(Religion - World in 1500 - Renaissance - Reformation) By Dylan W 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese 100 BCE Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean Basin and Asia 1 CE Jesus began the Christian religion 800 Mohammed founded the Islamic religion 1299 The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe 1382 John Wycliffe argued the Bible was the highest religious authority - not the Pope 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1430 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press 1497 The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe 1498 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1503 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa 1509 Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife 1512 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1512 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door 1520 The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine 1526 The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe 1531 Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church 1534 The Jesuits spread the Catholic faith 1536 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1545 Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis Drake´s exploration to the New World 1554 Catholic leaders met at the Council of Trent 1556 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India 1588 Queen Elizabeth I defeated Philip II´s Spanish Army 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes 1618 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years' War. 1650 Erasmus spread the idea of humanism
