World history 2 By 4000987 570 BCE Muhammad began the Islamic religion 1 BCE Numeral system was invented by Muslims 1375 The Songhai empire began in africa 1400 Gold, God, Glory were the three main reasons for exploration 1415 Jan huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic. 1420 The style of painting was created during Italian Renaissance 1440 Gutenberg invented the printing press 1478 Isabella I started the Spanish inquisition 1492 Christopher Columbus was sponsored by queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia. 1493 The line of demarcation divided the claims of Portugal and Spain 1495 Leonardo da vinci painted the last supper 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of Sistine chapel 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 these to a church door 1519 Ferdinand Magellan was the first to circumnavigate the globe 1521 Hernando cortez led the defeat of the aztec 1521 Hernando Cortez and his forces overthrew the Aztec empire. 1521 Pope Leo x excommunicated Martin Luther 1524 The ottoman empire was established in China 1526 The mughal empire began in northern India 1533 Henry viii broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife 1534 Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France 1536 John Calvin established the idea of predestination 1536 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1545 Followers of catholic church met at the council of Trent 1588 Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada. 1598 Henry iv issued the edict of nantes 1624 Cardinal Richelieu got involved in thirty years' war 1640 Slaves were shipped along the middle passage of triangular trade 1970 Catherine of Aragon became head of Anglican church