napoleon, white lotus rebellion, industrial revolution, napoleonic code

what was napoleon

the emperor of france

what did napoleon do

* centralized the french gov
* improved the educational system
* offered a solution to economic decline
* amassed a huge army
* sponsored the napoleonic code

what was the white lotus rebellion

* rebellion in china by the white lotus chinese cult
* qing dynasty took over china and they mistreated people
* famine, overcrowding, stealing from farmers, high taxes
* people wanted the return of the ming dynasty and the buddha
* the qing dynasty formed numerous armies to capture the rebels
* gov also attempted to take food from the countryside to discourage the rebels

what were the consequences of the rebellion

* weakened the imperial system
* the imperial system divided classes in china
* rebellions occurred more frequently

when was the industrial revolution

18th and 19th centuries

what was the industrial revolution

mechanization of jobs, shift in the thinking of what work is

what happened as a result of the industrial revolution

inventions reshaped life and made modern life possible

what was the napoleonic code

french civil code

who had no rights because of the napoleonic code

women - not even over their own children

why did the napoleonic code start

napoleon wanted to modernize france

what was the napoleonic code intended to model

declaration of the rights of man and citizen

is the napoleonic code still in use today

* heavily altered but some parts still are
* property and family law
* in some places in africa you cannot sell property after 60 years of age without children’s permission