Seasons & Episodes
The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1
John Green investigates the dawn of human civilization. John looks into how people gave up hunting and gathering to beco
Indus Valley Civilization: Crash Course World History #2
John Green teaches you about the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the largest of the ancient civilizations. John teache
Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3
John presents Mesopotamia and the early civilizations that arose around the Fertile Crescent. Topics covered include the
Ancient Egypt: Crash Course World History #4
John covers the long, long history of ancient Egypt, including the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms, and even a couple of i
The Persians & Greeks: Crash Course World History #5
John compares and contrasts Greek civilization and the Persian Empire. Of course, we're glad that Greek civilization spa
Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6
John relates a condensed history of India, post-Indus Valley Civilization. John explores Hinduism and the origins of Bud
2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius: World History #7
John introduces you to quite a lot of Chinese history by discussing the complicated relationship between the Confucian s
Alexander the Great: Crash Course World History #8
You are introduced to the life and accomplishments of Alexander the Great, his empire, his horse Bucephalus, the empires
The Silk Road and Ancient Trade: Crash Course World History #9
John Green teaches you about the so-called Silk Road, a network of trade routes where goods such as ivory, silver, iron,
The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10
John Green explores exactly when Rome went from being the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. Here's a hint: it had some
Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11
John Green teaches you the history of Christianity, from the beginnings of Judaism and the development of monotheism, ri
Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12
John Green teaches you about the fall of the Roman Empire, which happened considerably later than you may have been told
Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars: Crash Course World History #13
John Green teaches you the history of Islam, including the revelation of the Qu'ran to Muhammad, the five pillars of Isl
The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?: Crash Course World History #14
John Green teaches you about the so-called Dark Ages, which it turns out weren't as uniformly dark as you may have been
The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War?: Crash Course World History #15
John Green teaches you about the Crusades embarked upon by European Christians in the 12th and 13th centuries. Our tradi
Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16
John Green teaches you about Sub-Saharan Africa! So, what exactly was going on there? It turns out, it was a lot of trad
Wait For It...The Mongols!: Crash Course World History #17
John Green teaches you, at long last, about the most exceptional bunch of empire-building nomads in the history of the w
Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18
John Green teaches you the history of the Indian Ocean Trade. John weaves a tale of swashbuckling adventure, replete wit
Venice and the Ottoman Empire: Crash Course World History #19
John Green discusses the strange and mutually beneficial relationship between a republic, the city-state of Venice, and
Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols: Crash Course World History #20
John Green teaches you how Russia evolved from a loose amalgamation of medieval principalities known as the Kievan Rus i
Columbus, Vasco da Gama, and Zheng He - 15th Century Mariners: Crash Course World History #21
John Green teaches you about the beginning of the so-called Age of Discovery. You've probably heard of Christopher Colum
The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22
John Green teaches you about the European Renaissance. European learning changed the world in the 15th and 16th centurie
The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23
John Green teaches you about the changes wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by explori
The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24
John Green teaches you about one of the least funny subjects in history: slavery. John investigates when and where slave
The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25
John Green explores how Spain went from being a middling European power to one of the most powerful empires on Earth, th
The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26
John teaches you about the Seven Years' War, which may have lasted nine years. Or as many as 23. It was a very confusing
The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook: Crash Course World History #27
John Green teaches you about the life and death of one of history's great explorers, Captain James Cook of the British N
Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28
John Green teaches you about the American Revolution and the American Revolutionary War, which it turns out were two dif
The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29
John Green examines the French Revolution, and gets into how and why it differed from the American Revolution. Was it th
Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30
Ideas like liberty, freedom, and self-determination were hot stuff in the late 18th century, as evidenced by our recent
Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31
John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin A
Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
John Green wraps up revolutions month with what is arguably the most revolutionary of modern revolutions, the Industrial
Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
John Green teaches you about capitalism and socialism in a way that is sure to please commenters from both sides of the
Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34
John Green teaches you about Nationalism. Nationalism was everywhere in the 19th century, as people all over the world c
Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
John Green teaches you about European Imperialism in the 19th century. European powers started to create colonial empire
Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36
John Green teaches you about the war that was supposed to end all wars. Instead, it solved nothing and set the stage for
Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History #37
