CLEP Western Civ II

Answer: B - Napoleonic rule created the secular state in Europe. Not only did the Napoleonic Code standardize much of European civil law, it also instituted religious tolerance in Napoleon’s empire and banned the Catholic practice of tithing. Other antiquated systems were also revoked, including guilds. Napoleon's limitations on the Catholic Church were designed to limit the power of the Church and maintain loyalty to the state, although they benefitted religious minorities greatly. Thus, he moved the nations of Europe toward the modern state.