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Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4

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In which John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of intermediate periods. Learn about mummies, pharaohs, pyramids and the Nile with John Green. Crash Course World History is now av
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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9

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The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: In which John Green teaches you about the so-called Silk Road, a network of trade routes where goods such as ivory, silver, iron, wine, and yes, silk were exchanged across the ancient world, from China to the West. Along w
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Could You Survive In Ancient Egypt?

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Pyramids, the Nile River, and strange worms. The Life Noggin gang travel to ancient Egypt in this Deblocked Episode. Watch more: “Trapped In Space” ►►https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PevXm5qYCk Subscribe: https://bit.ly/SubLifeNoggin | Get your exclusive
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In Ancient Egypt, Even Boats Had Their Own Tombs | National Geographic

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Archaeologists recently discovered an ancient Egyptian boat burial site dating more than 3,800 years old. National Geographic grantee and Penn Museum Associate Curator Josef Wegner and his team made the discovery while excavating the tomb of 12th Dynasty
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Drew Times Travels Back to Ancient Egypt | A Drew Pendous Superhero Story | Cool School Stories

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Ancient & Medieval Medicine: Crash Course History of Science #9

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The history of medicine is about two of our big questions: one, what is life? What makes it so special, so fragile, so goopy!? Two, how do we know what we know? Why should I take my doctors advice? Why are deep-fried Oreos bad for me?It may be tempting to
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Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant: Crash Course World History #40

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READ THIS: THERE ARE TWO MORE VIDEOS IN THE WORLD HISTORY SERIES. You should also turn on the captions. You'll like them. In which John Green teaches you about the post-World War II breakup of most of the European empires. As you'll remember from previous
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Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History: Crash Course World History 227

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In which John Green teaches you about what westerners call the middle ages and the lives of the aristocracy...in Japan. The Heian period in Japan lasted from 794CE to 1185CE, and it was an interesting time in Japan. Rather than being known for a thriving
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The Age of Exploration: Crash Course European History #4

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The thing about European History is that it tends to leak out of Europe. Europeans haven't been great at staying put in Europe. As human beings do, the people of Europe were very busy traveling around to trade, to spread religion, and in a lot of cases to
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Congo and Africa's World War: Crash Course World History 221

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In which John Green teaches you about the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which used to be Zaire, which used to be The Belgian Congo, which used to be the Congo Free State, which used to be the region surrounding the Congo River Basin in central Africa.
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Indus Valley Civilization: Crash Course World History #2

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In which John Green teaches you about the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the largest of the ancient civilizations. John teaches you the who, how, when, where and why of the Indus Valley Civilization, and dispenses advice on how to be more successful in
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World War II: Crash Course World History #38

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. In which John Green teaches you about World War II, aka The Great Patriotic War, aka The Big One. So how did this war happen? And wha
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The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age): Crash Course World History 211

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In which John Green teaches you about the Bronze Age civilization in what we today call the middle east, and how the vast, interconnected civilization that encompassed Egypt, The Levant, and Mesopotamia came to an end. What's that you say? There was no su
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The Persians&Greeks: Crash Course World History #5

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In which John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course we're glad that Greek civilization spawned modern western civilization, right? Maybe not. From Socrates and Plato to Darius and Xerxes, John explains two of the grea
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Life Begins: Crash Course Big History #4

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In which Hank and John Green teach you about life on Earth. They won't be giving advice on how life should be lived, because this is a history series. Instead, they'll teach you about the earliest forms of life on Earth, and some of the ways that they dev
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Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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HOW World War I Started: Crash Course World History 209

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In which John Green teaches you about World War I and how it got started. Crash Course doesn't usually talk much about dates, but the way that things unfolded in July and August of 1914 are kind of important to understanding the Great War. You'll learn ab
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Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29

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In which John Green examines the French Revolution, and gets into how and why it differed from the American Revolution. Was it the serial authoritarian regimes? The guillotine? The Reign of Terror? All of this and more contributed to the French Revolution
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Water and Classical Civilizations: Crash Course World History 222

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In which John Green teaches you about water! So, we talk about resources a lot on Crash Course, and today is no exception. It turns out people can't live without water, which means it's absolutely necessary for civilization. Today John talks about water i
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Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History #218

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In which John Green teaches you about the Protestant Reformation. Prior to the Protestant Reformation, pretty much everyone in Europe was a Roman Catholic. Not to get all great man, but Martin Luther changed all that. Martin Luther didn't like the corrupt
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Georges Melies - Master of Illusion: Crash Course Film History #4

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After the Lumiere brothers and Thomas Edison got the ball rolling with Vaudeville acts and Actualites, the time was coming for movie magic and fiction to make an appearance. The time was coming of filmmakers like Georges Melies and Alice Guy-Blache. Produ
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The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation: Crash Course World History #217

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There's a new Crash Course poster with all your favorite World History characters! Czech it: http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-characters-poster In which John Green teaches you about the Mughal Empire, which ruled large swaths of the Indian Sub-
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World Cinema - Part 1: Crash Course Film History #14

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The world is a big place and cinema isn't limited to just the U.S. and Europe. There are a lot of vibrant and influential film movements and cultures from all over the world. In this episode of Crash Course Film History, Craig talks to us a little about s
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Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36

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In which John Green teaches you about the war that was supposed to end all wars. Instead, it solved nothing and set the stage for the world to be back at war just a couple of decades later. As an added bonus, World War I changed the way people look at the
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World War II Part 2 - The Homefront: Crash Course US History #36

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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The ancient history of the modern hamburger | Edible Histories Episode 4 | BBC Ideas

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We tend to think of the burger a quintessentially American invention - the fastest of fast food. But the story of the hamburger goes back further than you might think - right back to the Romans. Food historian Annie Gray gets stuck in.Made by Somethin' El
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The Rise of the West and Historical Methodology: Crash Course World History #212

