1. Homework
R-2 due Monday
Current Events article #7 due Monday, April 3.

2. Aim #3: How did the Renaissance change the way people thought about politics?

3. I. Political Developments
Niccoló Machiavelli ( )
1. Diplomat from Florence. Lived in a time of great political instability.
2. Wrote The Prince (1513): Guide for rulers on how to gain, maintain and increase political power in a world where most people are selfish and corrupt.

4. I. Political Developments
B. Why is Machiavelli a product of the Renaissance?
1. Believed that human behavior and human nature were worth studying and understanding (very humanist)
2. Rulers should do what they have to in order to control their subjects and create a stable society, even ignoring moral considerations (a more secular, less religious view).