“Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31”
“Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30”
“The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29”
“Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28”
But for me, politics is not a part of paganism. Things don't go well when faith and politics are mixed. So I am saying that politics has nothing to do with the sunrise of the bright Moon. You can't find politics in an infant's laugh or in the call of a coyote.
Read More...“The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook: Crash Course World History #27”
“The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26”
Then I realized I was going to have to define intelligence.
Yeah. Okay.
What we call intelligence is actually three things that interconnect. Well, at least three things.
Read More...“The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25”
“Like attracts like; to create a particular reality you must put out energy of a similar sort.”
“The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24”
“The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23”
“Bend the line, don't break it.”
“The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22”
“Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21”
“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 modern historians, but it turns out he was pretty important as far as the history of the world goes. That said, he wasn't the only pioneer plying the seas in the 1400s. In Portugal, Vasco da Gama was busy integrating Europe into the Indian Ocean Trade by sailing around Africa. Chinese admiral Zheng He was also traveling far and wide in the largest wooden ships ever built. Columbus, whether portrayed as hero or villain, is usually credited as the great sailor of the 15th century, but he definitely wasn't the only contender. What better way to settle this question than with a knock-down, drag-out, no holds barred, old-fashioned battle royal? We were going to make it a cage match, but welding is EXPENSIVE.”
Read More...“Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols: Crash Course World History #20”
“Venice and the Ottoman Empire: Crash Course World History #19”
“Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18”
“Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17”
“In which John Green teaches you, at long last, about the most exceptional bunch of empire-building nomads in the history of the world, the Mongols! How did the Mongols go from being a relatively small band of herders who occasionally engaged in some light hunting-gathering to being one of the most formidable fighting forces in the world? It turns out Genghis Khan was a pretty big part of it, but you probably already knew that. The more interesting questions might be, what kind of rulers were they, and what effect did their empire have on the world we know today? Find out, as John FINALLY teaches you about the Mongols.”
Read More...“Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16”
“The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War?: Crash Course World History #15”
“Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar: Crash Course World History #13”
“In which John Green teaches you the history of Islam, including the revelation of the Qu'ran to Muhammad, the five pillars of Islam, how the Islamic empire got its start, the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and more. Learn about hadiths, Abu Bakr, and whether the Umma has anything to do with Uma Thurman (spoiler alert: it doesn't). Also, learn a little about the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and how to tell if this year's Ramadan is going to be difficult for your Muslim friends. Let's try to keep the flame wars out of this reasoned discussion.”
Read More...“Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12”
“Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11”
❝If monotheism was all that amazing, it wouldn't have spent centuries trying to suppress alternatives. Still does in the case of some versions of Islam.❞
“The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10”
“Alexander the Great and the Situation ... the Great? Crash Course World History #8”
“It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.”
“2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7”
“Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6”
There is nothing that prevents people from following religious law. But there is nothing that demands others follow those same religious laws.
Read More...“The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History #5”
“Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3”
“Indus Valley Civilization: Crash Course World History #2”
“The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1”
“I reject your reality and substitute my own.”
“Mythical Language and Idiom: Crash Course World Mythology #41”
“Witches and Hags: Crash Course World Mythology #39”
❝Some monotheists think that their religion belongs on top and take offense when you disagree.❞
“Serpents and Dragons: Crash Course World Mythology #38”
“Mythical Horses: Crash Course World Mythology #37”
“Monsters. They're Us, Man: Crash Course World Mythology #36”
“Cities of Myth: Crash Course World Mythology #35”
❝Mythical Trees: Crash Course World Mythology #34❞
“Mythical Mountains: Crash Course World Mythology #33”
“Caesar, The Colosseum, Republic, Nero, geese, plebeians, legions — everything that you once knew, but forgot, in a crash course video by Arzamas.
Narrated by Brian Cox.
"Ancient Rome in 20 minutes" is an English version of a Russian video by Arzamas.”
Read More...“Mythical Caves and Gardens: Crash Course World Mythology #32”
“Ma'ui, Oceania's Hero: Crash Course World Mythology #31”
“Herakles. Or Hercules. A Problematic Hero: Crash Course World Mythology #30”
“The Mwindo Epic: Crash Course World Mythology #29”
“Galahad, Perceval, and the Holy Grail: Crash Course World Mythology #28”
I'm going to go watch it on the patio for a while.
“Rama and the Ramayana: Crash Course World Mythology #27”
“The Epic of Gilgamesh: Crash Course World Mythology #26”
“The Hero's Journey and the Monomyth: Crash Course World Mythology #25”
“Ragnarok: Crash Course World Mythology #24”
“Churches are hospitals for the sinners, not mausoleums for the saints.”
“The Apocalyspe: Crash Course World Mythology #23”
“Mike Rugnetta is going to tell you stories of death, destruction, divine judgment, damnation, and the occasional happy ending. That's right, this week we're talking about the Apocalypse. Actually we're talking about a bunch of ways the world could end. Prepare for stories of the end times from Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam! It's the (mostly) Abrahamic Apocalypses on Crash Course World Mythology.”
Read More...“American Floods: Crash Course World Mythology #18”
“Yu the Engineer and Flood Stories from China: Crash Course World Mythology #17”
“Floods in the Ancient Near East: Crash Course World Mythology #16”
“Archetypes and Male Divinities: Crash Course World Mythology #15”
“This week on Crash Course Mythology, Mike is teaching you about the archetypes that are often associated with male divinities. We’re going to talk about Fathers & Sons, Kings & Judges, Saviors & Sages, Shamans, Tricksters, and Lords of Destruction. Along the way, we’ll look at the story of Hwaning, Hwanung, and Dangun from the Korean peninsula, and we’ll learn about Arjuna and all the help he got from Krishna. We’ll also touch on a ton of other myths from around the world. These things play out this way all the time, man.”
Read More...“Fire and Buffalo Goddesses: Crash Course World Mythology #14”
“Great Goddesses: Crash Course World Mythology #13”
“Theories of Myth: Crash Course World Mythology #12”
“We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.”
“African Pantheons and the Orishas: Crash Course World Mythology #11”
“The Norse Pantheon: Crash Course World Mythology #10”
“The Greeks and Romans - Pantheons Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology #9”
“Indian Pantheons: Crash Course World Mythology #8”
“Pantheons of the Ancient Mediterranean: Crash Course World Mythology #7”
“Humans and Nature and Creation: Crash Course World Mythology #6”
“In which Mike Rugnetta brings you the final installation of our unit on creation myths. This week, we're talking about human beings and their relationship to the natural world. It turns out foundational stories have a lot to teach us about the ways in which people relate to the physical world around them, and the other organisms that inhabit that world. We'll talk about the Biblical idea that humans have dominion over animals, and we'll talk about Native American stories in which people and nature collaborate to create the world.”
Read More...“Social Orders and Creation Stories: Crash Course World Mythology #5”
“Earth Mothers and Rebellious Sons - Creation Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology #4”
“Coyote and Raven, American Tricksters: Crash Course World Mythology #22”
“Hermes and Loki and Tricksters Part 2: Crash Course World Mythology #21”
“Creation from the Void: Crash Course World Mythology #2”
❝You should beware the politician who wraps himself in faith and the minister who wraps himself with the flag.❞
— from the private journal of NeoWayland, 01Mar2002