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In which John Green talks about the methods of writing history by looking at some of the ways that history has been written about the rise of the West. But first he has to tell you what the West is. And then he has to explain the Rise of the West. And the
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Disease! Crash Course World History 203

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In which John Green teaches you about disease, and the effects that disease has had in human history. Disease has been with man since the beginning, and it has shaped the way humans operate in a lot of ways. John will teach you about the Black Death, the
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Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3

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In which John presents Mesopotamia, and the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent. Topics covered include the birth of territorial kingdoms, empires, Neo-Assyrian torture tactics, sacred marriages, ancient labor practices, the world's
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Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar: Crash Course World History #13

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11

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In which John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, right up to Paul and how Christianity stormed the Roman Empire in just a few hundred years. Along the way, John will cover Abram
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World Cinema - Part 2: Crash Course Film History #15

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Africa, the Middle East, and South America have their own vibrant film communities and filmmakers. From social and political commentary to experimental films, these regions have made some very important pieces of cinema over the last century. In this epis
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Who Started World War I: Crash Course World History 210

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In which John Green teaches you WHY World War I started. Or tries to anyway. With this kind of thing, it's kind of hard to assign blame to any one of the nations involved. Did the fault lie with Austria-Hungary? Germany? Russia? Julius Caesar? One thing w
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The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23

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In which John Green teaches you about the changes wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by exploring the totally awesome history book "The Columbian Exchange" by Alfred Cosby, Jr. After Columbus "discovered" the Americas, Eu
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The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26

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In which John teaches you about the Seven Years War, which may have lasted nine years. Or as many as 23. It was a very confusing was. The Seven Years War was a global war, fought on five continents, which is kind of a lot. John focuses on the war as it ha
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Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China: Crash Course World History 230

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In which John Green teaches you about the end of World History, and the end of the world as we know it, kind of. For the last hundred years or so, it seemed that one important ingredient for running an economically successful country was a western-style d
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Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34

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In which John Green teaches you about Nationalism. Nationalism was everywhere in the 19th century, as people all over the world carved new nation-states out of old empires. Nationalist leaders changed the way people thought of themselves and the places th
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Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32

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Mongols Shirts and Crash Course Posters! http://www.dftba.com/crashcourse In which John Green wraps up revolutions month with what is arguably the most revolutionary of modern revolutions, the Industrial Revolution. While very few leaders were beheaded in
The History of Electrical Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #4

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Next stop on our tour of engineerings major fields: electrical engineering. In this episode well explore the history of telecommunications, electric power and lighting, and computers. Well introduce topics like magnetism, electrical conduction, telegraphy
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The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook: Crash Course World History #27

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In which John Green teaches you about the life and death of one of history's great explorers, Captain James Cook of the British Navy. He charted large swaths of the Pacific ocean, laid claim to Australia and New Zealand, and died a bizarre death in the Sa
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Rethinking Civilization - Crash Course World History 201

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In which John Green returns to teaching World History! This week, we'll be talking about the idea of civilization, some of the traditional hallmarks of so-called civilization, and why some people would choose to live outside the civilization model. It tur
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World War I Battlefields: Crash Course European History #33

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Europe's system of alliances and centuries-old tensions erupted into war in August of 1914. This week on Crash Course Euro, we're talking about the military history of World War I, and taking a look at the broad strokes of how the war unfolded. We'll take
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The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24

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In which John Green teaches you about one of the least funny subjects in history: slavery. John investigates when and where slavery originated, how it changed over the centuries, and how Europeans and colonists in the Americas arrived at the idea that peo
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Venice and the Ottoman Empire: Crash Course World History #19

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In which John Green discusses the strange and mutually beneficial relationship between a republic, the citystate of Venice, and an Empire, the Ottomans--and how studying history can help you to be a better boyfriend and/or girlfriend. Together, the Ottoma
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Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6

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In which John relates a condensed history of India, post-Indus Valley Civilization. John explores Hinduism and the origins of Buddhism. He also gets into the reign of Ashoka, the Buddhist emperor who, in spite of Buddhism's structural disapproval of viole
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The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22

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In which John Green teaches you about the European Renaissance. European learning changed the world in the 15th and 16th century, but was it a cultural revolution, or an evolution? We'd argue that any cultural shift that occurs over a couple of hundred ye
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Post-World War I Recovery: Crash Course European History #36

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In which John Green looks at Europe's attempts to recover from the devastation of World War I and forge a lasting peace. The peace did not last. Today we're talking about the economic cultural recovery of the 1920s, and the economic depression of the 1930
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The Vikings! - Crash Course World History 224

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In which John Green teaches you about Vikings! That's right, one of our most requested subjects, the Vikings, right here on Crash Course. So what's the deal with Vikings? Well, the stuff you've heard about them may not be true. The Vikings weren't just pa
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Ancient Egypt 101 | National Geographic

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Drought and Famine: Crash Course World History #208

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In which John Green teaches you a little bit about drought, which is a natural weather phenomenon, and famine, which is almost always the result of human activity. Throughout human history, when food shortages strike humanity, there was food around. There
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Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18

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In which John Green teaches you the history of the Indian Ocean Trade. John weaves a tale of swashbuckling adventure, replete with trade in books, ivory, and timber. Along the way, John manages to cover advances in seafaring technology, just how the monso
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Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30

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Ideas like liberty, freedom, and self-determination were hot stuff in the late 18th century, as evidenced by our recent revolutionary videos. Although freedom was breaking out all over, many of the societies that were touting these ideas relied on slave l
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Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History #37

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Don't forget! Crash Course posters and t-shirts at http://www.dftba.com/crashcourse In which John Green teaches you about China's Revolutions. While the rest of the world was off having a couple of World Wars, China was busily uprooting the dynastic syste
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Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire: Crash Course World History #219

