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Sixteenth Century (15 mars 1501 – 19 sept. 1600)

Description:

- Latin was the world´s most studied foreign language. It was the dominant language of education, commerce, religion and government in the Western world.
- French, Italian and English gained in importance as a result of political changes in Europe, and Latin gradually became displaced as a language of spoken and written communication
- Children entering "grammar school" in the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in England were initially given a rigorous introduction to Latin grammar

Ajouté au bande de temps:

Date:

15 mars 1501
19 sept. 1600
~ 99 years