Which are accurate descriptions of the book the prince and its ideas and influence? chose all answers that are correct. a) a ruler should exercise power virtuously for the common good of his people b) european rulers rejected the book's immoral ideas on governing c) a good ruler should do whatever it takes to secure and unite his state d) machiavelli based his work on his study on classical history and on what he saw around him.

A ruler should exercise power virtuously for the common good of his people ( A )

A good ruler should do whatever it takes to secure and unite his state ( C )

Machiavelli based his work on his study on classical history and on what he saw around him ( D )

Explanation:

The prince and its ideas and influence was a book written by Niccolo Machiavelli on how rulers should govern its people based on what he saw around him. he believed the rulers should be feared by the people that way the ruler can rule and control his people Judiciously

He also believed that a ruler should be able to do whatever it takes to secure and unite people under his rule. the book also gives the impression that rulers are meant to exercise their when necessary for the good of his people as well.

although the crusades failed to capture jerusalem, they had several major impacts on western europe. they increased the authority of the king: sometimes nobles died in battle without leaving an heir in which case the king got their land. kings passed taxes to pay for the crusades.