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Get the new Crash Course World History Character poster here: http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-characters-poster In which John Green teaches you about the Holy Roman Empire by teaching you about Charles V. Charles Hapsburg was the holy Roman Em
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‎2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7

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2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: Crash Course World History #7 In which John introduces you to quite a lot of Chinese history by discussing the complicated relationship between the Confucian scholars who wrote Chinese h
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World War II: Crash Course European History #38

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Only a couple of decades after the end of the First World War--which was supposed to be the War that Ended All Wars--another, bigger, farther-flung, more destructive, and deadlier war began. Today, you'll learn about how the war in Europe progressed, from
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World War II Civilians and Soldiers: Crash Course European History #39

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Our look at World War II continues with a closer examination of just how the war impacted soldiers in the field, and the people at home. For many of the combatants, the homefront and the warfront were one and the same. The war disrupted life for millions
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Islam and Politics: Crash Course World History 216

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In which John Green teaches you about how Islam has interacted with politics during it's history, and how it continues to do so today. Islamist movements are in the news a lot lately, but how did that happen. John will point out that Islam has alway been
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Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35

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In which John Green teaches you about European Imperialism in the 19th century. European powers started to create colonial empires way back in the 16th century, but businesses really took off in the 19th century, especially in Asia and Africa. During the
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Iran's Revolutions: Crash Course World History 226

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In which John Green teaches you about Iran's Revolutions. Yes, revolutions plural. What was the1979 Iranian Revolution about? It turns out, Iran has a pretty long history of unrest in order to put power in the hands of the people, and the most recent revo
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Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41

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In which John Green teaches you about globalization, a subject so epic, so, um, global, it requires two videos. In this video, John follows the surprisingly complex path of t-shirt as it criss-crosses the world before coming to rest on your doorstep, and
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Money&Debt: Crash Course World History 202

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In which John Green teaches about filthy, filthy lucre. Money. And Debt. So, what is money? And what is it for? And why do we use money? And why does it all disappear so quickly after payday? John will look into 75% of these questions, and if he doesn't c
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Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16

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In which John Green teaches you about Sub-Saharan Africa! So, what exactly was going on there? It turns out, it was a lot of trade, converting to Islam, visits from Ibn Battuta, trade, beautiful women, trade, some impressive architecture, and several empi
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The Spanish Empire, Silver,&Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25

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In which John Green explores how Spain went from being a middling European power to one of the most powerful empires on Earth, thanks to their plunder of the New World in the 16th and 17th centuries. Learn how Spain managed to destroy the two biggest pre-
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Globalization II - Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History #42

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In which John asks whether globalization is a net positive for humanity. While the new global economy has created a lot of wealth, and lifted a lot of people out of poverty, it also has some effects that aren't so hot. Wealth disparity, rising divorce rat
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The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10

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In which John Green explores exactly when Rome went from being the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Here's a hint: it had something to do with Julius Caesar, but maybe less than you think. Find out how Caesar came to rule the empire, what led to him ge
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Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. In which John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the deba
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The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War?: Crash Course World History #15

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In which John Green teaches you about the Crusades embarked upon by European Christians in the 12th and 13th centuries. Our traditional perception of the Crusades as European Colonization thinly veiled in religion isn't quite right. John covers the First
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The Quakers, the Dutch, and the Ladies: Crash Course US History #4

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In which John Green teaches you about some of the colonies that were not in Virginia or Massachussetts. Old New York was once New Amsterdam. Why they changed it, I can say; ENGLISH people just liked it better that way, and when the English took New Amster
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25 Facts About ANCIENT EGYPT | 25 FACTS

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The pyramids! The Pharaohs! The mystery of the Sphynx's missing nose! We've got everything you need to know about ancient Egypt!!Tune in each week for 25 crazy, cool, epic, awesome, funny, weird, wild, unexpected, true facts about...well, EVERYTHING!! Cre
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Alexander the Great and the Situation ... the Great? Crash Course World History #8

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In which you are introduced to the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great, his empire, his horse Bucephalus, the empires that came after him, and the idea of Greatness. Is greatness a question of accomplishment, of impact, or are people great bec
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The Roads to World War I: Crash Course European History #32

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Much has been written about what exactly caused World War I. As befits a true global war, the reality is that there isn't a single cause. There aren't even three causes. There are a vast array of causes. Today we'll get into just a few of those causes, in
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Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols: Crash Course World History #20

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In which John Green teaches you how Russia evolved from a loose amalgamation of medieval principalities known as the Kievan Rus into the thriving democracy we know today. As you can imagine, there were a few bumps along the road. It turns out, our old fri
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Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31

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In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created the United States
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World War II, A War for Resources: Crash Course World History #220

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In which John Green teaches you about World War II, and some of the causes behind the war. In a lot of ways, WWII was about resources, and especially about food. The expansionist aggression of both Germany and Japan were in a lot of ways about resources.
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USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War: Crash Course World History #39

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In which John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of its temperature. It was by no means cool, man. After World War II, there were basically two big geopolitical powers left to d
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Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28

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In which John Green teaches you about the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War, which it turns out were two different things. John goes over the issues and events that precipitated rebellion in Britain's American colonies, and he also ex
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Asian Responses to Imperialism: Crash Course World History #213

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In which John Green teaches you about Imperialism, but not from the perspective of the colonizers. This week John looks at some Asian perspectives on Imperialism, specifically writers from countries that were colonized by European powers. We'll look at th
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Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21

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In which John Green teaches you about the beginning of the so-called Age of Discovery. You've probably heard of Christopher Columbus, who "discovered" America in 1492, but what about Vasco da Gama? How about Zheng He? Columbus gets a bad rap from many mod
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The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?: Crash Course World History #14

