Final Part 2M: Die Bundesländer Deutschlands

Germany has ____ Bundesländer (federal states).

There are ___ city-states (Stadt-Staaten) in Germany.

(Hint: They have no state capital)

Match the famous German to the role they played in history:

• Elector of Saxony & King of Poland

• Martin Luther
  (Sachsen [now Sachsen-Anhalt])

• sparked the Reformation

• Johann Sebastian Bach
  (Thüringen)

• German- American actress and singer

• Helmut Kohl
  (Rheinland-Pfalz)

• world renowned classical composer

• Marlene Dietrich
  (Berlin)

• 1st Chancellor of the reunited Germany.

• Augustus der Stärke
  (Sachsen)

Volkswagen is the only German car manufacturer located in _____ Germany.

• northern

• southern

• eastern

• western

Miniatur Wunderland, an elaborate trans-continental railway model, is located in this Bundesland.

• Brandenburg

• Baden-Würtemberg

• Hamburg

• Niedersachsen

Playwright, novelist, stateman, and scientist comparable to Ben Franklin.

• Johann Sebastian Bach

• Helmut Kohl

• Angela Merkel

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The _________ is an ancient city gate in Rheinland-Pfalz preserved from the time of the Holy Roman Empire.

• Brandenburger Tor

• Porta Nigra

• Schloss Sanssouci

• Wilhelmshöhe

The Gutenberg Museum in​ (a)   is one of the oldest museums and explores the history of​ (b)   .

• Mainz
• printing
• München
• technology

The Brandenburger Tor in this city was a symbol of division during the Cold War.

• Frankfurt am Main

• Dresden

• Berlin

• Babelsburg

The Brothers Grimm, linguists and historians, collected and preserved German history in their collections of ______ _____ .