How did Niccolo Machiavelli contribute to the Renaissance?

Answer 1

He entered the service of the Florentine republic in 1498, four years after the Medici family had been expelled from the city. He was a secretary to the Florentine Council of Ten and made numerous diplomatic missions, including trips to France and Germany.

In 1512, French defeat and Spanish victory led to the reestablishment of Medici power in Florence. Staunch republicans, including Machiavelli, were sent into exile. He was forced to give up politics (something he loved) and began to reflect on political power and wrote books, including "The Prince (1513)," one of the most famous treatises on political power in the western world. Machiavelli's ideas on politics stemmed from his preoccupation with Italy's political problems and his knowledge of ancient Rome. His major concerns in "the prince" were the acquisition and expansion of political power as the means to restore and maintain order in his time. From Machiavelli's point of view, a prince's attitude toward power must be based on an understanding of human nature, which he perceived as basically self-centered: "For of men one can, in general say this: They are ungrateful, fickle, deceptive and deceiving, avoiders of danger, eager to gain." Political activity, therefore, could not be restricted by moral considerations. The prince acts on behalf of the state and for the sake of the state must be willing to let his conscience sleep.

Machiavelli was among the first to abandon morality as the basis for the analysis of political activity.

Answer 2

Niccolo Machiavelli's contributions to the Renaissance include his political treatise "The Prince," which explored the nature of power and governance. He emphasized the importance of practicality and political realism over idealism, shaping modern political thought. Machiavelli's works marked a shift towards secularism and the questioning of traditional authority during the Renaissance period.

Answer 3

Machiavelli represented the renaissance by being unlike other writers or political scientist of his time. He wrote about history as being about human beings action's, rather than gods. He wrote about the way people work and how to be a ruler over them. He was dislike by the Church because he said that religion was only made up for people and there was no proof of god. This was unlike renaissance men to appose religion.

Answer 4

he was a great poet and musican