World History 2: Time Toast Timeline By Mar'Quon 570 BCE Muhammad began the Islamic religion 105 BCE Paper was invented by the Chinese 1299 The Ottoman Empire began in Turkey 1375 The Songhai Empire was established in Africa 1415 Jan Hus was burned at the stake for being an heretic 1450 Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press 1478 Ferdinand II and Isabelle I started the Spanish Inquisition 1492 Gold, God, and Glory were the three main reasons for exploration 1492 Christopher Columbus was sponsored by Queen Isabella to sail westward to reach Asia 1493 The Line of Demarcation divided the claims of Portugal and Spain 1498 Leonardo da Vinci painted the Last Supper 1499 Michelangelo sculpted the Pieta 1500 Slaves were shipped along the Middle Passage of Triangular Trade 1508 Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel 1517 Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to a church door 1519 Ferdinand Magellan's crew circumnavigates the globe 1521 Hernando Cortes and his forces overthrew the Aztec Empire 1521 Pope Leo X excommunicated Luther 1526 The Mughal empire began in India 1533 Henry VIII broke from the Church in Rome and divorced his wife 1534 King Henry VIII became the head of the Anglican Church 1534 Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence River to Montreal for France 1536 John Calvin developed the idea of predestination 1540 The Jesuits were created during the Counter Reformation 1545 Followers of the Catholic faith met at the Council of Trent 1588 Sir Francis Drake defeated the Spanish armada 1598 King IV of France issued the Edict of Nantes 1630 King Louise VIII got France involved in the Thirty Years' War
