World History By Kayla Spurlock 1299 BCE Ottoman Empire began in Europe 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Ancient Chinese. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjhy9rttfvWAhVizoMKHdIXCwQQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.slideshare.net%2Fkrishlahoti%2Finvention-of-paper-47136529&psig=AOvVaw3HOggfoKBxrkhKlZHOUMVe&ust=1508458999014676 570 Muhammad began the islamic religion 1375 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa. 1415 Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being heretic. 1419 Gold,god,and glory were the three main reasons for exploration. 1440 Johannes Gutenberg invited the printing press. 1478 Isabella I of Castille and Ferdinand II of Aragon started the Spanish Inquisition. 1492 Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia. 1494 The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the claims of Spain and Portugal. 1495 Leonardo da Vinci painted the last supper 1498 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1500 Slaves were shipped along the middle passage of the Triangular trade. 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 theses to church door. 1519 Hernan Cortes defeated the Aztecs. 1521 Hernan Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztec empire. 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther 1522 Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. 1526 The Muhgal Empire began in India 1529 King Henry VIII broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife. 1534 King Henry VIII of England became head of the Anglican Church. 1534 The Jesuits were created during the catholic reformation. 1534 Jacques Cartier explored the St.Lawrence River to Montreal. 1545 Followers of the Catholic Reformation met at the Council of Trent 1559 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination. 1559 John Calvin established the idea of predestination 1588 Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada 1598 King Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes. 1618 Emperor Ferdinand II got France involved in the thirty years war.
