-
601 BCE
Muhammad began the Islamic religion
-
100 BCE
Paper was invented by the Chinese
-
1299
The Ottoman Empire began in Northwestern Anatolia
-
1440
Slaves were shipped along the middle passage of Triangular trade
-
1450
Johannes Gutenburg invented the printing press
-
1464
The Songhai Empire was established in Africa
-
1478
Ferdinand II of Aragon started the Spanish Inquistion
-
1492
Chirstopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia
-
1493
Leonardo Da Vinci painted the last supper.
-
1494
The treaty of Tordesillas divided the claims of Portugal and Spain.
-
1498
Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta
-
1508
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
-
Oct 31, 1517
Martin Luther nails 95 theses to church door
-
Sep 20, 1519
Magellan's crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe
-
1521
Hernando Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire
-
1521
Leo X excommunicated Martin Luther
-
1526
The Mughal Empire began in India
-
May 23, 1533
Henry VIII broke from the church in Rome and divorced his wife
-
1534
Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France
-
1563
John Calvin developed the idea of predestination
-
Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish Armada
-
Henry IV of France issued the edict of Nates
