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Napoleon

Create an Impact Timeline. Using the the following events, map Napoleon’s path to global domination.

Put the following events in order: Exile on Elba, Continental System, Attending Military School, Invasion of Russia, Exile on St. Helena, Start of the French Revolution, Birth in Corsica, Crowned Emperor, Retreat from Russia, Fall of the Jacobins, Hundred Days, War in Egypt, Battle of Waterloo, Code Napoleon
Was Napoleon born to a special, royal family? What challenges did Napoleon face growing up?
Describe how Napoleon came to power?
Why was the Napoleonic Code so revolutionary?
Describe Napoleon’s career as a military general. What do you feel was his greatest accomplishment? What was his greatest failure?
Napoleon’s Speech (1814): Summarize his speech in 5 words.

For whom did Napoleon claim he fought this war? What did he predict would have happened if they had not gone to war?
In one paragraph (8-10 sentences): Was Napoleon a “great reformer and the embodiment of the Enlightenment” or “military monster”?