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B. created a civil service system that rewarded talent and hard work
C. improved sidewalks, sewers, road network, and water supply
D. developed a unified legal system for all the people of France
Napoleon undertook a program of interior reforms. He restored public order with the creation of the Ministry of the Interior and an effective secret police. The administration was centralized, and the departments became dependent on the central government in Paris. A deep fiscal reform was established, which extended to all citizens the obligation to pay taxes. He also decided to implement the enactment of the Civil Code, which rationalized and unified the laws.
Trade across the Sahara became possible and it impacted West African empires by influencing them on a cultural level. The peak of Saharan trade extended from the 8th century until the early 17th century.