(Originais Teachy 2024) - Question Easy of History

During the Renaissance, there was a resurgence of interest in the knowledge and art of Classical Antiquity, accompanied by significant changes in thought and social structure. Based on the reading of the following excerpt from 'The Prince' (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli, analyze the transformations that the author proposes in the exercise of power and discuss, based on your historical and literary knowledge, how these ideas reflect the spirit of the Renaissance: 'And he who imagines that a prince must imitate the fox because of its cunning, and the lion because of its strength, will deceive himself. For above all, it is necessary to be a fox, to recognize the traps and a lion, to terrify the wolves.' (Machiavelli, N. The Prince, trans. by L. Bacescu, 1957). In your response, consider the following aspects: 1) How does Machiavelli's excerpt reflect the valorization of knowledge and individual skill typical of the Renaissance? 2) In what ways did the changes in political and social thought, stemming from the Renaissance, manifest in other cultural expressions, such as art and literature?