John Green teaches you about China's Revolutions. While the rest of the world was off having a couple of World Wars, Chi
World War II: Crash Course World History #38
John Green teaches you about World War II, aka The Great Patriotic War, aka The Big One. So how did this war happen? And
USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War: Crash Course World History #39
John Green teaches you about the Cold War, which was occasionally hot, but on average, it was just cool. In the sense of
Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant: Crash Course World History #40
John Green teaches you about the post-World War II breakup of most of the European empires. As you'll remember from prev
Globalization I - The Upside: Crash Course World History #41
John Green teaches you about globalization, a subject so epic, so, um, global, it requires two videos. In this video, Jo
Globalization II - Good or Bad?: Crash Course World History #42
John asks whether globalization is a net positive for humanity. While the new global economy has created a lot of wealth
Rethinking Civilization - Crash Course World History 201
John Green returns to teaching World History! This week, we'll be talking about the idea of civilization, some of the tr
Money & Debt: Crash Course World History 202
John Green teaches about filthy, filthy lucre. Money. And Debt. So, what is money? And what is it for? And why do we use
Disease! Crash Course World History 203
John Green teaches you about disease and the effects that disease has had in human history. Disease has been with man si
War & Human Nature: Crash Course World History 204
John Green teaches you about war! Specifically, John talks about whether humanity is naturally warlike, hard-wired to ki
War and Civilization: Crash Course World History 205
John Green investigates war, and what exactly it may or may not be good for. Was war a result of human beings organizing
Climate Change, Chaos, and The Little Ice Age: Crash Course World History 206
John Green teaches you about the Little Ice Age. The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that occurred from th
Humans and Energy: Crash Course World History 207
Stan Muller subs for John Green and teaches you about energy and humanity. Today we discuss the ideas put forth by Alfre
Drought and Famine: Crash Course World History 208
John Green teaches you a little bit about drought, which is a natural weather phenomenon, and famine, which is almost al
How World War I Started: Crash Course World History 209
John Green teaches you about World War I and how it got started. Crash Course doesn't usually talk much about dates, but
Who Started World War I: Crash Course World History 210
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
The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age): Crash Course World History 211
John Green teaches you about the Bronze Age civilization in what we today call the middle east, and how the vast, interc
The Rise of the West and Historical Methodology: Crash Course World History 212
John Green talks about the methods of writing history by looking at some of the ways that history has been written about
Asian Responses to Imperialism: Crash Course World History 213
John Green teaches you about Imperialism, but not from the perspective of the colonizers. This week John looks at some A
The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History 214
John Green teaches you about railroads and some of the ways they changed the world, and how they were a sort of microcos
Population, Sustainability, and Malthus: Crash Course World History 215
John Green teaches you about population. So, how many people can reasonably live on the Earth? Thomas Malthus got it tot
Islam and Politics: Crash Course World History 216
John Green teaches you about how Islam has interacted with politics during its history, and how it continues to do so to
The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation: Crash Course World History 217
John Green teaches you about the Mughal Empire, which ruled large swaths of the Indian Sub-Continent from 1526 to (techn
Luther and the Protestant Reformation: Crash Course World History 218
John Green teaches you about the Protestant Reformation. Prior to the Protestant Reformation, pretty much everyone in Eu
Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire: Crash Course World History 219
John Green teaches you about the Holy Roman Empire by teaching you about Charles V. Charles Hapsburg was the Holy Roman
World War II, A War for Resources: Crash Course World History 220
John Green teaches you about World War II, and some of the causes behind the war. In a lot of ways, WWII was about resou
Congo and Africa's World War: Crash Course World History 221
John Green teaches you about the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which used to be Zaire, which used to be The Belgian
Water and Classical Civilizations: Crash Course World History 222
John Green teaches you about water! So, we talk about resources a lot on Crash Course, and today is no exception. It tur
Conflict in Israel and Palestine through 2015: Crash Course World History 223
John Green teaches you about the conflict in Israel and Palestine. This conflict is often cast as a long-term beef going
The Vikings! — Crash Course World History 224
John Green teaches you about Vikings! That's right, one of our most requested subjects, the Vikings, right here on Crash
War and Nation Building in Latin America: Crash Course World History 225
John Green teaches you about nation-building and nationalism in Latin America. Sometimes, the nations of Latin America g
Iran's Revolutions: Crash Course World History 226
John Green teaches you about Iran's Revolutions. Yes, revolutions plural. What was the the1979 Iranian Revolution about?
Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History: Crash Course World History 227
John Green teaches you about what westerners call the middle ages and the lives of the aristocracy...in Japan. The Heian
Nonviolence and Peace Movements: Crash Course World History 228
John Green teaches you about nonviolence and peace movements in the 20th century. What is nonviolence? What is a peace m
Capitalism and the Dutch East India Company: Crash Course World History 229
John Green teaches you about the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, doing business as the VOC, also known as the Dutch E
Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China: Crash Course World History 230
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 hun
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