Religion - World in 1500 - Renaissance - Reformation By Kailen Richardson 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese 597 Jesus began the christian religion 600 Mohammad founded the Islamic religion 1096 The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe 1223 John Wycliffe argued the Bible was the highest religious authority - not the Pope 1300 The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe 1400 Silk routes emerged connecting trade between The Mediterranean Basin and Asia 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1439 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press 1478 The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine 1498 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieia 1500 Erasmus spread the idea of "humanism" 1512 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1512 Leonardo da Vinci painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door 1519 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa 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 1538 Henry VII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife 1545 Catholic leaders met at the Council of Trent 1561 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 Philip II's Spanish Armada 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes 1600 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1624 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years' War 1635 The Jesuits were spread the Catholic faith 1683 The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe
