16th century

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	15th century; 16th century; 17th century;
Timelines:	15th century; 16th century; 17th century;
State leaders:	15th century; 16th century; 17th century;
Decades:	1500s; 1510s; 1520s; 1530s; 1540s; 1550s; 1560s; 1570s; 1580s; 1590s;
Categories:	Births – Deaths ; Establishments – Disestablishments

The 16th century was the century from 1501 to 1600. In this century, many Europeans visited or moved to the newly-found Americas and some also searched for new routes to Asia. There was much change in Europe, such as the Protestant Reformation and the Renaissance.