religion-world 1500-renaissance-reformation By suttonlayla4 632 BCE Mohammad founded the Islamic religion 130 BCE Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean Basin and Asia 100 BCE Paper was invented by Chinese 597 Jesus began the Christian religion 1237 The Hapsburg family was the most powerful in europe 1299 The ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe 1350 The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe 1374 John Wycliffe argued thr Bible was the highest religious authority-not the Pope 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being heretic 1430 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invited the printing press 1478 The inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine 1498 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last supper 1498 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1503 Leonardo da Vinici painted the Mona Lisa 1509 Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife 1509 Erasmus spread the idea of "humanism" 1512 Leonardo da Vinci painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther 1526 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India 1531 Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church 1534 The Jesuits were spread the Catholic faith 1545 Catholic leaders met at the Council of Trent 1559 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1577 Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis Drake's exploration to the New World 1587 Queen Elizabeth I defeated Philip II's Spanish Armada 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes 1624 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years' War
