World History 2: TimeToast Timeline

  • Paper invented
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    Paper invented

    Paper invented in China.
  • Mohammad began the Islamic Religion
    Nov 19, 607

    Mohammad began the Islamic Religion

    Mohammad began the Islamic Religion.
  • Jan Huss killed
    Jul 6, 1415

    Jan Huss killed

    Jan Huss burned at stake for being a heretic.
  • Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia
    May 17, 1492

    Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia

    Christopher Columbus was granted permission to sail West by Queen Isabella.
  • Leonardo da Vinci paints The Last Supper
    Apr 22, 1498

    Leonardo da Vinci paints The Last Supper

    One of Leonardo da Vinci's most famous paintings.
  • Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
    Aug 17, 1499

    Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta

    One of Michelangelo's greatest art acheivements
  • Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a churhc door
    Oct 31, 1517

    Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a churhc door

    Martin Luther nailed a long list of complaints about the Catholic church on a church door.
  • John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
    Nov 19, 1517

    John Calvin developed the idea of predestination

    John Calvin developed the idea of predestination.
  • Hernando Cortez defeats Aztecs
    Nov 18, 1520

    Hernando Cortez defeats Aztecs

    Hernando Cortez and his forces defeat the Aztec Empire.
  • Printing press invented
    Nov 19, 1520

    Printing press invented

    Gutenburg invents the printing press
  • Jaques Cartier makes discoveries for France
    Nov 19, 1527

    Jaques Cartier makes discoveries for France

    Jaques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France.
  • Magellans' crew circumnavigated the globe
    Oct 13, 1550

    Magellans' crew circumnavigated the globe

    Ferdinand Magellan and his crew set out to circumnavigate the globe, Magellan died at about halfway and his crew finished.
  • Elizabeth I became head of the anglican church
    Nov 19, 1550

    Elizabeth I became head of the anglican church

    Elizabeth I became head of the Anglican Church
  • Sir Francis Drake defeats Spanish Armada

    Sir Francis Drake defeats Spanish Armada

    Sir Francis Drake defeats the Spanish Armada
  • Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes

    Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes

    The Edict of Nantes allows huguenots to worship what they believe in.
  • Slaves are shipped

    Slaves are shipped

    Slaves are shipped along the middle passage of the Triangular trade.
  • Jesuits created

    Jesuits created

    The Jesuits were created during the Catholic Reformation.
  • Cardinal Richelieu gets France involved in the Thirty Years' War

    Cardinal Richelieu gets France involved in the Thirty Years' War

    Cardinal Richelieu gets France involved in the Thirty Years' War