The Age of Discovery By estheroyekola 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese 7 Muhammed began the Islamic Religion 1299 The Ottoman Empire began in Africa 1400 Gold, God, and Glory were the three main reasons for exploration 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1430 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1440 Gutenberg invented the printing press 1494 The Line of Demarcation divided the claims of Portugal and Spain 1498 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1512 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1517 Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to a church door 1519 Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe 1519 Cortes the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire 1521 Cortes led the defeat of the Aztecs 1526 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India 1534 Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church 1534 Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France 1534 The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation 1536 Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife 1545 Followers of Catholic faith met at the Council of Trent 1559 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1577 Francis Drake was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia 1588 Elizabeth I defeated the Spanish Armada 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes 1624 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years War 1781 Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade
