World History II By 3114560 101 BCE Silk routes emerged connecting trade between the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. 100 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese. 4 BCE Jesus was the founder of the Christian religion. 610 Mohammad founded the Islamic religion. 1231 The Inquisition was used to reinforce Catholic doctrine. 1350 The Renaissance began in the Italian city-states and spread to Northern Europe. 1378 John Wycliffe argued the Bible was the highest religious authority – not the Pope. 1401 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa. 1415 Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic. 1439 Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. 1466 Erasmus spread the idea of “humanism.” 1481 The Ottoman Empire spread to Africa, the Middle East and Southern Europe. 1495 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper. 1498 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta. 1501 Michelangelo sculpted the statue of David. 1503 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa 1508 The Hapsburg family was the most powerful family in Europe. 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Oct 31, 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door. 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther. 1526 The Mughal Empire began in Northern India. 1533 Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife. 1534 The Jesuits were spread the Catholic faith. 1536 Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church. 1536 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination. 1545 Catholic leaders met at the Council of Trent. 1577 Elizabeth I sponsored Sir Francis Drake’s exploration to the New World. 1588 Queen Elizabeth I defeated Philip II’s Spanish Armada. 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes. 1624 Cardinal Richelieu got France involved in the Thirty Years’ War.
