History Timeline

By AdrienB
  • Muhammad
    601 BCE

    Muhammad

    began the Islamic religion
  • Chinese
    100 BCE

    Chinese

    invented paper
  • God, Glory, Gold
    1394

    God, Glory, Gold

    were the three main reasons for exploration
  • Jan Hus
    1431

    Jan Hus

    burned at the stake for being a heretic
  • Slaves
    1440

    Slaves

    was shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade
  • Africa
    1464

    Africa

    the Songhai Empire was established in
  • Johannes Gutenburg
    1468

    Johannes Gutenburg

    invented the printing press
  • Isabella I of Castile
    1478

    Isabella I of Castile

    started the Spanish Inquisition
  • Henry VIII
    1491

    Henry VIII

    broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife
  • Christopher Columbus
    1492

    Christopher Columbus

    was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia
  • The Act of Tordesillas
    1494

    The Act of Tordesillas

    divided the claims of Portugal and Spain
  • Leonardo de Vincis
    1495

    Leonardo de Vincis

    painted the Last Supper
  • Michelangelo
    1498

    Michelangelo

    sculpted the Pieta
  • Europe
    1501

    Europe

    the Ottoman Empire began here
  • Michelangelo da Vinci
    1508

    Michelangelo da Vinci

    painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
  • Martin Luther
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther

    nailed 95 Theses to a church door
  • Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
    1519

    Francisco Vazquez de Coronado

    his crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
  • Hernan Cortez
    1521

    Hernan Cortez

    led and defeated the Aztecs
  • Pope Leo X
    1521

    Pope Leo X

    excommunicated Martin Luther
  • India
    1526

    India

    the Mughal Empire began here
  • Jaeques Cartier
    1534

    Jaeques Cartier

    explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France
  • John Calvin
    1536

    John Calvin

    the idea of predestination
  • Roman Catholic Church
    1545

    Roman Catholic Church

    met at the Council of Trent
  • Hernando Cortez
    1550

    Hernando Cortez

    the navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
  • John Calvin
    1556

    John Calvin

    established the idea of predestination
  • Elizabeth I
    1558

    Elizabeth I

    became the head of the Anglican Church
  • Queen Elizabeth

    Queen Elizabeth

    defeated the Spanish Armada
  • Catholic Reformation

    Catholic Reformation

    the Jesuits were created during this
  • Henry IV of France

    Henry IV of France

    issued the Edict of Nantes
  • Ferdinand II

    Ferdinand II

    got France involved in the 30 Years' War