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130 BCE
silk road
the silk road is made, connecting the Mediterranean and Asia -
100 BCE
paper invented
paper was invented by the Chinese -
1 CE
start of Christianity
Jesus' death begins Christianity -
700
Islam
Islam is founded by Muhammad -
1300
Renaissance begins
the renaissance begins in italy and spreads north -
1382
Bible translated
John Wycliffe argues that the Bible has the highest religious authority - not the Pope -
1415
Jan Hus burned
Jan hus was burned at the stake as a heretic -
1439
printing press invented
Johnnes Gutenburg invents the printing press -
1453
Ottoman empire spread
the Ottoman empire spreads to africa, the middle east, and southern europe -
1464
Songhai empire established
the Songhai empire is established -
1478
Spanish inquisition
the spanish inquisition was used to reinforce the catholic doctrine -
1490
Hapsburg family
The hapsburgs become the most powerful family -
1495
last supper
Leonardo da vinci painted the last supper -
1498
pieta
michelangelo sculpts the pieta -
1500
humanism
erasmus begins to spread the ideas of humanism -
1501
Michelangelo creates David
Michelangelo sculpts the statue, David -
1503
Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa -
1508
sistine chapel painted
Michelangelo paints the sistine chapel -
1517
95 Theses
Martin Luther nails he 95 Theses to a church door -
1521
Martin Luther excommunicated
Pope Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther -
1526
Mughal empire begins
The Mughal Empire begins in southern India -
1533
Henry viii divorces
Henry VIII divorces his wife and breaks away from the church -
1534
King Henry VIII is head of the Anglican church
King Henry VIII becomes the head of the Anglican church -
1534
Jesuits
Jesuits begin spreading the Catholic faith -
1536
John Calvin develops predestination
John Calvin develops the idea of predestination -
1545
Catholic leaders meet
Catholic leaders meet at the council of Trent -
1577
Queen Elizabeth sponsors Francis Drake
Queen Elizabeth I sponsors Fracis Drake's exploration of the new world -
Queen elizabeth defeats philips armada
queen elizabeth defeats philip II's spanish armada -
Edict of Nantes
King Henry IV issues the Edict of Nantes -
France in the thirty years war
Cardinal Richelieu gets France involved in the thirty years war