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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War and Civilization: Crash Course World History 205

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In which John Green investigates war, and what exactly it may or may not be good for. Was war a result of human beings organizing into larger and more complex agricultural social orders, or did war maybe create agriculture and "civilization?" It's hard to
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Conflict in Israel and Palestine: Crash Course World History 223

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In which John Green teaches you about conflict in Israel and Palestine. This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going back thousands of years, and rooted in a clash between religions. Well, that's not quite true. What is true is that the conflict
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World War II Part 1: Crash Course US History #35

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You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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America in World War I: Crash Course US History #30

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You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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Egypt Sacred Sites: FULL EPISODE | Smithsonian Channel

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Of all the ancient civilizations, Egypt has left the greatest legacy. But is there a hidden secret about their belief in the afterlife lurking within the recordings known as the Book of the Dead? One unique artifact may hold the answers.Egypt is episode 4
'Lost golden city' of 3,000 years unearthed in Egypt

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What is believed to be the largest ancient city found inEgypt, Aten, buried under sand for millennia, has been rediscovered, and experts say it is one of the most important finds since the unearthing of Tutankhamuns tomb. The famed Egyptologist, Zahi Hawa
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In which John Green teaches you about war! Specifically, John talks about whether humanity is naturally warlike, hard-wired to kill, or if perhaps war is a cultural construct. John will talk about the Hobbes versus Rousseau debate, the effects that war ha
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Super Drew Goes to Ancient Egypt | A Stupendous Drew Pendous Superhero Story

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When the Cool School class was at the museum, Nikki told Drew about the legend of Sphinx's missing nose: whoever finds it get their wishes granted! He goes back in time to find Ray Blank, who was erasing the nose! Will Drew be able to stop the evil Ray? S
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The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History 214

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In which John Green teaches you about railroads, and some of the ways they changed the world, and how they were a sort of microcosm for the Industrial Revolution as a whole. Prior to the invention of steam powered railroads, pretty much all locomotion had
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Population, Sustainability, and Malthus: Crash Course World History 215

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In which John Green teaches you about population. So, how many people can reasonably live on the Earth? Thomas Malthus got it totally wrong in the 19th century, but for some reason, he keeps coming up when we talk about population. In 1800, the human popu
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Humans and Energy: Crash Course World History 207

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In which Stan Muller subs for John Green and teaches you about energy and humanity. Today we discuss the ideas put forth by Alfred Crosby in his book, Children of the Sun. Historically, almost all of the energy that humans use has been directly or indirec
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Nonviolence and Peace Movements: Crash Course World History 228

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In which John Green teaches you about nonviolence and peace movements in the 20th century. What is nonviolence? What is a peace movement? Well. traditionally, humans often resort to violence when they come into conflict. In the 20th century, it became muc
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Climate Change, Chaos, and The Little Ice Age - Crash Course World History 206

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In which John Green teaches you about the Little Ice Age. The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that occurred from the 13th to the 19th centuries. This cooling was likely caused by a number of factors, including unusual solar activity and volc
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History of the 4th of July: Crash Course US History Special

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In which John Green teaches you a bit about the 4th of July. In this special short Crash Course, John celebrates American Independence Day by teaching you how the holiday came to be on the 4th of July, and the many ways that Americans celebrate the day. T
Meet Some Of The Last Papyrus Makers In Egypt Keeping A 5,000-Year-Old Craft Alive | Still Standing

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Papyrus paper originated in ancient Egypt. Today, just one village still makes the paper, but after a year without tourists, workers are struggling to keep their doors open.Saied and Atef do not have websites for their businesses. They sell their products
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This Is Sparta: Fierce Warriors Of The Ancient World - Craig Zimmer

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/this-is-sparta-fierce-warriors-of-the-ancient-world-craig-zimmer In ancient Greece, violent internal conflict between border neighbors and war with foreign invaders was a way of life, and Greeks were considered
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Capitalism and the Dutch East India Company: Crash Course World History 229

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Want to help keep CrashCourse going? Consider becoming a Patron and help us keep making awesome content for such awesome people. SUBBABLE SUBSCRIBERS READ FURTHER↓ https://www.patreon.com/crashcourse In which John Green teaches you about the Vereenigde Oo
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Battles of the Civil War: Crash Course US History #19

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Disclaimer: This is very different than the usual Crash Course US History episode. In which John Green lists a whole lot of the battles of the US Civil War in seven and a half minutes. We get a lot of requests for military history, so we offer a list of b
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War and Nation Building in Latin America: Crash Course World History 225

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In which John Green teaches you about nation building and nationalism in Latin America. Sometimes, the nations of Latin America get compared to the nations of Europe, and are found wanting. This is kind of a silly comparison. The rise of democratic, econo
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The Tomb of Tutankhamun | Lost Treasures of Egypt

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The tomb of Tutankhamun is one of the most famous archeological finds of all time. Now the artifacts that have been shown across the world are returning home to Egypt. Watch the Full New Season of Lost Treasures of Egypt for Free on the National Geographi
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The Computer and Turing: Crash Course History of Science #36

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Computers and computing have changed a lot over the History of Science but ESPECIALLY over the last 100 years. In this episode of Crash Course History of Science, we have a look at that history around World War Two and how that conflict forced changes in
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Napoleon Bonaparte: Crash Course European History #22

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We try not to get into too much great man history here at Crash Course, but we have to admit: Napoleon Bonaparte is a pretty big deal. Join us as we track the rise, further rise, fall, rise, fall, mortal fall, and posthumous rise of Napoleon. This guy cha
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The Black Legend, Native Americans, and Spaniards: Crash Course US History #1

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In which John Green kicks off Crash Course US History! Why, you may ask, are we covering US History, and not more World History, or the history of some other country, or the very specific history of your home region? Well, the reasons are many. But, like
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The Great Depression: Crash Course US History #33

