Global History:
Unit One Lesson 15:
Political Philosophy: Nicolo Machiavelli
Rationale: Machiavelli wrote The Prince in the early 1500s and it was published c. 1513. In his book, Machiavelli gave advice to monarchs on how to keep power. His political philosophy offers interesting insights into his view of human nature and the nature of power. Exploring this reading should lead to interesting discussion.
Machiavelli reading and questions in Word format or in PDF format.