Religion-World in 1500-Renaissance-Reformation By Mekhi Carter 1534 BCE Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church. 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese 200 Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean Basin and Asia 632 Mohammad founded the ISLAMIC religion 1000 Jesus began the Christian religion. 1011 The shonghai empire was established in africa 1330 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 1440 Johannes Gutenburg invented the printing press. 1478 The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine 1498 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper. 1499 Michelangelo sculpture the Pieta 1503 Leonardo da VINCI painted the Mona Lisa 1509 Henry Vlll broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife 1509 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination. 1512 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door. 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther 1534 The Jesuits were spread the Catholic religion. 1554 Catholic leaders met at the Council of Trent. 1577 Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis Drake's exploration to the New world 1588 Queen Elizabeth 1 defeated Phillip 2 Spanish Armada 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes. 1600 The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe 1600 The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe. 1618 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the the Thirty Years' War 1857 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India
