timetoast timeline

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  • Mohammad founded the Islamic religion.
    570 BCE

    Mohammad founded the Islamic religion.

    570 CE – June 8 632 CE
  • Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean Basin and Asia
    139 BCE

    Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean Basin and Asia

  • Jesus began the Christian religion
    4 BCE

    Jesus began the Christian religion

    4 BC – AD 30 - 33
  • Paper was invented by the Chinese
    25

    Paper was invented by the Chinese

    25–220 AD
  • The Songhai Empire was established in Africa.
    1000

    The Songhai Empire was established in Africa.

  • The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe
    1301

    The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe

    14th century- 17th century
  • The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe.
    1400

    The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe.

    14th century
  • Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic.
    Jul 6, 1415

    Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic.

    6 July 1415
  • Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.
    1440

    Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.

    1440-1450
  • Christopher Columbus reached the Americas.
    Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reached the Americas.

    August 3, 1492
  • Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper.
    1495

    Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper.

    1495–1498
  • Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta.
    1498

    Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta.

    1498–1499
  • Vaso da Gama sailed around the southern tip of Africa route to India
    1498

    Vaso da Gama sailed around the southern tip of Africa route to India

    May 1498
  • The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine
    1500

    The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine

  • Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David.
    1501

    Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David.

    1501–1504
  • Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa

  • Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
    1508

    Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

    1508 and 1512
  • Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door.
    1517

    Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door.

  • The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe.
    1519

    The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe.

  • Ferdinand Magellan’s crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
    1519

    Ferdinand Magellan’s crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe.

    September 1519
  • Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther
    1521

    Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther

  • Hernan Cortez defeated the Aztecs.
    1521

    Hernan Cortez defeated the Aztecs.

  • The Mughal Empire began in Northern India
    1526

    The Mughal Empire began in Northern India

  • Francisco Pizarro defeated the Incas
    Nov 16, 1532

    Francisco Pizarro defeated the Incas

    November 16, 1532,
  • Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife.
    1533

    Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife.

  • The Jesuit Order spread the Catholic faith
    1534

    The Jesuit Order spread the Catholic faith

    August 1534.
  • Jacques Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence River and discovered Montreal
    1534

    Jacques Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence River and discovered Montreal

    1534
  • John Calvin developed the idea of predestination.
    1539

    John Calvin developed the idea of predestination.

  • Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis Drake’s exploration to the New World.
    1577

    Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis Drake’s exploration to the New World.

  • Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe.
    Dec 13, 1577

    Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe.

    December 13, 1577,
  • Queen Elizabeth I defeated Philip II’s Spanish Armada

    Queen Elizabeth I defeated Philip II’s Spanish Armada

  • Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes.

    Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes.

  • Erasmus spread the idea of “humanism.”

    Erasmus spread the idea of “humanism.”

  • Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years’ War

    Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years’ War