The Napoleonic Code, also known as the Civil Code of 1804, was a set of laws that protected freedoms and equality. It established a comprehensive framework for private law in France and served as a model for legal systems in many other countries. The code emphasized the rights of individuals, the protection of property, and the secular nature of law, while also upholding principles such as legal equality and the abolition of feudal privileges.
What was the Napoleonic Code?
a set of laws that
protected freedoms and
equality
a mandate by Napoleon
to raise and collect taxes
a strategy used by
Napoleon in the war with
Austria and Prussia
a declaration that made
Napoleon emperor of
France
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