project by Michael Curcio By 3119903 207 BCE Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. 4 BCE Jesus was the founder of the Christian religion. 100 Paper was invented by the Chinese. 570 Mohammad founded the Islamic religion. 1301 The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe. 1330 John Wycliffe argued the Bible was the highest religious authority – not the Pope. 1400 Erasmus spread the idea of “humanism.” 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic. 1439 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. 1498 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper. 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta. 1500 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa. 1501 Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David. 1503 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door. 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther. 1526 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India. 1530 The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine. 1533 Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife. 1534 The Jesuits were spread the Catholic faith. 1536 Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church. 1563 Catholic leaders met at the Council of Trent. 1564 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination. 1577 Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis Drake’s exploration to the New World. 1585 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years’ War. 1588 Queen Elizabeth I defeated Philip II’s Spanish Armada. 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes. 1600 The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe. 1919 The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe.
