Age of Discover By Gray Owen By Gray Owen 105 BCE Paper was invented by China 570 Mohammad began the Islamic religion 1375 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1400 Gold, Glory, and God were the main reasons for exploration 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1440 Gutenburg invented the Printing Press 1481 The Ottoman Empire began in Africa 1492 Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia 1494 Line of Demarcation divided the claims of Portugal and Spain 1498 Leonardo Da Vinci the Last Supper 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1509 Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife 1513 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Nov 10, 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door 1518 Slaves was shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade Sep 20, 1519 Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe 1521 Cortes the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire 1521 Cortes led the defeat of the Aztecs 1526 The Mughal Empire spread in India 1534 Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France 1541 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1543 The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation 1545 Followers of Catholic Faith met at the Council of Trent 1559 John Calvin established the idea of predestination 1571 Elizabeth I became the head of the Anglican Church 1587 Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes 1648 Cardinal Richeau got France involved in the Thirty Years' War
