Sunday, March 8, 2026

SS9: Answers to Friday 5: March 5th

 1. What are two things that the French Revolution gained?

-ideas about democracy, equality, liberty, the destruction of the feudal system and a republic or things that were included in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

2. Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

-came from Corsica
-Military General and Genius
-photographic memory
-ambitious, driven
-wants to be important

3. Provide two of Napoleon’s achievements.

-becoming a military genius at a young age
-establishing the Napoleonic code/civil code
-military victories

4. What was the civil code?

The Napoleonic or Civil Code was a code of laws and legal system which standardized laws, ensured equality before the law, protected property rights, and abolished feudal privileges across France

5. Define tyrant.

A cruel, oppressive, harsh/brutal ruler