Events of Reformation By James123 105 Paper was invented by the Chinese 570 Mohammad began the Islamic religion 1325 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1400 Gold,Glory,God were the three main reasons for explorations 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1440 Guttenburg invented the printing press 1477 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel 1492 Christopher 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 de Vinci Painted the last supper 1499 Michelangelo painted the Pieta 1503 Slaves was shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade 1516 The Ottoman Empire began in Africa 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door 1517 Catholic was created during the Italian Renaissance Sep 20, 1519 Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe 1521 Cortes the navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire Aug 13, 1521 Cortes led the defeat of the Aztecs 1526 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India 1531 Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife 1531 Elizabeth I became the head of the Anglican Church 1534 Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France 1543 Followers of Catholic Faith met at the Council of Trent 1551 John Calvin established the idea of predestination 1561 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1587 Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes 1598 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years War
