Answer:
based on ability only, not rank or birth
Explanation:
Napoleon Bonaparte was a prominent military leader during the <em>"French Revolution."</em> He reformed the French "bureaucracy" under his leadership by<u> appointing the members according to their abilities and not by rank or birth</u>. This allowed the citizens to have more equal opportunities of being chosen. So, this means that <em>even the </em><em>middle class</em><em> were given the chance to be appointed. </em>
Under his leadership, a new kind of aristocracy was made. This was based on "merit in the state service." So, this gave the <u>people in the military</u> and <u>people who hold upper ranks in the civil service</u> to become part of the noble class.
So, this explains the answer.
Both relied heavily on sailing, as in both areas waterways were very prevalent (Greece with Ionian Sea which can be compared to the rivers)
Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Georgia, Connecticut, and Rhode Island/Providence Plantations.
