WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

THE RISE OF NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Napoleonic code was known as:
A
Civil Code of 1805
B
Civil Code of 1804
C
Civil Code of 1803
D
Civil Code of 1801
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Napoleonic Code is also called the “French Civil Code of 1804” defined the concept of equality before the law and also secured the right to property. This code abolished the feudal system and freed peasants from serfdom and manorial dues as well as improvement in the Transport and communication systems.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Civil Code of 1804 usually known as the Napoleonic Code did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to property. This Code was exported to the regions under French control.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 21 March 1804, the Council consolidated all the laws into a single body of law called the Code Civil des Francais or the Civil Code of 1804. In Napoleon’s honour, the Civil Code’s name was changed to the Napoleonic Code in 1807.

Detailed explanation-4: -Napoleonic Code Napoleon destroyed democracy in France, but he incorporated revolutionary principle by introducing the Civil Code of 1804, which came to be known as the Napoleonic code.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hint: The Napoleonic Code which is officially known as the Civil Code of the French is the French civil code which was established under the French Consulate in 1804 and is still in force, although it is frequently amended.

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