Napoleon Research
Answer the following questions.
Personal Life
1. How have people described Napoleon’s personality? Intelligence? Temperament?
2. Who was Napoleon’s first wife? Describe their relationship.
3. Find a few excerpts of Napoleon’s Love Letters. Write down a few lines that caught your
attention. *(KEEP IT CLEAN!) Do these love letters look like those of an emperor in love or a
jealous teenage boyfriend? Explain.
Rise to Power
1. Complete the following timeline concerning Napoleon’s rise to power.
1799-
1800-
1802 –
1804 –
2. Did Napoleon take power or did the people willingly give it to him? Explain.
3. Describe the Duke of Enghien Affair.
4. How did Napoleon use the Duke of Enghien Affair to justify his coronation as Emperor?
Napoleonic Reforms
1. What was the Concordat of 1801? Describe at least three of the main terms of the document.
2. How could the Concordat be seen as going against the goals of the French Revolution? How
could it be seen as continuing them?
3. How could the Concordat be seen as Napoleon’s attempt to centralized power?
4. What was the Napoleonic Code?
5. In what ways did the Napoleonic Code make the gains made during the French Revolution
permanent?
6. In what ways did the Napoleonic Code fall short of the goals of the Revolution?
7. Why is the Napoleonic Code considered to be so significant to World History (Not just French
History).
8. How did Napoleon’s new laws affect women?
9. How did Napoleon change (establish) France’s education system?
Assignment:
Make a Google Presentation based on your research. When you are finished, save your work as a PDF
and upload it to Edmodo. Follow this general outline
Slide 1 - Personal Life
Slide 2 - Rise to Power
Slide 3 - Concordat
Slide 4 - Napoleonic Code
Notes:
-Include at least one picture on each slide.
-Do not simply copy and paste your answers. Organize the information into bullets and short sentences.
-It must be clear that you understand the information. Put it in your own words.
- Do not write a great deal on each slide. Show deep understanding in simple terms.