World history 2 #1 By Sabrina.m 610 BCE Muhammad began the Islamic relgion 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese(Cai Lun) 1299 The Ottoman Empire began in Asia minor 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press 1464 The Songhai Empire was established in West Africa 1478 Queen Isabella started the Spanish Inquisition 1492 Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia 1495 Leonardo da Vinci painted the last supper 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1500 Gold,God, and Glory were the three main reason for exploration. 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door 1519 Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe 1519 Hernan Cortes the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire 1520 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther 1521 Hernan Cortes led the defeat of the Aztecs 1525 John Calvin established the idea of predestination 1526 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India 1529 Henry Vlll broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife 1529 Henry viii became the head of the Anglican Church 1534 Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France 1534 King and Head of Church divided the claims of Portugal and Spain 1536 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1540 The Jesuits were created during the Reformation 1545 Followers of Pope Paul III met at the Council of Trent 1588 Sir Francis Drake's defeated the Spanish Armada 1598 Henry iv issued the Edict of Nantes 1617 Tobacco was shipped along the Colombian Exchange 1618 Ferdinand II got France involved in the Thirty Years' War
