The 16th and 17th centuries represent the years between 1501 and 1700. This time period witnessed significant exploration, colonization, and expansion by European nations across the globe.
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Age of Exploration: A period in European history when explorers sailed to discover new trade routes and territories.
Treaty of Tordesillas: An agreement between Spain and Portugal in 1494 that divided newly discovered lands outside Europe along an imaginary line.
Atlantic Slave Trade: The forced transportation of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas for labor on plantations.