World history 2 By 3130415robinson 850 BCE Jesus was the founder of the catholic religion 600 BCE Mohammad founded the islamic religion 207 BCE Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the mediterranean basin and asia 100 BCE Paper was invented by the chinese 1348 Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean basin and asia 1362 John Wycliffe argued the bible was the highest religious authority-not the pope 1415 Jan huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic 1439 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press 1450 The renaissance began in the italian city-sate and spread to northern europe 1453 The ottoman empire spread to africa , the middle east and southern europe 1478 The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine 1493 The songhai empire was establised in africa 1498 Leonardo de Vinci painted the Last supper 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the pieta 1501 Michelangelo sculpted the statue of david. 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the sistine chapel 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the sistine chapel 1517 Jesus was the founder of the catholic religion Nov 10, 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to a church door 1519 Leonardo da vinci painted the mona lisa 1521 pope leo x excommunited martin lurther 1526 The Mughal empire began in northern india 1526 The mughal empire began in northern india 1531 Henry VII became the head of the Anglican church 1533 Henry VII broke from the church in rome and divorced his wife 1534 The jesuits were spread the catholic faith 1545 Catholic leaders met at the Council of trent 1564 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1577 Elizabeth I sponsored Sir francis drake's exploration to the new world 1587 Queen elizabeth I defeated Philip II's Spanish armada 1598 Henry IV issued the edict of nantes 1624 Cardinal Richelieu got france involved in the thirty years war 1648 The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in europe 1983 Eramus spread the idea of "humanism"
