How did the prince influence european rulers?
a. it convinced many rulers that people have a natural right to self-government.
b. it made rulers turn to trickery and cruelty as a means of governing people.
c. it made rulers change their thinking and lean more toward republican forms of government.
d. it made rulers and their counselors think less about abstract ideals and more about actual human conduct and likely results.

D.

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the hebrew bible is the sacred text of judaism;

the koran is that of islam.

among eastern religions, the sacred scriptures of hinduis are the four vedas and the upanishads, among others.

a main characteristic in these books is that un most of them we find certain "norms" of behavior, as is the case of the bible that has it's commandments. these rules are to regulate the behavior of believers and faithful of their respective faith.

these rules tell us what is right and what is not.

the ottoman empire was dwindling and two large to manage

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