World history

The big turning points of human history, in order. Watch them in this order.

  1. 1
    The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1

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    The agricultural revolution, where civilisation begins.

  2. 2
    12:06
    Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3

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    Mesopotamia and the first cities.

  3. 3
    The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10

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    Rome: republic, empire, and what changed between them.

  4. 4
    10:47
    Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols: Crash Course World History #20

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    The Mongols, and how their empire connected (and reshaped) Eurasia.

  5. 5
    12:09
    The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23

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    The Columbian Exchange: when two halves of the world met.

  6. 6
    11:05
    Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32

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    Coal, steam and the Industrial Revolution.

  7. 7
    11:45
    Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36

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    How the world stumbled into World War I.

  8. 8
    13:13
    World War II: Crash Course World History #38

    CrashCourse

    World War II, the war that shaped the modern world.

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