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The Cold War: Crash Course US History #37

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Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! Visit http://dft.ba/-CCWHDVD to buy a set for your home or classroom. You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything
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Biotechnology: Crash Course History of Science #40

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The history of discovering what DNA is, what it looks like, and how it works is... complicated. But, in this episode of History of Science, Hank Green does his best to lay out the basics so we can understand the beginnings of Biotechnology.***Crash Course
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Movies are Magic: Crash Course Film History #1

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Well, they're not really "magic." Maybe "illusion" is a better way to say it. As we begin this journey of the history of cinema, we need to understand how movies trick our brains into even understanding that a movie is a movie. In this episode of Crash Co
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Independent Cinema: Crash Course Film History #12

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Hollywood was riding high until their formula got to be stale. In places like Italy and France (as well as other places in the world we'll talk about soon) filmmakers were starting to break out of the mold and make daring films that challenged the idea of
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Ancient Games: Crash Course Games #2

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From the ancient Egyptian game of Senet to the Aztec’s Patolli, games have been played since the beginning of civilization. Today, your host Andre Meadows is going to take a look at a few of these games, including some that are actually still played today
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Migration: Crash Course European History #29

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Between 1840 and 1914, an estimated 40 million people left Europe. This is one of the most significant migrations in human history. So, who was leaving Europe? And why? Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.pa
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The Modern Revolution: Crash Course Big History #8

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In which Hank and John Green teach you a Crash Course on the modern revolution, and the upside of the progress that humanity has made in the last 500 years or so. And while there are two sides to every history, and many of these changes haven't been great
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The History Behind Italy’s Ancient City of Glass

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For over a thousand years, the island of Murano—just outside Venice, Italy—has been known throughout the world for their exquisite glass manufacturing. After realizing how valuable their glass exports were, the Venetian elite made it illegal for glass mak
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The Ancient History of the Creek | Craig of the Creek | Cartoon Network

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Journey back as far as ye olden times . . . the 1970s, and learn the Ancient History of the Creek kids of yore!About Cartoon Network: Welcome to Cartoon Network's YouTube Channel, your destination for episode clips, behind the scenes footage, how to draw
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Ford, Carter, and the Economic Malaise: Crash Course US History #42

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You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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Home Video: Crash Course Film History #13

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As the New Hollywood gained steam in the late 70s and early 80s, another revenue stream opened its doors: home video. From Betamax to Laserdisc to Bluray to streaming services, home video revolutionized how we ingest movies. In this episode of Crash Cours
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The History of Game Shows: Crash Course Games #25

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Today we're going to talk about game shows! Game shows have a long history going all the way back to the 1920s on the radio and then proliferating across media to the massive pop culture icons they are today. And they're different from most game genres we
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Leonardo DiCaprio & The Nature Of Reality: Crash Course Philosophy #4

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Today Hank gains insight from that most philosophical of figures...Leonardo DiCaprio. In this episode, we’re talking about the process of philosophical discovery and questioning the relationship between appearance and reality by taking a look at Plato’s f
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Why Human Ancestry Matters: Crash Course Big History 205

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This week, Emily Graslie is teaching you about human ancestry and geneaology, how we got to be the species we are, and why that matters in our zoomed out look at Big History. For more information, visit the Big History Project: http://www.bighistoryprojec
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Obamanation: Crash Course US History #47

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The First Movie Camera: Crash Course Film History #2

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After serial photography became a thing, it wasn't long before motion pictures started to develop. And, at the front of that development was Thomas Edison, who you may know as an inventor and business person. In this episode of Crash Course Film History,
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The Reagan Revolution: Crash Course US History #43

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You can directly support Crash Course at http://www.subbable.com/crashcourse Subscribe for as little as $0 to keep up with everything we're doing. Free is nice, but if you can afford to pay a little every month, it really helps us to continue producing th
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The Deep Future: Crash Course Big History #10

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Finally, after what seems like eons and eons, the end is nigh. We're talking not only about the end of Crash Course Big History, but also the end of everything. The end of humanity and the end of the universe.John and Hank Green will teach you about what
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Thermodynamics: Crash Course History of Science #26

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It's time to heat things up! LITERALLY! It's time for Hank to talk about the history of Thermodynamics!!! It's messy and there are a lot of people who came up with some ideas that worked and other that didn't and then some ideas that should have come firs
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The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course European History #24

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We've talked about a lot of revolutions in 19th Century Europe, and today we're moving on to a less warlike revolution, the Industrial Revolution. You'll learn about the development of steam power and mechanization, and the labor and social movements that
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Expansion and Consequences: Crash Course European History #5

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European exploration had a lot of side effects. When the Old World and the New World began to interact, people, wealth, food, animals, and disease began to flow in both directions. In the New World, countless millions were killed by smallpox, measles, and
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The Silent Era: Crash Course Film History #9

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The Silent Era of Hollywood set a lot of things into motion in terms of how movies were made and sold. Big stars were one of the main ways studios tried to make their movies stand apart from one another and get the public to make choices at the cinema. Bu
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The Lumiere Brothers: Crash Course Film History #3

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As cinema started to take off, things like "single viewer" devices weren't going to cut it as the medium advanced. In this episode of Crash Course Film History, Craig talks to us about the Lumiere brothers, their invention of the Cinematographe, and the i
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A Visual History of Ancient Hairdos (and Don'ts)

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The documented history of hairstyles begins prior to 3200 BC, when braided wigs were in vogue. In this short animation, we've condensed hairstyles from over 50 centuries into a single video. From the chignon of 9th century BC, to horned buns that peaked i
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Patents, Novelty, And Trolls: Crash Course Intellectual Property #4

