World History 2-1 By 3117769 100 BCE Paper was invented by the chinese 14 BCE Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean basin and Asia 30 Jesus was the founder of the Christian Religion 600 Muhammad found the Islamic religion 1291 The Habsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe 1378 John Wycliffe argued the Bible was the highest religious authority- not the pope Jul 6, 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1439 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press 1495 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last supper 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1500 Erasmus spreads the idea of Humanism 1503 Leonardo da vinci painted the mona lisa 1504 Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the SIstine chaple Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door Jan 3, 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 1536 Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican church 1536 John Calvin Developed the idea of predestination 1563 Catholic leaders met at the council of Trent 1566 The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the middle east and southern Europe 1577 Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis drake's exploration to the New world 1588 Queen Elizabeth I defeated Philip II's Spanish Aramada 1598 henry IV issued the Edict of NAntes 1600 The renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe 1300-1600 1600 The Songhai empire was established in Africa 1624 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the thirty years war 1826 The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic Doctrine From beginning in the 12th century and continuing for hundreds of years until he last death by inquisition in 1826
