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  2. 16th century - Wikipedia

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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).

  3. List of decades, centuries, and millennia - Wikipedia

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    36th century BC: 35th century BC: 34th century BC: 33rd century BC: 32nd century BC: 31st century BC: 3rd millennium BC · 3000–2001 BC 30th century BC: 29th century BC: 28th century BC: 27th century BC: 26th century BC: 25th century BC: 24th century BC: 23rd century BC: 22nd century BC: 21st century BC: 2nd millennium BC · 2000–1001 BC ...

  4. List of time periods - Wikipedia

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    The span of recorded history is roughly five thousand years, ... Colonial America. Baroque (New World, 1600–1750) Spanish ... (Europe, 16th century) Classicism ...

  5. Category:Years of the 16th century - Wikipedia

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    Years of the 16th century by continent (107 C) Years of the 16th century by country (159 C) This page was last edited on 5 January 2025, at 01:15 (UTC). Text is ...

  6. Colonial history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Leo Lemay says that his 1744 travel diary Gentleman's Progress: The Itinerarium of Dr. Alexander Hamilton is "the best single portrait of men and manners, of rural and urban life, of the wide range of society and scenery in colonial America." [46] His diary has been widely used by scholars, and covers his travels from Maryland to Maine ...

  7. List of years - Wikipedia

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    3.6 16th century. 3.7 17th century. 3.8 18th century. 3.9 19th century. ... This page is an index to individual articles for years. Years are shown in chronological ...

  8. 16th century in North American history - Wikipedia

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    His first book, Divers voyages touching the discoverie of America, published in 1582, introduced the English-speaking world to the discoveries made in North America by the Cabot's, Verrazano and Ribaut. In 1589, he compiled his principal navigations—this is the second, enlarged edition that was published in the following year.

  9. Four continents - Wikipedia

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    The four continents, plus Australia, added later.. Europeans in the 16th century divided the world into four continents: Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. [1] Each of the four continents was seen to represent its quadrant of the world—Africa in the south, America in the west, Asia in the east, and Europe in the north.