Question
12.a. What contributions did
Dante Alighieri
and Niccolo
Machiavelli make
to the
Renaissance?
Answer
Dante Alighieri's contribution to the Renaissance was his literary masterpiece, "The Divine Comedy," which helped establish the Italian language as a literary language. Niccolo Machiavelli's contribution was his political treatise, "The Prince," which explored the nature of power and politics and had a significant impact on political philosophy.