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Crash Course: World History
Year: 2012
Seasons: 2
Type: TV Series
Genre: Talk, Documentary
Overview
Crash Course World History is a video course hosted by John Green that teaches world history from growing the first crops in the First Agricultural Revolution to global textile production in the 2010s. Across the series, it builds skills in identifying and explaining historical developments, analyzing events in broader context, and tracing patterns and connections across time and placeâaiming to help viewers become more informed citizens of the world. Season 1 follows the 2012 AP World History curriculum in a 42-episode chronological survey, while Season 2 continues in 30 episodes with a more thematic approach that focuses on systems and encourages viewers to question how âhistoryâ is written and what biases shape it.
Episodes
EP 1
The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1
EP 2
Indus Valley Civilization: Crash Course World History #2
EP 3
Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3
EP 4
Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4
EP 5
The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History #5
EP 6
Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6
EP 7
2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7
EP 8
Alexander the Great: Crash Course World History #8
EP 9
The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9
EP 10
The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10
EP 11
Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11
EP 12
Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12
EP 13
Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars: Crash Course World History #13
EP 14
The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?: Crash Course World History #14
EP 15
The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War?: Crash Course World History #15
EP 16
Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16
EP 17
Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17
EP 18
Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18
EP 19
Venice and the Ottoman Empire: Crash Course World History #19
EP 20
Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols: Crash Course World History #20
EP 21
Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Zheng He - 15th Century Mariners: Crash Course World History #21
EP 22
The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
EP 23
The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23
EP 24
The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24
EP 25
The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25
EP 26
The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26
EP 27
The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook: Crash Course World History #27
EP 28
Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28
EP 29
The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
EP 30
Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30
EP 31
Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31
EP 32
Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
EP 33
Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
EP 34
Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34
EP 35
Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
EP 36
Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36
EP 37
Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History #37
EP 38
World War II: Crash Course World History #38
EP 39
USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War: Crash Course World History #39
EP 40
Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant: Crash Course World History #40
EP 41
Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41
EP 42
Globalization II - Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History #42
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