Events in history

  • 105

    Paper was invented by China

    Paper was invented by China
  • 601

    Muhammad began the islamic religion

    Muhammad began the islamic religion
  • 1400

    Gold, God, and glory were the three main reasons for exploration

    Gold, God, and glory were the three main reasons for exploration
  • 1401

    Songhai Empire began in Africa

    Songhai Empire began in Africa
  • 1415

    Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic

    Jan Huss was burned at the stake for being a heretic
  • 1440

    Gutenberg

    Gutenberg
  • 1471

    Catholic monarch Ferdinand started the spanish inquisition

    Catholic monarch Ferdinand started the spanish inquisition
  • 1471

    Spanish campaign led the defeat of the aztecs

    Spanish campaign led the defeat of the aztecs
  • 1477

    Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel

    Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine chapel
  • 1492

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

    Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach asia
  • 1495

    Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper

    Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper
  • 1498

    Michelangelo's sculpture the Pieta

    Michelangelo's sculpture the Pieta
  • 1517

    martin luther nailed 95 theses to a chruch door

    martin luther nailed 95 theses to a chruch door
  • 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe

    Ferdinand Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
  • 1521

    Pope Leo X excommunicated martin luther

    Pope Leo X excommunicated martin luther
  • 1521

    Hernando Cortes

    Hernando Cortes
  • 1526

    Mughal empire began in India

    Mughal empire began in India
  • 1529

    King Henry VIII broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife

    King Henry VIII broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife
  • 1533

    Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I
  • 1534

    Jacques Cartier explored the St. lawrence River to Montreal for France

    Jacques Cartier explored the St. lawrence River to Montreal for France
  • 1534

    The jesuits were created during the counter reformation

    The jesuits were created during the counter reformation
  • 1536

    John Calvin

    John Calvin
  • 1536

    John Calvin established the idea of predestination

    John Calvin established the idea of predestination
  • 1545

    Protestants

    Protestants
  • 1562

    The act of supremacy divided the claims of France and spain

    The act of supremacy divided the claims of France and spain
  • The songhai empire was established in Africa

    The songhai empire was established in Africa
  • Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada

    Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada
  • Henry IV of France

    Henry IV of France
  • Ferdinand II got France involved in Thirty Years’ War

    Ferdinand II got France involved in Thirty Years’ War
  • slaves

    slaves