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This week, Stan teaches you about patents. It turns out, they're patently complicated! So, patents have some similarity to copyright, in that they grant a limited monopoly to people who invent things. The key difference in patents and copyright is that pa
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The Internet and Computing: Crash Course History of Science #43

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Weve talked a lot about advances in biotech. But none of those could have happened without advances in computing. Its time to get back to data and explore the unlikely birth, strange life, and potential futures of the Internet. In this episode of Crash Co
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Why Human Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History 204

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This week on Crash Course Big History, Emily is talking about process of human evolution, and the knack for innovation that has allowed humans to become so dominant on the Earth. Human innovation, and the ability to build on those innovations generation a
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The history of the universe explained in 4 minutes | BBC Ideas

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What are planets made of? How old is Planet Earth? Historian David Christian runs through 13.8 billion years of history and looks at the biggest challenge for the future of humanity... all in 4 minutes! Subscribe to BBC Ideas https://bbc.in/2F6ipav This a
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Dissecting The Camera: Crash Course Film Production #4

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Sometimes the most intimidating part of making a movie is that little box of concentrated technology called "The Camera." But, FEAR NOT! In this episode of Crash Course Film Production, Lily helps us dissect the basics of modern movie cameras so you can h
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The French Revolution: Crash Course European History #21

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In 1789, the French Monarchy's habit of supporting democratic popular revolutions in North America backfired. Today, we're talking about the French Revolution. Across the world, people were rising up to throw off monarchies, and Louis didn't see the writi
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Medieval Europe: Crash Course European History #1

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Our European history is going to start around 1500 with the Renaissance, but believe it or not, that is not the actual beginning of history in the continent. So, today, we're going to teach you the broad outlines of the so-called Middle Ages, and look at
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The Enlightenment: Crash Course European History #18

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So far in this series, we've covered a lot of war, disease, climate disaster, and some more war. Well, prepare yourself for something a little more positive. This week, we're talking about the Enlightenment. In this video, you'll learn about the ideas of
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The Periodic Table: Crash Course Chemistry #4

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Hank gives us a tour of the most important table ever, including the life story of the obsessive man who championed it, Dmitri Mendeleev. The periodic table of elements is a concise, information-dense catalog of all of the different sorts of atoms in the
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American Imperialism: Crash Course US History #28

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In which John Green teaches you about Imperialism. In the late 19th century, the great powers of Europe were running around the world obtaining colonial possessions, especially in Africa and Asia. The United States, which as a young country was especially
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Supply And Demand: Crash Course Economics #4

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In which Adriene Hill and Jacob Clifford teach you about one of the fundamental economic ideas, supply and demand. What is supply and demand? Well, you’ll have to watch the video to really understand it, but it’s kind of important for everything economica
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Why Cosmic Evolution Matters: Crash Course Big History #201

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Crash Course Big History is back! It turns out, we couldn't tell all of the 13.8 billion years of the history of the universe in 10 Crash Course Episodes. So, Big History host Emily Graslie has returned to add 6 more episodes that look at why the stuff we
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Why Early Globalization Matters: Crash Course Big History #206

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Globalization has been in process for centuries, and has had a huge effect on Big History, and on Collective Learning. This week, Emily is investigating early globalization through three things that moved around the world and shaped collective learning in
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The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #21

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You probably know some of the signs of industrialization in the nineteenth century: Trains connected cities, symbolizing progress. But they also brought about the destruction of rural lands, divisions between social classes, and rapid urbanization. But th
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The 1960s in America: Crash Course US History #40

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The New Astronomy: Crash Course History of Science #13

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This week on Crash Course: History of the Scientific Revolutionastronomical anomalies accrued. Meanwhile, in Denmarkan eccentric rich dude constructed not one but two science castles! And his humble German assistant synthesized a lot of new, old, and bold
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Genetics and The Modern Synthesis: Crash Course History of Science #35

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Remember how Darwin and Mendel lived around the same time, but everyone forgot about Mendel until 1900, and even then biologists saw Darwinism and Mendelism as two competing grand theories about how life works?Well, in this episode of Crash Course History
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Meet Your Master: Getting to Know Your Brain - Crash Course Psychology #4

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The Cold War in Asia: Crash Course US History #38

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Absolute Monarchy: Crash Course European History #13

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So far, the rulers of Europe have been working to consolidate their power and expand their kingdoms, and this is it. The moment they've been working toward: Absolute Monarchy. We're going to learn about how kings and queens became absolute rulers in Europ
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Leopards & Humans: Ancient Balanced Relationship - Leopards: An Unnatural History - BBC

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Rom Whitaker explores the ancient relationship that exists between humans and leopards in India, by trying to get closer to them. Subscribe to BBC Earth: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BBCEarth BBC Earth YouTube Channel: http://www.yo
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The Rise of Conservatism: Crash Course US History #41

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Modern Life: Crash Course European History #30

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So, "modern" is kind of a loaded term, but today we're going to talk about modern life in Europe, as it looked around the time the 19th century turned into the 20th. We'll look at what life was like in the rapidly growing urban centers of Europe, how deve
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Down To Earth: Crash Course Kids #4.2

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In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about why things on the bottom of the Earth, don't just fall off into space. Plus... PENGUINS! This first series is based on 5th grade science. We're super excited and hope you enjoy Crash Course Kids! /
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Federalism: Crash Course Government and Politics #4

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In which Craig Benzine teaches you about federalism, or the idea that in the United States, power is divided between the national government and the 50 state governments. Craig will teach you about how federalism has evolved over the history of the US, an
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Why Star Stuff Matters: Crash Course Big History 202

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So, the stars made the elements, we're all made of star stuff, etc. But what does all this mean? This week Emily Graslie teaches you how the formation of chemical elements in the bellies of the earliest stars made life as we know it possible. Namely, we'l
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Electricity: Crash Course History of Science #27

