Crash Course is a YouTube channel that offers short, fast-paced video lessons on world history.
The videos move very fast, almost frantically at times, making their overviews of these topics more entertaining than serious lessons.
Both videos contain some reference material, so watch and judge before playing them in class.
John Green examines: the beginnings of human civilization. How people gave up hunting and gathering to become farmers. How this change has affected the world we live in today.
Indus Valley Civilization, one of the greatest ancient civilizations. The who, how, when, where and why of the Indus Valley Civilization. Mesopotamia and the early civilizations that grew up around the Fertile Crescent. Territorial kingdoms, empires, Neo-Assyrian torture tactics, sacred marriages, ancient labor practices, birth of the world’s first legal code.
A Brief History of India, Post-Indus Valley Civilization. John explores the origins of Hinduism and Buddhism. He was also ruled by the Buddhist emperor Ashoka, who won some battles despite Buddhism’s structural opposition to violence.
