Renaissance- Machiavelli- AP Euro
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| 209153034 | Caesar Borgia | Mac's Ideal prince. a ruthless, prince (Rome) that attempted to unite Italia through ruthless measures and advocating total obedience. | |
| 209153033 | Where did Machiavelli write "The Prince" | prison | |
| 209153035 | Motivations for "The Prince" | He watched as Fr, Sp, and Germ invaded Italy ---> Italy must be unified at any cost. | |
| 209153036 | Purpose | find a way to unify the Italian peninsula under one ruler | |
| 209153037 | What was the prince based on? | History (what has already taken place in North- Nation States) Observation (what he sees, disorder) Imperisism (Sci method/study) | |
| 209153038 | how is the prince different from Middle ages | separtation of politics from ethics -"Survival of state must take precedent over moral law (religion) | |
| 209155806 | His main contribution to political thinking was.... | The supreme obligation of a ruler is to maintain the power and safety of his country | |
| 209155807 | How does Mac display Secular spirit | focus of The Prince is the relationship between citizen and state. Politics has its own laws, separate from god. Blah Blah. | |
| 209155808 | How does Mac display Humanism | Uses Classical examples. Its all about Greece and Rome | |
| 209155809 | How does Mac display Individualism | The Prince, its all about him, he can do everything. Importance of the individual. | |
| 209155810 | Reason of State | Morals and ethics don't apply to politics. Mac is first to use. | |
| 209155811 | Main Ideas of being loved/ feared | Lion / Fox: no room for compassion or sentiment - or morality | |
| 209155812 | Realpolitik | the purpose of the prince is to stay in power. The prince was the earliest form of Realpolitik |