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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli. May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527. Where Did Machiavelli Live?. Lived and born in Florence, Italy. Why was machiavelli famous?.

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Niccolo Machiavelli

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  1. Niccolo Machiavelli May 3, 1469 – June 21, 1527

  2. Where Did Machiavelli Live? Lived and born in Florence, Italy.

  3. Why was machiavelli famous? • Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian statesman and writer. He was considered the father of modern political science. He also wrote a very famous book called “The Prince”. He also wrote plays and poems. Machiavelli made fun of politics for a living. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/political%20science

  4. Interesting Facts • In the book, “The Prince”, Machiavelli gives advice on how to stay in power. • He was interested in human behavior and society. • Most of the ideas in “The Prince” were based on the activities of the Borgia Family. • Wrote discourses on “The First Ten Books of Livy” and “The Art of War”. • It was believed that he faked his own death! • He was sent to jail twice in his lifetime.

  5. What Machiavelli Would Be Fascinated By • We think Niccolo Machiavelli would be fascinated by the hit TV show, “Saturday Night Live”. We think this because SNL always makes fun of politics and political things just like Machiavelli.

  6. http://www.teflcourse.net/newimages/map-florence.jpg • http://niccolomachiavelli.worldhistoryblogs.com/files/2007/10/machiavellis_portrait.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Niccolo_Machiavelli_uffizi.jpg • http://www.fortunealley.com/files/imagecache/product_view/files/ims/the-prince.jpg • http://www.merlotmarketing.com/TheWaterCooler/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/snl.png • http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/machiavelli.html • http://www.ctbw.com/lubman.htm • http://www.worldbookonline.com • http://www.televisiontunes.com/Saturday_Night_Live.html Bibliography

  7. A statue of Niccolo Machiavelli found in the arcade of Florence’s Uffizi museum.

  8. THE END

  9. Credits Brendan Pratt ( the brains / mastermind ) McLain Erhard ( the biggest computer geek in the history of computer geeks ) Special thanks to: Bill Gates ( tied for first in computer geeks ) for making Microsoft PowerPoint and all that good stuff 

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