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Throughout history, Napoleon Bonaparte is described as egotistical, brilliant, daring, persistent, but never boring. After reading Napoleon: Emperor and Conqueror, complete the following chart giving examples of his actions to define his personality.

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Reread how Napoleon

treated his troops in 1796

in Nice, France, near the

Italian border (p. 45-46)

and in 1799 in Egypt (p.

52-57). Describe how he

changed? Why do you

think he did so?

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1. Examine the paintings of Napoleon on pages

10 and 86. Compare the paintings. How are

they similar and different? What do the paint-

ings tell you about the changes in Napoleon?

Provide descriptions and your perspectives.

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2. One of Napoleon’s political rivals, Germaine de Staël, described Napoleon’s great flaw, “He regarded a human being as an action or a thing, and not as a fellow creature. He did not hate any more than he loved; for him nothing existed but himself” (p. 121). Do agree with Madame de Staël? Why or why not?

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3. Turn to page 80. Look at the editorial cartoons “Power Hungry” and “A Stumble in Spain.” Think about why the cartoonist drew these. Choose another part of Napoleon’s story and create your own cartoon.