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The study of electricity goes all the way back to antiquity. But, by the time electricity started to become more well known, a few familiar names started to appear. Edison, Galvani, and a few others really changed the way the world worked. ***Crash Course
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The Protestant Reformation: Crash Course European History #6

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You may have noticed that the internet is terrible at religious discourse. Well, this is not a new phenomenon. In the early 16th century, the Roman Catholic church dominated Christianity in Europe, and the institution was starting to show some cracks. Ten
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The Silk Road: Connecting The Ancient World Through Trade - Shannon Harris Castelo

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View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-silk-road-history-s-first-world-wide-web-shannon-harris-castelo With modern technology, a global exchange of goods and ideas can happen at the click of a button. But what about 2,000 years ago? Shannon Harri
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Reform and Revolution 1815-1848: Crash Course European History #25

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In the aftermath of the revolutions and upheaval in 18th and early 19th century Europe, there was a hunger for reform across the continent. Reformers like Robert Owen, Charles Fourier, and Auguste Comte proposed radical new ideas, and at the same time, re
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Dutch Golden Age: Crash Course European History #15

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While the English were falling apart a little, with their civil war and their restoration and their succession problems, the Dutch were getting their act together. They were throwing off the yoke of the Spanish Empire, uniting their provinces, and buildin
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Enlightened Monarchs: Crash Course European History #19

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Last time we learned about the Enlightenment, and the philosophers and thinkers whose ideas would shape governance for hundred of years. This week, we're learning how monarchs across Europe were influenced by those ideas. Adoption of Enlightenment ideas a
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18th Century Warfare: Crash Course European History #20

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European powers had a lot of wars in the 18th century, and they weren't confined to Europe. Conflict raged across the globe, in what might be called a World War...but we don't call it that, because we already have a couple of those coming up in the 20th c
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MAGIC in EGYPT!

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Behind the scenes of our Magic in Egypt and a special teaser trailer for our 10 Magic Tricks Around The World video which premieres a week from today on Wednesday, July 25th 2018! This video documents our journey from Louisville, Kentucky in the United St
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Catholic Counter-Reformation: Crash Course European History #9

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When the Protestant Reformation broke out in Western Europe, the Catholic Church got the message, at least a little bit. Pope Paul III called a council to look into reforming some aspects of the Catholic Church and try to stem the tide of competing Christ
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The Congress of Vienna: Crash Course European History #23

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The end of the Napoleonic Wars left the great powers of Europe shaken. Judging from the destruction that had been wrought across the continent, it seemed to the powers that be that the Enlightenment had liberated the people, and led to disaster. So, every
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Tissues, Part 3 - Connective Tissues: Crash Course A&P #4

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Witchcraft: Crash Course European History #10

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During our last several episodes, Europe and the European-controlled world have been in crisis. Wars, disease, climate changes, and shifts in religious and political power threw the European world into turmoil. People were looking for a scapegoat, and for
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The Northern Renaissance: Crash Course European History #3

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The European Renaissance may have started in Florence, but it pretty quickly moved out of Italy and spread the art, architecture, literature, and humanism across Europe to places like France, Spain, England, and the Low Countries.SOURCES:Hunt, Lynn et al.
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Why the Evolutionary Epic Matters: Crash Course Big History #203

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Today we're talking about evolution–basically the history of all life on Earth. The thing is, why are we talking about this. Well, the story of life, all the way back to single celled microbes billions of years ago, is all part of our human story. An impo
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Defining Gravity: Crash Course Kids #4.1

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So, if gravity pulls everything down, then why don't things on the bottom of the Earth get pulled down into space? In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about gravity and explains that when we talk about gravity pulling things down, what we
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Italian and German Unification: Crash Course European History #27

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So, we haven't talked much about Italy and Germany so far in Crash Course Euro, and that's because prior to the mid-19th century, those two nation-states weren't really a thing. Today we'll look at how Italy and Germany pulled it together in the second ha
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Training Neural Networks: Crash Course AI #4

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Today were going to talk about how neurons in a neural network learn by getting their math adjusted, called backpropagation, and how we can optimize networks by finding the best combinations of weights to minimize error. Then well send John Green Bot into
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The 17th Century Crisis: Crash Course European History #11

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The 17th Century in Europe was pretty rough in a lot of ways. The Thirty Years War involved a lot of countries, and a lot of battles, and it was terrible for everyone involved, as wars have aa historical tendency to be. At the same time, disease and hunge
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Soviet Montage: Crash Course Film History #8

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Russia went and had a revolution in 1917 and cinema was a big part of its aftermath. Even though film stock was hard to come by, we saw the first film school started, and the study of film became hugely important. Russian filmmakers started trying to unde
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Expansion and Resistance: Crash Course European History #28

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In 19th century Europe, with nation building well under way, thoughts turned outward, toward empire. This week, we're looking at how Europeans expanded into Africa, Asia, and Oceania during the 1800s. You'll learn about China and the Opium War, British In
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Modern Thought and Culture in 1900: Crash Course European History #31

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Europe was in transition politically and culturally at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, we're looking at the dawn of modern science, and the rise of Modernism in the arts, especially in music, dance, and visual arts. We'll look at changes in musi
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The New Chemistry: Crash Course History of Science #18

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One of the problems with the whole idea of a single Scientific Revolution is that some disciplines decided not to join any revolution. And others just took a long time to get there. ***Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up
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Economic Depression and Dictators: Crash Course European History #37

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We're still leading up to World War II, but first we gotta talk about the rise of the dictators. Today we talk about the rise of militaristic dictatorships in Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan, and Spain, and the economic depression that set the stage for
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Vectors And 2D Motion: Crash Course Physics #4

