Napoleonic Code – History Chapter 2-5 Hw
The key terms of History Homework include, Napoleonic Code.
Napoleonic Code
A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon
Suffrage
the right to vote
Guillotine
device used during the Reign of Terror to execute thousands by beheading
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country
social class
Ancien Regime
old order; system of government in pre-revolution France
Bastille
fortress in Paris used as a prison; French Revolution began when Parisians stormed it in 1789
Describe the social divisions of France’s old order
3 estates: clergy (no taxes), nobles (almost no taxes, highest jobs), rest of society (high taxes, low jobs)
Republic
system of government in which officials are chosen by the people
Suffrage
the right to vote
Guillotine
device used during the Reign of Terror to execute thousands by beheading
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country
Estate
social class
Ancien Regime
old order; system of government in pre-revolution France
Bastille
fortress in Paris used as a prison; French Revolution began when Parisians stormed it in 1789
Napoleonic Code
A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon
Describe the social divisions of France’s old order
3 estates: clergy (no taxes), nobles (almost no taxes, highest jobs), rest of society (high taxes, low jobs)
Republic
system of government in which officials are chosen by the people
Napoleonic Code
A comprehensive and uniform system of laws established for France by Napoleon
Suffrage
the right to vote
Guillotine
device used during the Reign of Terror to execute thousands by beheading
Nationalism
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one’s country
Estate
social class
Ancien Regime
old order; system of government in pre-revolution France
Bastille
fortress in Paris used as a prison; French Revolution began when Parisians stormed it in 1789
Describe the social divisions of France’s old order
3 estates: clergy (no taxes), nobles (almost no taxes, highest jobs), rest of society (high taxes, low jobs)
Republic
system of government in which officials are chosen by the people