Unit 7: Napoleonic Europe

Class Calendar:
Assigned Reading - Due 2-15: Laurent Joffrin's "Napoleon: Classical Dictator" (Hand out) Look for how Joffrin views Napoleon and how Napoleon reflected the values of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution in his rule. Look also for ways that Napoleon went against those same values. Was France better off because of Napoleon?

Day 1: Jan 9
Main Focus: Napoleon's rise to power
Unit 7 Overview Sheet "Napoleonic Europe" 
Notes: Introduction to Napoleon (Early days to Consolate).  
Video: Watch and discuss video about Napoleon's rise and fall.
Read and Discuss Madame de Remusat, “Memoirs: Napoleon’s Appeal.” p. 72 Sherman.
Long-term Assigned Reading - Due Day 6: Laurent Joffrin's "Napoleon: Classical Dictator" (Hand out) Look for how Joffrin views Napoleon and how Napoleon reflected the values of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution in his rule. Look also for ways that Napoleon went against those same values. Was France better off because of Napoleon?

Day 2: Jan 10
Main Focus: Napoleon's Reforms and Empire
Warm Up: Napoleon's Image
  • Visual: Discussion of Visual(Figure 21.1) Jacques Louis David’s “Napoleon Crossing the Alps.” P. 75. * How well does his artwork depict reality? What words come to mind as you view this image? What elements of the painting make you feel the way that you do? How does this image compare to a later artist's conception of the event?
Activity: Napoleon's Achievements and Reforms (Ellis p231-232) Assigned Reading Day 6: Laurent Joffrin's "Napoleon: Classical Dictator" (Hand out) Look for how Joffrin views Napoleon and how Napoleon reflected the values of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution in his rule. Look also for ways that Napoleon went against those same values. Was France better off because of Napoleon?

Day 3:
Main Focus: Building Napoleon's Empire
Briefly Review: Napoleon's Achievements and Reforms (Pictionary?)
Notes: Building An Empire 1804-1814
Napoleonic Map Instructions

Day 4: 
Main Focus: Challenges to the Empire
Review: Building Napoleon's Empire
Notes: Challenges to Napoleon's Empire - Fall of the Empire

Day 5:
Main Focus: Restoring Balance to Europe
Review: The Fall of Napoleon's Empire
​Read and Discuss: “Napoleon’s Diary.” P. 73-74. Sherman
Notes: The Congress of Vienna

Day 6: 
Main Focus: Evaluating Napoleon
Socratic Seminar: Napoleon Classical Dictator​
Assignment: Napoleon Poem Instructions

Day 7: 
Quiz on Napoleon (20 pts)
Share Poems about Napoleon
Unit Resources

KEY NOTES:
HAND OUTS:
READINGS:
  • Ellis and Esler. World History: The Modern Era. Chapter 6 (Pages 229-238.)
  • Kagan, Western Heritage: Chapter 19 (p. 625-663) (Additional Resource)
  • Joffrin, Laurent. “Napoleon: A Classical Dictator?” History Today. July 2005. p. 15-19. (Hand Out)
  •  Madame de Remusat, “Memoirs: Napoleon’s Appeal.” p. 72 Sherman.
  • “Napoleon’s Diary.” P. 73-74. Sherman
  • Map “Napoleon’s Power in Europe, 1812” p. 233 (Ellis and Esler. World History: The Modern Era)
  • Visuals (Figure 21.1) Jacques Louis David’s “Napoleon Crossing the Alps.” P. 75. Compared to Paul Delaroche’s “Napoleon Crossing the Alps” (Hand out)
  • Visual: Francisco Jose de Goya “The Third of May, 1808” p. 229 Ellis.
  • Visuals (Handouts) Jacques Louis David’s “Coronation of Napoleon I” 
  • FHorrible Histories: Napoleon vs. the Mechanical Turk / Lord Admiral Nelson's Death.



LINKS:  External Resources

KEY TERMS:
Napoleon Bonaparte
Corsica
Jacques-Louis David
Brumaire
coup d’état
Consulate
Plebiscite
Concordat of 1801
Napoleonic Code
Battle of Austerlitz
Trafalgar
Continental System
Berlin Decrees
Guerilla Warfare
Francisco Jose de Goya
Tsar Alexander I
Borodino
Scorched Earth Policy
Moscow
Battle of Nations
Elba
Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
St. Helena
Congress of Vienna (1815)
Legitimacy
Prince Clemens von Metternich

EVENTS – See Revolution Timeline Chart on page 662 Kagan / Napoleon’s 
Directory (1795-1799)
Consulate (1799-1804)
Napoleonic Empire (1804-1815)


ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:
  1. How did Napoleon rise to power? Why did the French strongly supported him not once, but twice?
  2. Evaluate the following quote by Napoleon: “France has more need of me than I have of France.” Do you agree or disagree with Napoleon’s quote? Why or why not?
  3. List and evaluate the reforms Napoleon introduced to France and later to the Empire. Who benefitted the most? The least?
  4. Explain how Napoleon built an empire and what challenges the empire faced.
  5. What part of Napoleon’s character do you think gave him great success? What part led to his downfall?
  6. Outline how the Congress of Vienna tried to create a lasting peace.



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