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Continuing in our journey of understanding motion, direction, and velocity... today, Shini introduces the ideas of Vectors and Scalars so we can better understand how to figure out motion in 2 Dimensions. But what does that have to do with baseball? Or tw
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Bodies and Dollars: Crash Course History of Science #41

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After World War Two, the applications of basic discoveries in biology took offand became big business. Today, well look at the rise of Big Pharma and GMO foods. Well also discuss how life-science technologies fundamentally changed reproduction: its time t
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Civil Rights and the 1950s: Crash Course US History #39

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Around The Globe: Exploring Egypt | Nightly News: Kids Edition

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We share the best ways to fight off those viruses and how to feel better this winter. Let it snow: We head to ski slopes to check out the science behind snow making. Around the globe: We travel to Egypt to learn about the countrys kings, rich history and
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The New Anatomy: Crash Course History of Science #15

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Theres a question to consider thats pretty daunting: what is life? And to try to answer that question, three tools stand out as being especially useful: A book, some experiments, and the microscope! In this episode, Hank talks to us about all kinds of gro
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George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War: Crash Course US History #44

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Biology Before Darwin: Crash Course History of Science #19

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Youve probably heard of Charles Darwin, but before we get to him, you really need to understand how different people, throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, tried to answer the same question: what is life? ***Crash Course is on Patreon! You
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WORLD'S TALLEST TRAMPOLINE JUMP!!! (Minecraft Secret World #4)

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Reformation and Consequences: Crash Course European History #7

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The Protestant Reformation didn't exactly begin with Martin Luther, and it didn't end with him either. Reformers and monarchs changed the ways that religious and state power were organized throughout the 16th and early 17th centuries. Jean Calvin in Franc
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Russian Revolution and Civil War: Crash Course European History #35

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World War I was very hard on the Russian Empire. So hard, in fact, that it led to the end of the Russian Empire. As the global conflict ground on, Tsar Nicholas II faced increasing unrest at home. Today we'll learn about the Revolutions of 1917, the rise
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Planning & Organization: Crash Course Study Skills #4

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The best way to make sure you’re making the most of the time you have is to start off well organized. This week we’re talking about planning and organizational systems and how to set yourself up for success. Resources: Planning Mode vs. Robot Mode: https:
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Sound of Ancient Languages

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Ancient Languages: Ancient Egypt / 3100 BC - 332 BC Achaemenids / 550 BC–330 BC Ancient Greece / c. 800 BC - c. 600 AD Ancient Rome / 753 BC–476 AD Assyria / 1813 BC–612 BC Göktürks / 552 AD-744 AD Hittites / c. 1600 BC–c
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The Century of the Gene: Crash Course History of Science #42

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With the question What is life? addressed at the molecular level, humanity could finally cure all disease and live forever Except, not really. It turns out we're complicated.***Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http:
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Darwin and Natural Selection: Crash Course History of Science #22

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"Survival of the Fittest" sounds like a great WWE show but today we're talking about that phrase as it relates to Charles Darwin and Alfred Wallace. Darwin and Wallace are at the heart of understanding evolution and natural selection. Today, Hank talks ab
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A Brief History Of The Universe: Crash Course Astronomy #44

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Thanks to the wonders of physics, astronomers can map a timeline of the universe’s history. Today, Phil’s going to give you an overview of those first few minutes (yes, MINUTES) of the universe’s life. It started with a Big Bang, when the Universe was inc
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Ecology: Crash Course History of Science #38

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Weve explored the origins of modern biology, the earth sciences, and even the sciences of outer space. Now its time to put these disciplines together. It's Ecology time!!!***Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://w
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Experimental and Documentary Films: Crash Course Film History #16

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It's Craig's last episode of Film and in it he's going to talk about weird stuff... and real stuff. Experimental and Documentary films could each take up their own Crash Course series. The different styles and intents of different filmmakers make each fil
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Newton and Leibniz: Crash Course History of Science #17

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The standard story of the Scientific Revolution culminates with the long life of one man: Sir Isaac Newtona humble servant of the Royal Mint, two-time parliamentarian, and a scientific titan whose name, along with Einsteins, is synonymous with physics tod
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Moon Phases: Crash Course Astronomy #4

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In this episode of Crash Course Astronomy, Phil takes you through the cause and name of the Moon's phases. -- Why the Moon Has Phases 0:36.1 Spheres in Orbit 1:05.4 Name of the Moon Phases 2:25.5 How We See It 7:48.2 -- PBS Digital Studios: http://youtube
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The Holocaust,Genocides, and Mass Murder of WWII: Crash Course European History #40

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During World War II, Nazi Germany undertook the imprisonment and summary execution of many of its own citizens, and citizens of the nations they occupied. One of the groups that came under assault was the European Jewish population. More than six million
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The Language of Film: Crash Course Film History #5

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In this episode of Crash Course Film History, we talk about the development of the language of films by filmmakers like Edwin S. Porter and his films; Life of an American Fireman and The Great Train Robbery. Produced in collaboration with PBS Digital Stud
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Genetics - Lost and Found: Crash Course History of Science #25

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Sometimes trail blazers of science aren't famous like Darwin or Pasteur. Sometimes they're humble Abbots, just growing peas in the back of their Abbey. This is the story of Gregor Mendel and how his work was done, lost, then found again. ***Crash Course i
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The Roaring 20's: Crash Course US History #32

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Life and Longevity: Crash Course History of Science #44

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It's time to have a look at the future of human life and how technology could possibly extend longevity. But, within that tech, are questions of ethics that are not always at the top of mind when the tech is being developed. In this episode, Hank sits dow
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Climate Science: Crash Course History of Science #45

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Scientists tend to be careful and resistant to big claims. So evidence for the possible end of the living world took a while to be seen as such. In this episode of Crash Course History of Science, Hank talks to us about where Climate Science started and h

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