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100 BCE
Paper was invented by the Chinese
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17 BCE
The Ottoman Empire began in Southeast Europe
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7 BCE
Muhammad began the Islamic religion
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1394
Glory,God,Gold were the three main reasons for exploration
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1431
Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being a herertic.
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1464
The Songhai Empire was established in Africa
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1468
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press
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1478
Isabella 1 of Spain and Ferdinand 2 of Aragon
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1492
King Henry viii broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife.
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1492
Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia.
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1494
The Act of Tordesillas divided the claims of Portugal and Spain
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1498
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper.
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1499
Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta.
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1508
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
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Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther nailed 95 These to church door.
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1519
Ferdinand Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
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1521
Hernan Cortes led the defeat of Aztecs
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1521
Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther
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1526
The Mughal Empire began in India
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1534
Jacques explore the St.Lawrence River to Montreal for France
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1536
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
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1536
John Calvin established the idea of predestination
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1540
The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation
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1550
Hernando Cortez the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
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1558
Elizabeth 1 became the head of the Anglican Church
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1563
Followers of Roman catholic church met at the Council of Trent
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Queen Elizabeth 1 defeated the Spanish Armada
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Henry iv of France issued the Edict of Nantes
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Ferdinand II got France involved in the 30 year war
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Slaves where shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade
