
Lecture Description
In which John Green teaches you about Vikings! That's right, one of our most requested subjects, the Vikings, right here on Crash Course. So what's the deal with Vikings? Well, the stuff you've heard about them may not be true. The Vikings weren't just pagan raiders striking terror into the hearts of defenseless European Christendom. They were some of the greatest travelers of their time, and they weren't always traveling to steal. In a lot of cases, they were traveling to trade. John will teach you about Viking trade goods, Norse Mythology, and yes, there will be blood, guts, and dragons. OK?
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Course Index
- The Agricultural Revolution
- Indus Valley Civilization
- Mesopotamia
- Ancient Egypt
- The Persians & Greeks
- Buddha and Ashoka
- 2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius
- Alexander the Great and the Situation... the Great?
- The Silk Road and Ancient Trad
- The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?
- Christianity from Judaism to Constantine
- Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century
- Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar
- The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?
- The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War?
- Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa
- Wait For It...The Mongols!
- Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade
- Venice and the Ottoman Empire
- Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols
- Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners.
- The Renaissance: Was it a Thing?
- The Columbian Exchange
- The Atlantic Slave Trade
- The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation
- The Seven Years War
- The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook
- Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution
- The French Revolution
- Haitian Revolutions
- Latin American Revolutions
- Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution
- Capitalism and Socialism
- Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism
- Imperialism
- Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I
- Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions
- World War II
- USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War
- Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant
- Globalization I - The Upside
- Globalization II - Good or Bad?
- Rethinking Civilization
- Money & Debt
- Disease
- War & Human Nature
- War and Civilization
- Climate Change, Chaos, and The Little Ice Age
- Humans and Energy
- Drought and Famine
- HOW World War I Started
- Who Started World War I
- The End of Civilization (In the Bronze Age)
- The Rise of the West and Historical Methodology
- Asian Responses to Imperialism
- The Railroad Journey and the Industrial Revolution
- Population, Sustainability, and Malthus
- Islam and Politics
- The Mughal Empire and Historical Reputation
- Luther and the Protestant Reformation
- Charles V and the Holy Roman Empire
- World War II, A War for Resources
- Congo and Africa's World War
- Water and Classical Civilizations
- Conflict in Israel and Palestine
- The Vikings!
- War and Nation Building in Latin America
- Iran's Revolutions
- Japan in the Heian Period and Cultural History
- Nonviolence and Peace Movements
- Capitalism and the Dutch East India Company
- Democracy, Authoritarian Capitalism, and China
Course Description
In this Crash Course series, John Green returns to teaching World History in his own quirky way from beginning to end. This crash course should cover most topics from an AP World History class or similar.