world history 2-1 By 4036818 4 Jesus was the founder of the Christian religion. 15 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper. 15 The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe. 100 Paper was invented by the Chinese. 100 Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. 570 Mohammad founded the Islamic religion. 1335 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa. 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic. 1439 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Oct 27, 1469 Erasmus spread the idea of “humanism.” 1498 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta. 1500 The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine. 1500 The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe. 1500 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination. 1500 The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe. 1500 John Wycliffe argued the Bible was the highest religious authority – not the Pope. 1501 Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David. 1503 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door. 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther. 1526 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India. 1533 Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife. 1534 The Jesuits were spread the Catholic faith. 1551 Catholic leaders met at the Council of Trent. 1577 Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis Drake’s exploration to the New World. 1585 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years’ War. 1588 Queen Elizabeth I defeated Philip II’s Spanish Armada. 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes.
