History Timeline 1 By Jada1107 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese 1 BCE Jesus began the Christian religion 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1440 Gutenberg invented the printing press 1451 The Ottoman Empire began in Asia 1464 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1478 Isabella and Ferdinand started the Spanish Inquisition 1492 Tobacco was shipped along the Middle Passage of Columbian Exchange 1492 God, glory, and gold were the three main reasons for exploration 1494 The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the claims of Portugal and Spain 1495 John Calvin developed the idea of pedestination 1498 Leonardo Da Vinchi painted the Last Supper 1498 Vasco Da Gama was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach India 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1512 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door. 1519 Hernando Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther 1526 The Mughal Empire began in India 1530 Elizabeth I established the idea of a Church of State 1532 Francisco Pizarro led the defeat of the Ican Empire 1533 Henry viii broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife. 1534 Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France 1540 The Jesuits were created in France and Paris 1558 Mary became the head of the Anglican Church 1563 Church leaders met at the Council of Trent. 1580 Sir Francis Drake crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. 1588 Sit Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada 1598 King Henry iv issued the Edict of Nantes 1648 Clash between Protestants and Catholics got France involved in the Thirty Years' War
