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Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21

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 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. Re
Date: 2022-04-04

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John I absolutely adore you and these videos, but I am sure that Columbus himself claimed that the earth was pear-shaped and not round - I-m certain that he wrote that in his log. Also, and I-m less certain of this, but I-m fairly sure he never set foot on the American continent. Oh, and he pretty much committed genocide. All in all, probably shouldn-t have a national holiday
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0: 25 I completely disagree with your supposition.
While it benefits no one to claim your authority.
You should always be challenging conventional models with other data and evidence.
This is how breakthroughs come about.
Be Bold, Be Ambitious, but also be humble.

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nationalism here! i wish the ottomans were succesful to stop portugese in the indian ocean and start the ottoman maritime trade there.
btw i love you jonh green and the people around here from all around the world.

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Oh yeah? Well that be the case then imma call the continents -North Columbia- and -South Columbia-. And btw, how come Columbus didn't lose his head when he returned to Spain without discovering India?
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00: 01 Intro
01: 22 Zheng He
04: 24 Vasco Dagama
06: 31 Christopher Columbus
07: 21 Open Letter
08: 16 Columbus Continued
09: 29 Outro
10: 00 Credits

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Pardon me for asking foolish qurstion
what are the gain of converting peiple into christian and doing crusade for portugal and spain?

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How comes every time I listen to -world history- I never see anything from the native's point of view. This should be called European history.
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