1. Today the name Machiavelli suggest ruthlessness, ambition and backstabbing politics. What idea in Machiavelli's book, The Prince, gave him this reputation?

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the idea that power should be passed down through families from father to son

the idea that power should belong to the wealthiest people in a society

the idea that rulers and leaders should treat their subjects with compassion, above all else

the idea that rulers and leads should be guided by ambition, not by their moral or religious beliefs

2. The burghers, the new middle class in the Renaissance, were usually:

merchants

writers

educated nobles

artisans

3. The Medicis gained power and influence throughout Florence and Europe due to their roots in...

shipping and trading

landowning

patronizing the arts

banking and finance

4. The Black Death left Florence with a much smaller population. How would this fact benefit survivors of the plague, economically?

There were fewer workers available, so their labor was worth more money.

There was more work to perform around Florence because people were moving there.

The plague did not produce any economic benefits for survivors.

Peasants and skilled craftspeople were able to travel greater distances.

Answer 1

1. The idea in Machiavelli's book, The Prince, that gave him the reputation of ruthlessness is the idea that rulers and leaders should be guided by ambition, not by their moral or religious beliefs.

2. The burghers, the new middle class in the Renaissance, were usually: merchants.

3. The Medicis gained power and influence throughout Florence and Europe due to their roots in banking and finance.

4. The Black Death left Florence with a much smaller population. This fact would benefit survivors of the plague, economically, because there were fewer workers available, so their labor was worth more money.