Events In World History By WillJessie 324 BCE Jesus began the Christian religion 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1440 African slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade 1440 Johannes Gutenburg 1492 Christoper Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia 1498 Leonardo Da Venci painted the last supper 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1519 Hernan Cortés and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire 1522 Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe Started in 1519 ended in 1522 1527 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door 1534 Henry Vlll broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife 1534 Jacques Cartier Explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France 1536 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1540 The Jesuits were created Ignatius of Loyola 1545 Protestants met at the Council of Trent 1598 Henry Vl issued the Edict of Nantes 1618 Ferdinand ll got France involved in the Thirty Years War