Sky Hughes' World History 2 Timeline By SkyHugs 610 Muhammad began the Islamic religion. 1375 Songhai Empire was established in Africa. 1431 Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for being a heretic. 1440 Johannes Gutenburg invented the printing press 1451 The Ottoman Empire began in Eastern Europe. 1478 Ferdinand II started the Spanish Inquisition 1488 Gold, God, and Glory were the three main reasons for exploration. 1493 Christopher Columbus was sponsered by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas divided claims the claims of Portugal and Spain. 1498 Leonardo Da Vinic painted the Last Supper 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1500 Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade. 1512 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door. 1520 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther. 1521 Conquistador Hernando Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire. 1522 Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. 1526 Mughal Empire began in India 1532 Francisco Pizarro led the defeat of the Inca. 1534 Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France. 1534 Henry VIII became head of Anglican Church 1534 Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife. 1540 The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation 1561 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination. 1563 Followers of Pope Paul III met at the Council of Trent 1587 Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada. 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes. 1603 Elizabeth 1 establishes concessions to Catholics and Protestants. 1626 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years' War
