What were some of the Napoleonic reforms?

Answer 1

The Napoleonic Code.

Empoyment based on merit.

Public education.

Public works and urban renewal.

He got rid of thre French Revolutionary Calendar.

Privilege was not based on birth.

Answer 2

1. Equality of all in the eyes of the law

2. No recognition of privileges of birth

3. Freedom of religion

4. Separation of the church and state

5. Freedom to work in any occupation of one's choice

6. Strengthening family by:

Placing father as head of the family

Restricting ground of divorce to adultery, conviction of a serious crime, and grave insults, excessed or cruelty.

It also preserved social aims of the Revolution.

It protected the intrests of the rising middle class.

It guarenteed civil liberties

Answer 3

* In Europe we drive on the right side of the road (except for England) * Throughout Europe the same measures and weights, like kilogram, meter and liter was introduced and the old local sizes were abolished. * A standardized registration of births, marriages, divorces and deaths was introduced: the Registry. * The social positions were abolished including the special rights and privileges of the clergy and the aristocracy. They now had the same rights and obligations as citizens. * Education and health care were improved and more accessible for ordinary citizens. * Career opportunities for everyone in public administration and army (the higher functions had previously been almost exclusively the site of the aristocracy) because from Napoleon on, someone's capabilities were more important than someone's origin. * After Napoleon was defeated in 1815, the stolen art was demanded back. The works were no longer regarded as the private collection of a king or prince. It was the beginning of the national museums in most European countries.

Answer 4

He reinstated the Gregorian Calendar.

He introduced the Napoleonic Code.

He proclaimed merit as the basis for government employment.