Machiavelli+-LR

Machiavelli  Date - May,3, 1469-June,21,1527  Location -Florence,Itay

__Five facts __  1.) Machiavelli was interested in politics.  2.) Machiavelli wrote about Florence during the Renaissance and also wrote about carnival songs, poetry, And comedies.  3.) Machiavelli thought the value of religion lied in the hands of the person them self and not the ruler.  4.) Machiavelli wrote the prince, Which was a manual on how to be a leader.  5.) Machiavelli invented new technology, one example is the printing press.

__Summary__ Machiavelli was an italian historian, philosopher, and a writer. Machiavelli ideas had a big impact on people. He helped invent new technology one invention he made was the printing press. Machiavelli's best known book The Prince. It taught people how to be a leader. Even though some leaders argued with him that rulers already knew all they needed to know about ruleing.