Early 16th Century


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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.


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Sociology Social structure and change including social struture, social types, and social chanbe can be connected. Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City can be considered to see if they are connected. 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. This has fairly weak connections to other history through antiquity, although it immediately follows classical and medieval history, particularly late medieval history, particularly the 15th century. It is followed by the early-mid 16th century. It is indirectly connected to later periods of moden history from the 17th century onwards. It seems to be only weakly connected to the future.

Connections to science and personal studies will be developed as the site expands. Anthropology including social foundations, demography, physical anthropology, human ecology, human geography, and particular groups can be connected. Culture including material culture, conceptual culture, and behavioral culture will be useful. Institutions including families, education, economics, government, and religion can be connected.

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Sociology

Social structure and change including social struture, social types, and social chanbe can be connected. Communities including Tokyo, Seoul, Mexico City, and New York City can be considered to see if they are connected. 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.

This has fairly weak connections to other history through antiquity, although it immediately follows classical and medieval history, particularly late medieval history, particularly the 15th century.

It is followed by the early-mid 16th century. It is indirectly connected to later periods of moden history from the 17th century onwards. It seems to be only weakly connected to the future.