They should have names: - 1500s: The Columbian Century - 1600s: The Westphalian Century - 1700s: The Century of Enlightenment - 1800s: The Impe

They should have names: - 1500s: The Columbian Century - 1600s: The Westphalian Century - 1700s: The Century of Enlightenment - 1800s: The Imperial Century - 1900s: The Century of Oil - 2000s: The Current Century (to be renamed in 2100) You might think it's Eurocentric, and you'd be right. But every language gets to name them differently, according to local history.