World History 2 By littlebit22 630 BCE Mohammad founded the Islamic religion 207 BCE Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean Basin and Asia 4 BCE Jesus was the founder of the christian religion 105 Paper was invented by the Chinese 1400 The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine 1400 Earsmus spread the idea of "Humanism" 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1439 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press 1464 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1481 The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the middle east and Southern Europe 1495 Leonardo da Vinci painted the last supper 1497 The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe 1498 Michelangelo sculpted the pieta 1501 Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David 1503 Leonardo Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1509 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door 1520 John Wycliffe argued the Bible was the highest religious authority- not the pope 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther 1526 The Hasburg family was the most powerful family in Europe 1526 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India 1533 Henry VII broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife 1533 Henry VII became the head of the Anglican Church 1534 The Jesuits were spread the catholic faith 1551 Catholic leaders met at the Council of Trent 1588 Queen Elizabeth I defeated Philip II's Spanish Armada 1596 Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis Drake's exploration to the new world 1598 Henry VI issued the Edict of Nantes 1624 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years War
