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World History 2 #1 - Holt

By simone holt
  • Silk Routes Connected Trade Between Mediterranean Basin and Asia
    130 BCE

    Silk Routes Connected Trade Between Mediterranean Basin and Asia

  • Jesus Founded the Christian Religion
    27

    Jesus Founded the Christian Religion

    A.D.
  • The Chinese/Cai Lun Invented Paper
    105

    The Chinese/Cai Lun Invented Paper

    A.D.
  • Mohammad Founded the Islamic Religion
    601

    Mohammad Founded the Islamic Religion

    7th century (601-700)
  • Inquisition Was Used to Reinforce Catholic Doctrine
    1231

    Inquisition Was Used to Reinforce Catholic Doctrine

    Officially started in 1231
  • Ottoman Empire Spread to Africa, Middle East and Southern Europe
    1299

    Ottoman Empire Spread to Africa, Middle East and Southern Europe

    Expanded in the 15th and 16th centuries
  • Renaissance Began in Italian City-states & Spread to Northern Europe
    1300

    Renaissance Began in Italian City-states & Spread to Northern Europe

    Began in 1300 and spread to Northern Europe in the 1400s
  • John Wycliffe Said the Bible is the Highest Authority
    1375

    John Wycliffe Said the Bible is the Highest Authority

  • Jan Huss Burned at the Stake for Being a Heretic
    1415

    Jan Huss Burned at the Stake for Being a Heretic

  • Johannes Gutenberg's Printing Press
    1440

    Johannes Gutenberg's Printing Press

  • Songhai Empire Began in Africa
    1460

    Songhai Empire Began in Africa

  • Christopher Columbus Reached the Americas
    1492

    Christopher Columbus Reached the Americas

  • Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper 1495-1498
    1495

    Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper 1495-1498

  • Michelangelo Sculpted the Pieta 1498-1500
    1498

    Michelangelo Sculpted the Pieta 1498-1500

  • Vaso da Gama Sailed the Southern Tip of Africa en Route to India
    1498

    Vaso da Gama Sailed the Southern Tip of Africa en Route to India

  • Michelangelo's Statue of David
    1501

    Michelangelo's Statue of David

  • Leonardo da Vinci Painted the Mona Lisa
    1503

    Leonardo da Vinci Painted the Mona Lisa

  • Michelangelo Painted the Sistine Chapel Ceiling
    1508

    Michelangelo Painted the Sistine Chapel Ceiling

  • Martin Luther Nailed the 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther Nailed the 95 Theses

  • Ferdinand Magellan’s Crew First to Circumnavigate the Globe
    1519

    Ferdinand Magellan’s Crew First to Circumnavigate the Globe

  • Pope Leo X Excommunicated Martin Luther
    1521

    Pope Leo X Excommunicated Martin Luther

  • Hernan Cortez Defeated the Aztecs
    1521

    Hernan Cortez Defeated the Aztecs

  • Erasmus Spread Humanism
    1524

    Erasmus Spread Humanism

    Published "The Free Will" in 1524-1525
  • Hapsburgs were the Most Powerful Family in Europe
    1526

    Hapsburgs were the Most Powerful Family in Europe

  • Mughal Empire Began in Northern India
    1526

    Mughal Empire Began in Northern India

  • Francisco Pizarro Defeated the Incas
    1532

    Francisco Pizarro Defeated the Incas

  • Jesuit Order Spread the Catholic Faith
    1534

    Jesuit Order Spread the Catholic Faith

  • Henry VIII Broke from the Church/Divorced Wife
    1534

    Henry VIII Broke from the Church/Divorced Wife

  • Jacques Cartier Sailed St. Lawrence River and Discovered Montreal
    1534

    Jacques Cartier Sailed St. Lawrence River and Discovered Montreal

  • Henry VIII Became Head of the Anglican Church
    1536

    Henry VIII Became Head of the Anglican Church

  • John Calvin's Idea of Predestination
    1539

    John Calvin's Idea of Predestination

  • Catholic Leaders Met at the Council of Trent
    1545

    Catholic Leaders Met at the Council of Trent

  • Francis Drake Circumnavigated the Globe
    1577

    Francis Drake Circumnavigated the Globe

  • Elizabeth I Sponsored Francis Drake's Exploration of the New World
    1577

    Elizabeth I Sponsored Francis Drake's Exploration of the New World

  • Elizabeth I Defeated Philip II's Spanish Armada

    Elizabeth I Defeated Philip II's Spanish Armada

  • Henry IV Issued Edict of Nantes

    Henry IV Issued Edict of Nantes

  • Cardinal Richelieu Involved France in the Thirty Years' War

    Cardinal Richelieu Involved France in the Thirty Years' War