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MACHIAVELLI
CONTEXT
- LIFESTYLE
- Political life was open to
some but opportunities
for nobles to have
meaningful impact on
politics declined as
princes and kings gained
more and more power
- Noble men
spent time at
court, at war or
managing their
country
estates
- Each region had
distinct languages,
ethnic makeup and
geographic factors
that shaped
everyday life
- Early stages of
renaissance around
1450 Europe was
recovering from
population losses and
economic depression
that followed the black
death
- As population
began to recover
people became more
prosperous and
workers wages
bought more and
better food
- Distinctive
social
classes
- Political life was open to
some but opportunities
for nobles to have
meaningful impact on
politics declined as
princes and kings gained
more and more power
- POLITICS
- Some cities
governed by a
republic or
ruler
- Political
instability
- During
Renaissance
Italy became
central due to
its location for
trade
- Renaissance
started in Italy
- The political authority of
the Catholic Church had
diminished due to internal
conflicts
- conflict between
central and local power
within rising “states
- Political battles, internal
to Europe, were now
increasingly played out
on the international
stage
- Some cities
governed by a
republic or
ruler
- RELIGION
- new theories were seen as
radical and revolutionary in
a religious perspective
- Religion had an
important role in
people’s lives and the
church had until then
been the
authoritative source
of information about
heaven and earth
- Renaissance was a
period of questioning
and discovery
- As more and more advancements
were made in the arts and sciences,
the Catholic Church began to lose
the power and influence it had once
held over people's beliefs about the
world
- new theories were seen as
radical and revolutionary in
a religious perspective
- IDEOLOGY
- During this period
there was a cultural
birth
- Birth of philosophy
and humanism
- Humanism
rejected the belief
of fate
- The ideas of
humanism
reflected ethical
philosophy and
rationalism
- Highlighted
importance of
humans
- Questioning of
traditional
practices
- Shifts in ways of
thinking allowed for
change
- During this period
there was a cultural
birth
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