Crash Course European History Preview
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Date: 2022-04-04
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Comments and reviews: 10
dave72895
Seems weird to start in the 1300s and just skip out on so many things such as Ancient Greece, the romanization of most of Europe, Charlemagne, the Muslim takeovers of the Ionian peninsular, Anglo-Saxon/Viking migrations, and more.
There were some huge, cool, world-defining events in happening Europe that shape our philosophical ideas, legal and governmental ideologies and ethinc/cultural make-up, to this day, that began way earlier.
I get that some of this has partially been covered in world history, but I think it's one thing to talk about the Roman Empire as its own state and explore it's timeline, and another issue to explain how the roman empire affected the religious, political, and cultural ideas of Europe, and led to Catholicism, Charlemagne, Byzantium, the HRE, Napolean, the Tzars, as just one example.
Still looking forward to watching their coverage of the 1300s onwards: )
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Seems weird to start in the 1300s and just skip out on so many things such as Ancient Greece, the romanization of most of Europe, Charlemagne, the Muslim takeovers of the Ionian peninsular, Anglo-Saxon/Viking migrations, and more.
There were some huge, cool, world-defining events in happening Europe that shape our philosophical ideas, legal and governmental ideologies and ethinc/cultural make-up, to this day, that began way earlier.
I get that some of this has partially been covered in world history, but I think it's one thing to talk about the Roman Empire as its own state and explore it's timeline, and another issue to explain how the roman empire affected the religious, political, and cultural ideas of Europe, and led to Catholicism, Charlemagne, Byzantium, the HRE, Napolean, the Tzars, as just one example.
Still looking forward to watching their coverage of the 1300s onwards: )
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Hexa
To be fair, Crash Course World History had it's flaws in trying to balance where it focused (The seven years war for example deserved an extra episode for what happened in Europe. But overall it was amazingly good. You knew what happened in Europe, Asia, the America's, etc.
Also that I love how something that John off handedly mentions turn out to be a full fledged video sometime later. The cave for example. Also the world history french revolution was basically a rehash of an older vlogbrothers series.
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To be fair, Crash Course World History had it's flaws in trying to balance where it focused (The seven years war for example deserved an extra episode for what happened in Europe. But overall it was amazingly good. You knew what happened in Europe, Asia, the America's, etc.
Also that I love how something that John off handedly mentions turn out to be a full fledged video sometime later. The cave for example. Also the world history french revolution was basically a rehash of an older vlogbrothers series.
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Noelle
(4: 05)
(dog)Robot: I'ma just disappear down this hole
Marcel: Okay I'ma wait an entire day then come back and look for you.
24 Precious Non-Dog saving hours later
Marcel and friends: Hey lets make the hole bigger by digging. - Forgets about dog, gets side-tracked by cave paintings, then spends over A YEAR not finding dog but instead guarding said cave-
Me: lol I love history.
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(4: 05)
(dog)Robot: I'ma just disappear down this hole
Marcel: Okay I'ma wait an entire day then come back and look for you.
24 Precious Non-Dog saving hours later
Marcel and friends: Hey lets make the hole bigger by digging. - Forgets about dog, gets side-tracked by cave paintings, then spends over A YEAR not finding dog but instead guarding said cave-
Me: lol I love history.
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Wixspartan
Are we just going to forget that Europe existed pre 1300ish? The series starts with the black death and moves on from there. No Charlemagne, no great Viking Age, no Early middle ages, no first crusade, no rise of the HRE or rise of the Italian city states. This also feels very -ideas- and not -detailed history-. Don't get me wrong it still looks great and I'm going to watch it but eh.
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Are we just going to forget that Europe existed pre 1300ish? The series starts with the black death and moves on from there. No Charlemagne, no great Viking Age, no Early middle ages, no first crusade, no rise of the HRE or rise of the Italian city states. This also feels very -ideas- and not -detailed history-. Don't get me wrong it still looks great and I'm going to watch it but eh.
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The
I mean, the history of Europe is often the history of the world. What goes down on that little continent often has massive ramifications for even the most remote places on Earth, and sometimes even beyond. It's what happens when your starting position is good enough to flourish, but not good enough to satisfy all your needs like China's.
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I mean, the history of Europe is often the history of the world. What goes down on that little continent often has massive ramifications for even the most remote places on Earth, and sometimes even beyond. It's what happens when your starting position is good enough to flourish, but not good enough to satisfy all your needs like China's.
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deadpoet415
Where is the world history playlist section? Don't tell me you are going to push the Eurocentric lessons? The older world history videos were good. Not sure why you removed it off your site.
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Where is the world history playlist section? Don't tell me you are going to push the Eurocentric lessons? The older world history videos were good. Not sure why you removed it off your site.
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whaddyamean99
How I never knew there was a Crash Course European History, I don't know but I am very disappointed in myself. These videos got me through high school
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How I never knew there was a Crash Course European History, I don't know but I am very disappointed in myself. These videos got me through high school
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Ahlamkin
-One cannot watch history while sitting in isolation-
. but. but. its a pandemic right now! --
Lol sorry. Couldn't help it.
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-One cannot watch history while sitting in isolation-
. but. but. its a pandemic right now! --
Lol sorry. Couldn't help it.
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Holly
My inner geologist says: Yes. Rocks created continents. Rocks were here long before humans, and they will be here long after humans.
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My inner geologist says: Yes. Rocks created continents. Rocks were here long before humans, and they will be here long after humans.
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HerpaDerp
0: 40. all ideas are made up. All countries are made up. All continents are made up (outside of geological continental plates.
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0: 40. all ideas are made up. All countries are made up. All continents are made up (outside of geological continental plates.
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