Religion - World in 1500 - Renaissance - Reformation By WilliamHudson 100 BCE paper was invented by the chinese 2 BCE jesus began the christian religion 570 Mohammad founded the Islamic religion 800 the songhai empire was established in africa 1300 The renaissance began in the italian city-states and spread to northern europe 1300 the ottoman empire spread to africa, the middle east and southern europe 1370 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 1455 johannes gutenburg invinted the printing press 1478 The inquisition was used to reinforce catholic doctrine 1492 erasmus spread the idea of humanism 1495 Leonardo da Vinci painted the last supper 1498 Michelangelo sculpted the pieta 1500 silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean basin and asia 1503 leonardo da vinci painted the mona lisa 1508 leonardo da vinci painted the ceiling of the sistine chapel 1509 Henry VIII broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife 1512 Michaelangelo painted the ceiling of the sistine chapel 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door 1521 Pope leo x excommunticated martin luther 1526 The mughal empire began in northern india 1534 Henry VIII became the head of the anglican church 1543 the jesuits were spread the catholic faith 1545 catholic leaders met at the council of trent 1556 the hapsburg family was the most powerful family in europe 1559 john calvin developed the idea of predestination 1577 elizabeth I spnsored Sir Francis Drake exploration to the new world 1588 Queen Elizabeth I defeated Phillip II's spanish armada 1598 Henry IV issued the edict of nantes 1598 Cardinal Richelieu got France Involved in the thirty years war
