Writing Homework Help

I’m working on a history writing question and need an explanation and answer to help me learn.

Based on lesson 12 and The Prince, please explore the following questions in 450 words.

-Renaissance humanism has shifted pragmatically in Machiavelli’s treatise The Prince. This first political scientist is often cited as essential reading for leaders up through the 21st century. Machiavelli is very shocking when compared to treatises on leadership from the Middle Ages. Why are his ideas so controversial? What does he say makes a good leader and how is this connected to the humanist philosophy that we have been studying? Please read chapter 17 of the Prince found here and any other one chapter of your choosing.

Note that your post must contain clear references to both the content of chapter 17 and the one other chapter that you select to use as evidence.