The Entire History of Steppe Nomads & City Builders // Ancient Prehistory Documentary

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  • Опубликовано: 31 окт 2021
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  • @HistoryTime
    @HistoryTime  2 года назад +598

    Thanks for watching folks and remember to check out Walls by David Frye, the writer of this episode. It’s one of my favourite books of the last few years. Highly recommended.
    Cheers all. Onwards to the next video. It will be another 3 hour+ monster on Britain’s early Middle Ages..

    • @nobullziggster4070
      @nobullziggster4070 2 года назад +16

      Amazing/ my mind could never dispel the suffering these things did to humans. We are no better today than then. I grieve for humankind...

    • @mrmr446
      @mrmr446 2 года назад +9

      Amazing episode but could have done without the claim that a citys walls were all that prevented Europe being conquered by Islam, that's nonsense. The continent has never had one faith and likely never will, its' history is more Jewish and more Islamic than generally acknowledged. Looking forward to the next episode.

    • @Taleb1160
      @Taleb1160 2 года назад +11

      This episode has given me much expansion on my knowledge of the development of modernity as we see it today. The walls by David Frye indeed provides much objective evidence to this transformation into the modern world. In the background of all achieved in this struggle of humanity is the development and or lack of Metallurgical knowledge which in combination with the steppes mindset, has provided the means to achieve modernity as we know it. Now modernity is humanity’s biggest threat.

    • @elvenkind6072
      @elvenkind6072 2 года назад +15

      Great job! I'd pay money for audio-books in history read by you by the way. In lack of such, I can only subscribe and press "like" on new videos. Thank you for your contribution to the education of people like myself. God bless!

    • @AndyBennett
      @AndyBennett 2 года назад +7

      I have rarely switched on notifications (I hate the things) but I can't miss your documentaries. Another peice of quality work, well researched and you can tell a story man and your viewers grow as a result. Props Pete.

  • @bellebelle7868
    @bellebelle7868 Год назад +27

    Dude does this all himself? You’re amazing man!

  • @magivkmeister6166
    @magivkmeister6166 2 года назад +1352

    Can't believe this content is free, it's incredible

    • @phatphat7089
      @phatphat7089 2 года назад +43

      Shhhh!

    • @madeincda
      @madeincda 2 года назад +35

      Reading is also free. It just takes a bit more effort than clicking a button.

    • @CJHBC
      @CJHBC 2 года назад +25

      His work is incredible

    • @karimjerbi7084
      @karimjerbi7084 2 года назад +19

      it's comparable to commercial material despite being made by a very small group of people on a tight budget(I assume) !

    • @johnnyrocketed2225
      @johnnyrocketed2225 2 года назад +2

      Well done- best work so far.

  • @waqasusmans
    @waqasusmans Год назад +87

    Thanks for your hard work in writing, directing and producing these documentaries!!!

    • @robertkalas1921
      @robertkalas1921 6 месяцев назад

      Kim😅ouzo hi

    • @tshirks
      @tshirks 4 месяца назад

      good man

    • @Andy_Babb
      @Andy_Babb Месяц назад +3

      $20 and no reply? Ouch 😣

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv Месяц назад +1

      @@Andy_Babb There is likely another way for Pete to reply that is less public. It's also possible that Pete, or whoever, isn't informed of which video it was attached to, so for him to find that post would be impossible.

    • @Andy_Babb
      @Andy_Babb Месяц назад +1

      @@cattymajiv it wasn’t me lol I’m too poor to donate $20 lol

  • @johnion9710
    @johnion9710 2 года назад +20

    i cant believe youre a one man team. high standard, large scope, bbc documentary level content, no conspiracies. and wtf? only 700k subscribers? this is a crime. subbed

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv Месяц назад +1

      Most channels only grow very slowly. It's at 1.8 million now, in mid Arpril 2024. For a history channel even 700,000 is fantastic, but over 1M! That's nearly impossible! Pete is doing incredible!

    • @WeAreLegion-
      @WeAreLegion- 25 дней назад

      ​@@cattymajivIt's 1.18 million in April 2024...

