Early 16th Century


Introductory material	Sapience Home Site Map About Sapience History Modern History 16th Century

Introductory material

1497 - 1547 Michelangelo creates artistic works in poetry, painting, sculpture, and architecture.

Early 1500s (1501-1505)

1502 - 1503 da Gama makes a second voyage to India and begins to establish a Portuguese trading presence.

Late 1500s (1506-1510)

1506 - 1511 Magellan participates in establishing Portuguese control of Indian Ocean.

Early 1510s (1511-1515)

1513 Machiavelli publishes "The Prince", an influential work on political philosophy and practice.

Late 1510s (1516-1520)

1517 Luther's criticism of Roman Catholic practice begins the Protestant Reformation.

1519 - 1521. Magellan leads first expedition to sail around the world.

1519 - 1523. Cortés leads the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire of Mexico.


Other History Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory can be connected. Antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, 4th millennium BC, 3rd millennium BC, 2nd millennium BC, and early 1st millennium BC can be connected. It immediately follows Classical and medieval history. Early classical, late classical, and early medieval history can be connected. Late medieval history, particularly the 15th century can be connected.	Sapience Home
Other modern history It is followed by the early-mid 16th century. It is indirectly connected to later periods of moden history including the 17th century, 18th century, and 19th century. The 20th century including the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late mid 20th century, late 20th century, and early 21st century can be connected. The future including the near future, middle future, and far future can be connected. Sociology Peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can be applied to the early 16th century. Peoples of the world including Western civilization, Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples can be connected. Nations including the United States, China, India, and Indonesia can be connected. Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City can be considered to see if they are connected. Social structure and change including social struture, social types, and social change can be connected. Institutions Religion including particular religions, religious organization, religious practice, and religious belief can be applied to the early 16th century. Government including particular governments, government activity, government structure, and law can be connected. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activity can be connected. Education including particular schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected. Culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture will be useful. Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be connected. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups can be connected. Personal studies including biography, psychology, and the human body can be connected. Science including biology, astronomy, earth science, chemistry, and physics can be applied.

Other History

Prehistory including early prehistory, middle prehistory, and late prehistory can be connected. Antiquity including the 5th millennium BC, 4th millennium BC, 3rd millennium BC, 2nd millennium BC, and early 1st millennium BC can be connected. It immediately follows Classical and medieval history. Early classical, late classical, and early medieval history can be connected. Late medieval history, particularly the 15th century can be connected.

Sapience Home

Other modern history

It is followed by the early-mid 16th century. It is indirectly connected to later periods of moden history including the 17th century, 18th century, and 19th century. The 20th century including the early 20th century, early mid 20th century, mid 20th century, late mid 20th century, late 20th century, and early 21st century can be connected.

The future including the near future, middle future, and far future can be connected.

Sociology

Peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change can be applied to the early 16th century.

Peoples of the world including Western civilization, Asiatic peoples, African peoples, and American Indian peoples can be connected. Nations including the United States, China, India, and Indonesia can be connected. Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City can be considered to see if they are connected. Social structure and change including social struture, social types, and social change can be connected.

Institutions

Religion including particular religions, religious organization, religious practice, and religious belief can be applied to the early 16th century. Government including particular governments, government activity, government structure, and law can be connected. Economics including economic systems, industries, and economic activity can be connected. Education including particular schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be connected. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be connected.

Culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture will be useful. Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be connected.

Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups can be connected. Personal studies including biography, psychology, and the human body can be connected. Science including biology, astronomy, earth science, chemistry, and physics can be applied.