Write an essay analyzing the ideas of Niccolò Machiavelli’s “The Qualities of the Prince,” Lao-Tzu’s “Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching,” and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “The Origin of Civil Society.”

Write an essay analyzing the ideas of Niccolò Machiavelli’s “The Qualities of the Prince,” Lao-Tzu’s “Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching,” and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s “The Origin of Civil Society.” Which
author’s ideas do you most agree with and why? What do these authors imply about the obligation
of the state to the individual it governs, and about the obligation of the individual to the state? Is one more important than the other? In answering these questions, you will want to also consider the following thoughts: consider what each author sees as the ultimate purpose of government, consider what each author sees as the main work of the state. consider the attitudes each author has toward the essential goodness of people.

What were the historical circumstances that led to the political reforms in Athens and Sparta during the Archaic age?

1. What were the historical circumstances that led to the political reforms in Athens and Sparta during the Archaic age? Compare and contrast the two systems with each other.

2. How and why did the Delian league form? How did the Delian league become the Athenian Empire? How did this empire help to spark the Peloponnesian War?

3. How and when was the Roman Republic formed? Was this government a Democracy, Aristocracy, or Monarchy?

4. How do Roman values help to explain early Roman expansion? What role did the first and second Punic wars play in terms of early expansion?