World history 2 timeline By Jordan Walker 24 601 BCE Muhammad began the Islamic religion 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese 1299 The Ottoman Empire began in Northwestern Anatolia 1440 Slaves were shipped along the middle passage of Triangular trade 1450 Johannes Gutenburg invented the printing press 1464 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1478 Ferdinand II of Aragon started the Spanish Inquistion 1492 Chirstopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia 1493 Leonardo Da Vinci painted the last supper. 1494 The treaty of Tordesillas divided the claims of Portugal and Spain. 1498 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther nails 95 theses to church door Sep 20, 1519 Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe 1521 Hernando Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire 1521 Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther 1526 The Mughal Empire began in India May 23, 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 1563 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1587 Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada 1598 Henry IV of France issued the edict of Nates
