1. The Age of Napoleon Part A

2. Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821

3. The Napoleonic Empire, c. 1812

4. Emperor Napoleon I Imperial Coat of Arms

5. 1.With the Reign of Terror over, the National Convention reduced the power of what? The Committee of Public Safety 2. The French Constitution of 1795 created a new governing body of how many chambers? Two, a lower house and an upper house

6. 3. The Lower House was called what? The Council of 500 It initiated legislation (laws) 4. The Upper House was called what? The Council of Elders It accepted or rejected the proposed laws from the Council of 500

7. 5. Together, the Council of 500 and the Council of Elders chose what? The Directory 6. What was the job of The Directory? It was a 5-member body that served as the executive of the French government In short, it ruled France in conjunction with the Council of 500 and the Council of Elders

8. 7. How long did The Directory rule? 1795-1799 8. Under the rule of The Directory, French government was characterized by what? Corruption

9. 9. During the reign of The Directory, what other problem faced France? Wars with other European nations 10. In 1799, what ended the rule of The Directory? Napoleon Bonaparte, an army general, staged a coup d’etat (an overthrow of the government) and seized power Napoleon Bonaparte would rule France until his first fall in 1814