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The Agricultural Revolution: Crash Course World History #1

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World historyEnvironment, agriculture & food systems

What it is

The first episode of Crash Course World History, in which John Green covers the shift from hunting and gathering to agriculture and how it shaped civilization. It is delivered fast and with jokes.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN recommends the series as a funny, coherent high-school-level overview of world history that teaches a lot in a few hours.

  • 4 people recommended it
  • 5 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “is really great, and I personally found both endearing and funny”

    Endearing, funny high-school level world history overview

    dunk010, 2018-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: Favorite teachers on YouTube?”

  2. “This series taught me in a few hours what I didn't learn in school over years”

    Taught more history in hours than school did in years

    runyor, 2019-02 · Strong recommendation · in “The Decline of Historical Thinking”

  3. “I can recommend the youtube series: Crash Course - World history.”

    Short series giving a good history refresher

    jhaand, 2015-09 · Recommendation · in “The World We Have Lost: On the Silk Road Roots of Our Global System”

  4. “this list of resources videos is pretty good”

    afarrell, 2015-10 · Recommendation · in “How Bernie Sanders Tech Volunteers Code the Bern”

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Topics: agricultural revolution, crash course, john green, prehistory, history overview

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