chapter topic 12.8 naploeon

Question 1

napoleonic code

Answer 1

• new code of laws
• based of enlightenment principles
  - equality of all citizens before the law, religious toleration, abolism of feudalism
• undid some of French rev. reforms
  - valued order and authority over individual rights
  - women lost a lot of their newly granted rights (no citizenship and makes gained control of their wives/children)

Question 2

rise to power

Answer 2

• invited pope to his coronation in France (took crown out of popes hand and placed it on himself/ means he owned the thrown to no one but himself)

Question 3

how did he gain support from the people?

Answer 3

• plebiscite= popular vote by ballot (can be manipulated by only issuing ones he wants)
• gained majority vote after he assumed absolute power as empower, bc ppl believed in his policies (strengthening central gov)