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The 16th century began with the Julian year 1501 (represented by the Roman numerals MDI) and ended with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (MDC), depending on the reckoning used (the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582).
16th century in LGBTQ history ... 16th-century people (17 C) 16th century in politics (16 C, 1 P) R. ... Pages in category "16th century"
Historia antipodum oder newe Welt, or History of the New World, by Matthäus Merian the Elder, published in 1631. The Florentine explorer Amerigo Vespucci is usually credited for coming up with the term "New World" (Mundus Novus) for the Americas in his 1503 letter, giving it its popular cachet, although similar terms had been used and applied before him.
British Entertainment in the 16th century included art, fencing, painting, the stocks and even executions.. While the 16th century and early 17th century squarely fall into the Renaissance period in Europe, that period was not only one of scientific and cultural advance, but also involved the development of changing forms of entertainment – both for the masses and for the elite.
In the mid-16th century, the Tsardom of Russia conquered the Tatar khanates of Kazan and Astrakhan, thus annexing the entire Volga Region and opening the way to the Ural Mountains. The colonization of the new easternmost lands of Russia and further onslaught eastward was led by the rich merchants Stroganovs .
1700 BC – 1500 BC: Hurrian conquests.; 1601 BC: Sharma-Adad II became the King of Assyria.; c. 1600 BC: The creation of one of the oldest surviving astronomical documents, a copy of which was found in the Babylonian library of Ashurbanipal: a 21-year record of the appearances of Venus (which the early Babylonians called Nindaranna): Venus tablet of Ammisaduqa.
The issue resulted in a crisis of conscience in 16th-century Spain. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] An outpouring of self-criticism and philosophical reflection among Catholic theologians, most notably Francisco de Vitoria , led to debate on the nature of human rights [ 33 ] and the birth of modern international law.
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