  • @ryguy8675309
    @ryguy8675309 2 года назад +341

    Listening to and watching History Time videos are Zen for me. The calm smooth narration, great visuals, and brain stimulating topics, it is like a spa day for the mind!

    • @Peg__
      @Peg__ 2 года назад +11

      Well put!

    • @dannyboywhaa3146
      @dannyboywhaa3146 2 года назад +8

      Yes! Me too... sometimes I close my eyes and just listen as though it’s radio - so soothing and reminds me of my father listening to archeology programs on the radio!

    • @MyKharli
      @MyKharli 2 года назад +8

      Its truly fantastic . I am so grateful for this content . I wish this was my history lessons at school instead of how great we were (UK)

    • @Dwg256
      @Dwg256 2 года назад +2

      16.11. 2021.

    • @justincasey5975
      @justincasey5975 2 года назад +8

      Absolutely right, I wish I met likeminded people like you in Manchester England.

  • @Artur_M.
    @Artur_M. 2 года назад +107

    Merian C. Cooper, mentioned in the early part of this amazing video, had quite a fascinating life. He was a pilot, a soldier, an adventurer, a filmmaker, an absolute legend. I strongly recommend looking him up.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv Месяц назад +3

      I wonder if he 's related to Paul Cooper, the creator of the incredible channel Fall Of Civilisations. ? ? ?

    • @steventhompson399
      @steventhompson399 27 дней назад

      ​@@cattymajivI like that channel too, that and this are 2 of the best history channels I've found on RUclips so far, not as many different videos as some like kings & generals but these videos are longer, awesome

  • @terrioestreich4007
    @terrioestreich4007 7 месяцев назад +2

    What a great episode!! I love learning new things ( at my age, its necessary!)

  • @andrewgoldman1710
    @andrewgoldman1710 2 года назад +203

    The work you've done is really awesome. I enjoyed this far more than the dry content of other history docs. Not to mention, your narration is excellent, and your voice is well modulated, as pleasant to listen to as Paul Wallis.
    From a house bound disabled policeman, thank you.

    • @MaryAnnNytowl
      @MaryAnnNytowl 2 года назад +15

      I sympathize with you, with your disability. I am not housebound, but suffer constant, chronic, often excruciating pain, which greatly reduces what I can do. Sending virtual hugs your way!

    • @fractuss
      @fractuss 6 месяцев назад +4

      There are history docs with dry content? Please post some links, I'm serious. I would give my left one for a doc with information and no background music, this one excepted of course.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv Месяц назад +1

      @@fractuss I think we do our best to forget the names of those channels. A lot, but not all, of the lectures from various universities and historical institutes are like that, at least in that there is no music, but a lot of them have unbelievably annoying camera work that does not show the visual material presented very well at all.
      I find Fall Of Civilizations to be the best channel of all. I don't know if there is much or any music. I never noticed. I was so absorbed in the words. Each episode is first released as a podcast, here on his YT channel and on podcast websites, then later, once he has added the images, they are released on his YT channel as videos too. IMHO they are masterpieces!

  • @benoitraulin1264
    @benoitraulin1264 2 года назад +3

    Always so good to listen and learn with. Thank you again.

  • @premiersportingkc3443
    @premiersportingkc3443 2 года назад +151

    Honestly, I thought this channel just replayed history documentaries. I had no idea you guys produced the content yourselves! Thanks for doing such incredible work

    • @alastairbrewster4274
      @alastairbrewster4274 2 года назад +26

      It’s just one “guy”. I offered to donate some 3D animation to his channel and some photoshop work but I think he likes to be a one man band (even if I wanted no payment) but you have to respect his mission. It’s amazing work

    • @McGuirkMary
      @McGuirkMary 2 года назад +5

      When you finish titles of interest here, TIME TEAM is another amazing channel for those who like anthropology and archaeology. They get a group to spend three days excavating sites in proper archaeological methods, and the UK has strict rules.

