World History 2 Events By jenn_gomez 610 BCE Muhammad began the Islamic religion. 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese. 1299 The Ottoman Empire began in Asia Minor. 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being heretic. 1440 Gutenburg invented the printing press. 1464 The Songhai Empire was established in West Africa. 1478 Queen Isabella started the Spanish Inquisition. 1492 Christopher Columbus sponsered by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia. 1495 Leonardo da vinci painted the Last Supper. 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta. 1500 Slaves was shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade 1500 Gold, God, and Glory were the three main reasons 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. 1520 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther. 1521 Hernando Cortes the Navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec empire. 1525 John Calvin established the idea of predestination 1526 The Mughal Empire began in India. 1529 Henry VIII broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife. 1534 Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France. 1534 Francisco Pizarro led the defeat of the Incas. 1534 The Act of Supremacy divided the claims of King and head of church 1540 The Jesuits were created during the Reformation. 1545 Followers of Paul III met at the Council of Trent. 1559 Queen Elizabeth became the head of the Anglican Church. 1588 Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada. 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes. 1618 Ferdinand II got France involved in the Thirty Years' War. 1619 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination.
