Final exam. Beat Kumin. Early Modern Europe. Women and Early Modernity

I need to eassay and each is about 500 to 750 words
Renaissance to Revolution
Final Examination
Immanuel Kant wants you to “Dare to Know!” So he asks that you take up this challenge and share what you know about the early modern world.
Kant enjoys thoughtful and informative essays written in clear prose.
Kant will smile with delight if your essays include a clearly stated thesis which is supported with specific evidence drawn from the course texts. However he will suffer from indigestion if he encounters too many typographical and/or grammatical errors (hiccup).
Kant asks that each essay be between 500 and 750 words in length, or two to three pages when typed and double-spaced (slightly longer is fine but no less than 500 words). He specifically wants to know what you have learned from the course materials found in the lessons, the text by Beat Kümin, and the other assigned readings, websites and videos. Kant freaks out when he reads things taken from random websites or other material not assigned in the course. Using resources other than those in the course will result in a two point deduction for each infraction. Use your own words only or risk failing the entire course! Sorry to have to write that L
Kant asks that you write two essays based on the topics listed below. Each essay is worth fifty percent of the grade for the final. Do your best to use different material in the two essays (overlapping material could result in a deduction).
Due 18 December 2019 at 11:00 pm!
1. Beat Kümin states in his book that one of his goals is “to portray the early modern period in its own right.” (See the introduction and epilogue). What does he mean by this, and how does this approach help us better understand the history of Europe in this period? What is gained by viewing a period “in its own right?” Be as precise as possible.
2. What was not modern about early modern Europe? Some scholars view the period from roughly 1400 to 1800 as marking the beginning of modernity, hence the period is called early modern. Others believe it is more useful to think of the period as an extension of earlier history, and that industrialization marks the real break toward modernity. The period did witness many changes but these do not necessarily mark out a linear movement toward modernity. So write about the ways the period was not modern. (I recommend not doing topics 1 and 2 because there is some overlap).
3. Did women experience early modernity? Were women’s lives transformed substantially during the period between 1500 and 1800? Or were women’s lives much the same at the beginning and end of this time period? Keep in mind that women’s lives might have changed without their gaining equal rights and privileges. In so far as possible give some attention to different social groups.
4. By 1800 Europe had emerged “as the major driving force behind global
developments.” (Kümin, 2nd ed, p 362) In what specific ways was Europe a driving force in the world by 1800? How had Europe come to play this role? What were the limitations of European influence?
5. What was ‘modern’ about early modern Europe? In what ways did life in Europe in this period move toward modernity? Be sure to define ‘modernity’ as precisely as possible.You can find a discussion of the concept of modernity in the first two lessons (especially week one under what is modernity), and you can use the index from Kümin to find out more. It would not be helpful to say it is like today, without being very specific about it. Try to focus on two or three important issues.
6. Early modern Europe witnessed a series of transformations including the advent of oceanic exploration and encounters, the emergence of Renaissance humanism, the rise of capitalism, the movements of religious reform and the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. Which of these transformations do you think had the greatest impact on European history in this period, and why? Be as specific as possible.