World History 2 Timeline- Luke Ogle By LukeOgle 1 CE Jesus began the Christian religion 105 Paper was invented by China 1299 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 1478 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 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 1517 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 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 1588 Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada 1590 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes 1618 Ferdinand II got France involved in the 30 years war 1640 Slaves was shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular trade
