religion- world in 1500- renaissance- reformation By Hazzon 632 mohammad found the islamic religion 1382 John Wycliffe argues the bible was the highs religious authority 1415 Jan Huss was burned a the stake for being a heretic 1419 The renaissance began in the Italian city states and spread to northern Europe 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press 1451 the ottoman empire spread to Africa the middle east and southern Europe 1469 Erasmus spread the idea of humanism 1478 The Inquisition was used to rein force catholic doctrine 1498 Leonardo da vinvi painted the last supper 1498 Michelangelo sculpted the pieta 1503 leonardo da vinci painted the mona lisa 1509 Henry VIII 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 1512 Leonardo da vinci painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door 1521 pope leo x excommunicated martin luther 1526 the mughal empire bean in northern India 1534 Henry 5 became the head of the Anglican church 1534 the Jesuits were spread the catholic faith 1545 Catholic leaders met at the council of Trent 1555 Jesus began the christian religion 1556 the Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe 1577 Elizabeth i sponsor sir francis drakes exploration to the new world 1588 queen Elizabeth i defeated Philip Spanish armada 1591 the Songhai empire was established in Africa 1598 Henry 5 issued the edict of Nantes 1642 cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the thirty year war 1887 silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean basin and Asia 1920 Paper was invented by the chinese
