Time toast timeline By Cathryn6 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese 17 BCE The Ottoman Empire began in Southeast Europe 7 BCE Muhammad began the Islamic religion 1394 Glory,God,Gold were the three main reasons for exploration 1431 Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being a herertic. 1464 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1468 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press 1478 Isabella 1 of Spain and Ferdinand 2 of Aragon 1492 King Henry viii broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife. 1492 Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia. 1494 The Act of Tordesillas divided the claims of Portugal and Spain 1498 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper. 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta. 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 These to church door. 1519 Ferdinand Magellan crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. 1521 Hernan Cortes led the defeat of Aztecs 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther 1526 The Mughal Empire began in India 1534 Jacques explore 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 Catholic Reformation 1550 Hernando Cortez the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire 1558 Elizabeth 1 became the head of the Anglican Church 1563 Followers of Roman catholic church met at the Council of Trent 1588 Queen Elizabeth 1 defeated the Spanish Armada 1598 Henry iv of France issued the Edict of Nantes 1618 Ferdinand II got France involved in the 30 year war 1640 Slaves where shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade
