History By garrisoncaitlin 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese 1 CE Jesus began the Christian Religion 1415 Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1440 Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade 1464 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1468 Gutenberg invented the printing press. 1478 Isabella I of Castile & Ferdinand II of Aragon started the Spanish Inquistion 1491 Henry VII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife 1492 Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia 1492 Gold, God, and Glory were the three main reasons for exploration 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas divided the claims of Portugal and Spain 1495 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper 1498 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1512 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door. 1519 Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther 1521 Hernando Cortes led the defeat of the Aztecs 1526 The Mughal Empire began in India 1534 Jacques Carter explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France 1536 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1536 John Calvin established the idea of predestination 1540 The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation 1545 Followers of the Roman Catholic Church met at the Council of Trent 1550 Hernando Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire 1558 Elizabeth I became head of the Anglican Church 1588 Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada 1598 Henry IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes 1600 The Ottoman Empire began in Europe 1618 Ferdinand II got France involved in the Thirty Years' War
