Napoleon-Background Not a revolutionary before the Revolution, but welcomed the changes The Revolution opened up French society-would abolish privileges of the nobility and clergy He rose through the ranks during the foreign battles of the French Revolution He was able to rise due to meritocracy. From there he advanced to the École Militaire
He came from minor Corsican nobility His father secured a scholarship at a military school in France-age 10. Napoleon-Early Life Napoleon was born in 1769 on the Mediterranean island of Corsica- the same year Corsica was reclaimed from Italy from France. Abdicate: to give up a high office formally or officially, especially the throne Vocabulary Meritocracy: leadership chosen on the basis of abilities and achievements rather than birthright Coup d’Etat: the sudden violent overthrow of a government and seizure of political power (especially by the military). Which Napoleon would you want as a ruler?
Napoleon Crossing the Alps."- Presentation transcript: Presentation on theme: "Napoleon 1769 - 1821.
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