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World History 2 Timeline- Luke Ogle

  • 1 CE

    Jesus began the Christian religion

  • 105

    Paper was invented by China

  • 1299

    Ottoman Empire began in Asia Minor

    Ottoman Empire began in Asia Minor
  • 1415

    Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being heretic

  • 1440

    Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press

  • 1464

    The Songhai Empire was established in West Africa

    The Songhai Empire was established in West Africa
  • 1478

    Ferdinand started the Spanish Inquisition

    Ferdinand started the Spanish Inquisition
  • 1492

    Christopher Colombus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia

  • 1492

    God, Gold, and Glory were the three main reasons for exploration

    God, Gold, and Glory were the three main reasons for exploration
  • 1494

    The Treaty of Tordesillas

  • 1495

    Leonardo de Vinci painted the last supper

  • 1498

    Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta

  • 1508

    Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

    Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
  • 1517

    Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to a church door

    Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to a church door
  • 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe

  • 1521

    Hernan Cortes Led the defeat of the Aztecs

  • 1521

    Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther

    Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther
  • 1526

    The Mughal Empire started in India

  • 1528

    Henry VII broke from Church in Rome and divorced his wife

  • 1534

    Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France

  • 1536

    John Calvin developed the idea of predestination

  • 1536

    John Calvin established the idea of predestination

  • 1540

    The Jesuits were created during the Reformation Catholic

  • 1545

    Followers of the Catholic faith met at the Council of Trent

  • 1550

    Hernan Cortes the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec empire

  • 1558

    Elizabeth I became the head of the Anglican Church

  • Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada

  • Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes

  • Ferdinand II got France involved in the 30 years war

  • Slaves was shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular trade