-
601 BCE
Muhammad
began the Islamic religion -
100 BCE
Chinese
invented paper -
1394
God, Glory, Gold
were the three main reasons for exploration -
1431
Jan Hus
burned at the stake for being a heretic -
1440
Slaves
was shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade -
1464
Africa
the Songhai Empire was established in -
1468
Johannes Gutenburg
invented the printing press -
1478
Isabella I of Castile
started the Spanish Inquisition -
1491
Henry VIII
broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife -
1492
Christopher Columbus
was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia -
1494
The Act of Tordesillas
divided the claims of Portugal and Spain -
1495
Leonardo de Vincis
painted the Last Supper -
1498
Michelangelo
sculpted the Pieta -
1501
Europe
the Ottoman Empire began here -
1508
Michelangelo da Vinci
painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel -
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther
nailed 95 Theses to a church door -
1519
Francisco Vazquez de Coronado
his crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe -
1521
Hernan Cortez
led and defeated the Aztecs -
1521
Pope Leo X
excommunicated Martin Luther -
1526
India
the Mughal Empire began here -
1534
Jaeques Cartier
explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France -
1536
John Calvin
the idea of predestination -
1545
Roman Catholic Church
met at the Council of Trent -
1550
Hernando Cortez
the navigator and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire -
1556
John Calvin
established the idea of predestination -
1558
Elizabeth I
became the head of the Anglican Church -
Queen Elizabeth
defeated the Spanish Armada -
Catholic Reformation
the Jesuits were created during this -
Henry IV of France
issued the Edict of Nantes -
Ferdinand II
got France involved in the 30 Years' War
