Give John Green 40 weeks, and Green will give you a playÂful and highÂly visuÂal crash course in world hisÂtoÂry, takÂing you from the beginÂning of human civÂiÂlizaÂtion 15,000 years ago through to our modÂern age. If you’re not familÂiar with him, Green is a bestÂselling author of sevÂerÂal young adult books (LookÂing for AlasÂka, An AbunÂdance of KatherÂines, and Paper Towns). He’s also part of the popÂuÂlar vlogÂbrothÂers and an active TwitÂter user with more than 1.1 milÂlion folÂlowÂers — that’s about 22 times what we have, to put things in perÂspecÂtive.
The series starts with The AgriÂculÂturÂal RevÂoÂluÂtion (above) and the Indus ValÂley CivÂiÂlizaÂtion (below). New video installÂments will be released throughÂout the year here. And more uniÂverÂsiÂty-levÂel hisÂtoÂry coursÂes can be found in our big colÂlecÂtion of 1,300 Free CoursÂes Online.
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This is great!
Maybe a bit fastÂly spoÂken for some lisÂtenÂers? ShouldÂn’t you name Jared DiaÂmond as a first thinker who looked at hisÂtoÂry this way?
Very interÂestÂing thought: Most sociÂeties chose agriÂculÂture, but was this a good choice? Is the crowd realÂly that intelÂliÂgent or is it 50% not? Or 70 %? Are there theÂoÂries about crowd intelÂliÂgence comÂing latÂer? Thank you.
What a great series. My probÂlem is that if my attenÂtion wonÂders (thanks to the othÂer interÂestÂing info on your web page) I will miss some of the great monoÂlogue.
Keep up the great work!
FabÂuÂlous stuff. Look forÂward to the whole series. The humour and pace makes it very watch worÂthy. Well done!
These are wonÂderÂful, but please slow it down for all the ELL learnÂers and those who read with capÂtions.
This is the perÂfect teachÂing mode for most stuÂdents midÂdle school+ If I could just speak that fast…
¡Awsome, incredÂiÂble and terÂriÂbly funÂny! Thanks for sharÂing this.
IntelÂliÂgent, thought-proÂvokÂing, delightÂful. I like this guy.
I stumÂbled upon this through HolÂly TuckÂer’s TwitÂter feed. So fun and thoughtÂful! Love hisÂtoÂry with a litÂtle life to it! :)
Very interÂestÂing simÂpliÂfiÂcaÂtion.
It is also interÂestÂing to start this with a hamÂburgÂer.
this is a great series (at least the first two)! i’m a homeÂschoolÂing parÂent and hisÂtoÂry major. genÂerÂalÂly speakÂing, i can’t stand most stuff claimÂing to covÂer world hisÂtoÂry; i was very pleasÂantÂly surÂprised with this! and my 9 and 7.5 yr olds love it. :)
one point you may want to rethink: forÂagÂing and agriÂculÂture are not *usuÂalÂly* an either/or for most sociÂeties. in fact, in greece (which has had agriÂculÂture for probÂaÂbly the longest in all of europe), colÂlectÂing wild greens or artiÂchoke and bringÂing them home for dinÂner is a speÂcial treat (and not uncomÂmon). in this counÂtry at least as recent as the Great DepresÂsion, forÂagÂing for mushÂrooms and wild plants and frogs were comÂmon. to this day there are peoÂple here who forÂage, but these days they are more fringe than mainÂstream.
it seems that foraging/agriculture is usuÂalÂly a balÂance that shifts with time, priÂorÂiÂties (like the 1950s love affair with “sciÂence” and thereÂfore TV dinÂners and forÂmuÂla, et al), techÂnolÂoÂgy, resources (there being very litÂtle unpolÂlutÂed places to forÂage in this counÂtry these days), and othÂer facÂtors.
this slow process of shiftÂing balÂance seems pretÂty ubiqÂuiÂtous (at least from what i’ve seen), and is in supÂport of your theÂsis that revÂoÂluÂtions are a process of irrevÂoÂcaÂble choicÂes instead of an event.
we are lookÂing forÂward to the next installÂment! :)
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The videos on Crash Course are incredÂiÂbly humorÂous, inforÂmaÂtive, enterÂtainÂing and colÂorÂful. I love it! My dad enjoys it too which is a big thing. It’s a pity next week is the last episode. NevÂerÂtheÂless, I would love to hear more (hopeÂfulÂly) in the near future and more hostÂing by John Green. :)
Does anyÂone else find it rather shalÂlow and remÂiÂnisÂcent of cotÂton canÂdy? A litÂtle sugÂar and lots of air?
While slavÂery WAS approÂpriÂate in ancient Greece, the stateÂment that SlavÂery was not a conÂcept of PerÂsia is misÂleadÂing. EveryÂone except XerxÂes was conÂsidÂered a slave at this time. If it wasÂn’t givÂen the name of slavÂery, the fact is that peoÂple in the PerÂsian Empire had to be fearÂful of the regime at ALL TIMES.