Modern Civilization Reading Guide Chapter 3.4 The Age of Napoleon Name Date Period / 100 Points 1. Where was Napoleon born? 2. What career did Napoleon train for? 3. What did Napoleon do to disrupt British trade with India? 4. How successful was Napoleon s military campaign in Egypt? 5. How did Napoleon prevent the French people from learning the truth about the Egyptian military campaign? 6. What did Napoleon do in 1799? 7. Identify First Consul. 8. What did Napoleon crown himself? 9. How did Napoleon insult the pope? Explain. 10. What is a plebiscite? How did Napoleon use the plebiscite? 11. What slogan replaced liberty, equality, and fraternity? Page 1 of 6
12. How did Napoleon restore economic prosperity? d._ e._ 13. Identify the Concordat of 1801. 14. Who denounced the Concordat of 1801? Who rejected it? 15. Who were among Napoleon s supporters? a. b. c. d. 16. Define Napoleonic Code. 17. What Enlightenment principles were embodied in the Napoleonic Code? 18. How did the Napoleonic Code reverse some of the gains of the French Revolution? 19. Napoleon s empire was known as the. 20. Define annex. Page 2 of 6
21. What measures did Napoleon take to control much of Europe? 22. What nickname did Napoleon earn? (hint: Shrek) 23. What country stood alone and outside of Napoleon s Grand Empire? 24. In what famous naval battle did British forces destroy the French fleet? 25. Explain the Continental System. 26. How did Britain respond to Napoleon s Continental System? 27. Why did the Continental System fail? Explain. 28. How did many Europeans view Napoleon and his armies? 29. What did Napoleon do in Spain that irritated the Spanish? 30. How did the French respond to the Spanish resistance? Page 3 of 6
31. Define guerilla warfare. 32. Why is guerilla warfare often advantageous as a strategy? 33. What seasonal event stopped the Grand Army? 34. Why did Napoleon invade Russia and oppose Tsar Alexander I? 35. In what year did Napoleon invade Russia? 36. How many soldiers and horses formed part of Napoleon s Russian invasion? a. Soldiers_ b. Horses 37. Explain the scorched-earth policy. How was this policy strategically advantageous for the Russians? 38. How long was the retreat from Moscow? 39. How many soldiers of Napoleon s Grand Army survived? 40. What countries formed an alliance after Napoleon s defeat in Russia? a. b. c. 41. Where was Napoleon defeated in 1813? 42. What does abdicate mean? 43. Where did the Allies exile Napoleon (the first time)? Page 4 of 6
44. Which monarch replaced Napoleon? 45. How did Napoleon return to France? 46. How long did Napoleon s second reign last? 47. In what famous battle did the allied forces finally defeat Napoleon forever? What year? (year) 48. To where did the allies exile Napoleon (the second time)? 49. Napoleon died in on the island of. 50. What are some of the lasting legacies of Napoleon? d._ 51. What were the consequences of Napoleon s conquests across Europe? 52. What was the purpose of the Congress of Vienna? How long did it last? 53. What countries were represented at the Congress of Vienna? Who were their respective leaders? (8 points) Country Leader 54. Identify the chief goal of the Congress of Vienna. Page 5 of 6
55. The chief goal was to be accomplished by: 56. Identify the dominant figure at the Congress of Vienna. 57. What did Metternich want out of the Congress of Vienna? 58. Why did the peacemakers re-draw the map of Europe? 59. Explain the principle of legitimacy. 60. What countries formed the Quadruple Alliance? a. b. c. d. 61. Explain the purpose of the Concert of Europe. 62. Why was the Congress of Vienna considered to be a lasting peace? Explain. G:\Mod Civ\Chapter 3\Reading Guide-Chapter 3-Section 4-The Age of Napoleon.doc Page 6 of 6