1500luvuilla
1500luvuilla (the 16th century) denotes the years 1501–1600, a period marked by major political, religious, economic and cultural transformations across the world. European maritime exploration and expansion accelerated after the late 15th century, with Spanish and Portuguese voyages establishing overseas empires in the Americas, Africa and Asia. Conquests such as those of the Aztec and Inca polities and the growing Atlantic trade—including the intensifying transatlantic slave trade—reshaped global demographics and economies through the Columbian Exchange.
Religious upheaval profoundly affected Europe: Martin Luther’s 1517 theses sparked the Protestant Reformation and subsequent confessional
The century also saw cultural and intellectual developments often associated with the Renaissance and early scientific
Economically, the influx of New World silver and changing trade patterns contributed to price inflation and