Religion - World in 1500 - Renaissance - Reformation (Gray Owen) By Gray Owen 100 BCE Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean Basin and Asia 1 CE Jesus began the Christian Religion 105 Paper was invented by the Chinese 570 Mohammad founded the Islamic religion 1374 John Wycliffe argued the Bible was the highest religious authority - not the pope Link: https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/moversandshakers/john-wycliffe.html 1375 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa. 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press 1478 The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine 1481 The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe. 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 1505 Erasmus spread the idea of “humanism.” 1513 Michalangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. 1517 Martin Luther nail 95 theses to a church door 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther. 1526 The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe 1526 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India 1531 Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church 1533 Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife 1541 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1543 The Jesuits were spread the Catholic faith 1563 Catholic leaders met at the Council of Trent 1577 Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Drake's exploration to the New World Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/drake_francis.shtml 1588 Queen Elizabeth I defeated Phillip II's Spanish Armada 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes 1648 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years War
