World History 2 By carolinedomoo Jul 6, 1415 John Huss was burned for being a dissenter of the Catholic Church Nov 1, 1440 Gutenburg esyablished the printing press Nov 1, 1450 Slaves were shipped along the middle passage of the triangular trade May 29, 1453 Ottomans conqured Istanbul Feb 19, 1473 Copernicus creates Heliocentric theory Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus reached Asia Nov 1, 1497 The Last Supper Jun 11, 1509 King Henry viii broke from the catholic church and devorced his wife Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther nails to 95 theisis to the church in the Holy Roman Empire Oct 1, 1520 Ferdinand Magellan Circumnavigated the world Aug 13, 1521 Hernan Cortes conquered Aztec Empire Dec 1, 1524 Vasco De Gama sailed and established trade with India Jun 9, 1534 Jacques Cartier esplored the St.Lawrence River Aug 1, 1534 Jesuits were created Nov 1, 1537 John Calvin established the idea of predestination Dec 13, 1545 The Catholics met at the Council Of Trent Nov 1, 1581 Galileo proved the heliocentric theory correct Jul 29, 1588 Queen Elizabeth defeated the Spanish Armada Nov 1, 1588 Queen Elizabeth became head of the Anglican church Nov 1, 1618 Thirty Years war was fought Nov 1, 1628 William Harvey created an accurate theory of the Heart Nov 1, 1631 Louis XIV builds the palace of versailles Oct 22, 1685 Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes Nov 1, 1692 Peter the great westernized Russia