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The Napoleonic Code replaced diverse local laws with:Read the answer and worked solution →Which principle did the Napoleonic Code preserve?Read the answer and worked solution →How did the Napoleonic Code limit equality?Read the answer and worked solution →The French Declaration of 1789 located sovereignty in the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which colours made up the French revolutionary tricolour?Read the answer and worked solution →La Marseillaise became France's:Read the answer and worked solution →Which work is associated with Olympe de Gouges?Read the answer and worked solution →Which action showed Napoleon restricting political liberty?Read the answer and worked solution →Napoleon's appointed prefects chiefly strengthened:Read the answer and worked solution →Which financial institution was established under Napoleon?Read the answer and worked solution →Napoleon's lycees were primarily institutions for:Read the answer and worked solution →Spreading the metric system helped Napoleon promote:Read the answer and worked solution →Which battle ended Napoleon's return to power in 1815?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is an enduring impact of the French Revolution?Read the answer and worked solution →The French Declaration allowed liberty only while it:Read the answer and worked solution →The Declaration linked eligibility for public office to:Read the answer and worked solution →How should taxes be shared under the French Declaration of 1789?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Napoleonic Code replaced diverse local laws with:

  1. Only military regulations
  2. Church rules for every court
  3. A uniform national civil code
  4. Separate feudal customs
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Correct answer: C. A uniform national civil code

The code provided a clear national civil-law system in place of varying regional customs.

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Which principle did the Napoleonic Code preserve?

  1. Distinct laws for each estate
  2. Privileges based on birth
  3. Equality before the law
  4. Restoration of church courts
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Correct answer: C. Equality before the law

The civil code retained equality before the law and secure property rights.

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How did the Napoleonic Code limit equality?

  1. It reduced women's civil rights
  2. It abolished inheritance rights
  3. It ended religious toleration
  4. It rejected written civil laws
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Correct answer: A. It reduced women's civil rights

The code upheld some revolutionary principles while restricting the rights of women.

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