What is Modern About the Thinking of Nicollò Machiavelli? Throughout Medieval Times, there were many instances of religious revival and political power shifts across the world. Society heavily revolved around the authority of the church, and the influence it had on political figures. Most people believed that in order to rule, power had derived from God and must rule along with God’s precepts. As the world transitioned itself into the Renaissance era, some political thinkers moved away from these traditional views into a more modern state of mind. Niccolò Machiavelli, a Florentine Statesmen, began to question the system he existed in, asking how a successful leader rules their people. Machiavelli rejected the influence
