of Fools
Albrecht Dürer
Luther Bibles
Charles V
Diet of Worms
Reformation
sola scriptura
Freedom of a Christian
Sermon to the Princes
Diet of Augsburg
Twelve Articles of Swabian Peasantry
The Adventurous Simplicissimus
Charlemagne
Holy Roman Empire
Frederick Barbarossa
Narrenliteratur (Fool´s Literature)
gravamina
“Luther” German
John Tetzel
Wartburg
“priesthood of all believers”
Address to the Christian Nobility
Against the Robbing … Peasants
Protestant Art and Music
The Peasants´ War
Thirty Years´ War
Peace of Westphalia
Pope Leo III
primogeniture
Humanism
Johannes Gutenberg
Martin Luther
induglences
Frederick the Wise
Wartburg Festival
sola fide
Lucas Cranach
Thomas Müntzer
Leo X
Counter-Reformation
Tears of the Fatherland