Religion-World in 1500-Renaissance- Reformation By James123 207 BCE Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the mediterranean Basin and Asia 100 BCE Paper was invented by the chinese 10 BCE Jesus began the Christian Religion 570 Mohammad founded the Islamic religion 1300 The Renaissance began in the italian city-states and spread to Northen Euope 1382 John wycliffe argued the bible was the was the highest religious authority -not pope Jul 6, 1415 John Huss was burned at the stake for being heroic 1438 The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in europe 1450 Johannes Gutenberg inverted the printing press 1451 The ottoman Empire spread to africa the middle east and southern europe 1468 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1478 The inquisition was used to reinforce catholic doctine 1492 Erasmus spread the idea of "humanism" 1495 Leonardo da vinci painted the last supper 1498 Michelanglo sculpted the pieta 1503 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the sistine chapel 1512 Leonardo da Vinci painted the ceiling of sistine chapel Oct 31, 1517 Martin luther nailed 95 theses to a church door Jan 3, 1521 Pope Leo x excommunicated Martin Luther 1526 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India 1534 Henry VII broke from the church in rome and divorced his wife 1534 Catholic Leaders met at the Council of Trent 1534 Henry VII became the head of the Anglican church 1543 The Jesuits were spread the hat cahtolic faith 1559 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1577 Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis Drake's exploration to the New World 1588 Queen Elizabeth I defeated Phillip II's Spanish Armada Apr 13, 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Names 1624 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years' war
