The Rise of Napoleon and the Napoleonic Wars

The French government established by Napoleon.

• Senate

• Constitution

• Consulate

• Republic

[p1] Which of these adjectives describe Napoleon in his early life? Read the text carefully to learn the correct choices.

• Talented

• Beloved by his soldiers

• Educated

• Very wealthy

• Loyal to the king

Napoleon's agreement with the Catholic Church...

• ...returned Church lands to the pope & clergy.

• ...recognized Catholicism as the majority religion of France.

• ...created more stability within France.

• ...did not satisfy the priests & lower classes.

What did the Civil Code, or Napoleonic Code, do for France's laws? Select TWO from this list.

• Preserved many of the principles of the Revolution, such as equality & the abolition of serfdom.

• Made women "less equal than men," a step back from the of the Revolution.

• Outlawed the guillotine for public executions.

• Firmly established women's equality with men in France.

Promotion within Napoleon’s new bureaucracy was...

• based on previous ranks according to estates.

• given to those Napoleon favored but taken away when they fell out of favor.

• based on ability only, not rank or birth.

• designed to benefit the nobility and keep the middle class in its place.

What was Napoleon’s Grand Empire?

• His name for the French Army

• The series of victories at Ulm, Austerlitz, Jena, and Elyau

• The French Empire, dependent states, allied states

• France, the Austrian Empire, and Great Britain

unique cultural identity of a people...

• the consulate

• Civil Code

• nationalism

• allied states

kingdoms ruled by Napoleon's relatives...

• Civil Code

• dependent states

• allied states

• nationalism

Napoleon's unified system of law...

• Civil Code (Napoleonic Code)

• French Bill of Rights

• Declaration of the Rights of Men

• Tennis Court Oath

Bonaparte is most famous for his _____________ policies.

• economic

• educational

• domestic

• military