    • @libertyprime6932
      @libertyprime6932 2 года назад +2

      @@alastairbrewster4274 Are you saying he's not a guy? Does he identify as something else? Lol

    • @alastairbrewster4274
      @alastairbrewster4274 2 года назад +10

      @@libertyprime6932 no idea , nor sure I was inferring anything other than hes a man working on his own. If he identifies as a transsexual good for him but I’ll be continuing to refer to him as a “man” or a “guy”. Think a lot of people of all political persuasions are pretty bored of the war against pronouns. So no idea what you on about.

    • @makky6239
      @makky6239 2 года назад +4

      @@alastairbrewster4274 Man, his channel is a gem

  • @ladybabbleon
    @ladybabbleon Год назад +2

    My favorite part? Where the sheep told the lamb to eff off. Twice. That was great! 😂
    Also, great doc, btw. I love your work!

  • @psychologymajorptsd62
    @psychologymajorptsd62 Год назад +1

    I appreciate that I can watch these quality documentaries on RUclips

  • @HistoryDose
    @HistoryDose 2 года назад +289

    Masterful work in covering an enormous scope

    • @maxonmathew4557
      @maxonmathew4557 2 года назад +1

      Wait isn't this your brother because I love this and your channel

    • @floridabogjig3898
      @floridabogjig3898 2 года назад

      You are incorrect

    • @floridabogjig3898
      @floridabogjig3898 2 года назад

      @Straya 83 it's not unkind to point out that whoever made this doesn't truly know what they are talking about

    • @floridabogjig3898
      @floridabogjig3898 2 года назад

      @Straya 83 what do steppe nomads have to do with Israelite nomads?

    • @floridabogjig3898
      @floridabogjig3898 2 года назад

      @Straya 83 the Greeks were steppe nomads, something he fails to acknowledge

  • @CyhAnide
    @CyhAnide 2 года назад +115

    Oooh, y'know what would be an excellent follow-up to this? The role of natural walls and barriers in ancient history/prehistory, like mountain ranges, rivers, straits, isthmuses, etc...

    • @renemccracken6319
      @renemccracken6319 2 года назад +33

      Oh man. We went over this in my ancient history class and it changed my perspective in religion forever. Egypt? Natural barriers and predictable floods = nice gods. Mesopotamia with it’s crazy floods and minimal barriers = batshit crazy gods who enjoy human suffering

    • @songcramp66
      @songcramp66 2 года назад +7

      @@renemccracken6319 Greek gods, fuck anything that moves = ?

    • @RogueReplicant
      @RogueReplicant 2 года назад +5

      There is a great book that touches on this subject. It's titled "Guns, Germs and Steel" by Jared Diamond. He states that there are geographical axes (east-west axes and north-south axes) that hugely influence human development.

    • @hoperules8874
      @hoperules8874 2 года назад +1

      @@songcramp66 🤭🤣

    • @KingOhmni
      @KingOhmni 2 года назад +2

      @@songcramp66 =Slaneesh.
      Sorry, couldn't help myself. Feel free to call the inquisation on me for such a heretical joke.

  • @oudude8770
    @oudude8770 Год назад +4

    Just like the cannon making walls obsolete, it's dedicated channels like these that make TV channels obsolete. Amazing work you do.

  • @FergyGuitar
    @FergyGuitar 2 года назад +2

    What a brilliant documentary, I was completely fascinated by it.
    I cannot believe this is not a professional piece for TV, complete with huge budget and a crew of 20 going on the road and staying in flash hotels paid for by the licence payer.
    Please keep up the good work, as the numerous comments here attest, it really is appreciated by people from all over the world and that must surely be a good thing.

  • @lapensulo4684
    @lapensulo4684 2 года назад +91

    Wow, this was great. The labor of love put into making this must have monumental. I knew some of the history of wall building, but your work definitely expanded my knowledge and understanding.

  • @mysteriousjungalist
    @mysteriousjungalist 2 года назад +12

    You have the perfect voice & accent for this.

  • @geraldinegaynor1360
    @geraldinegaynor1360 2 года назад +33

    Really enjoyed this program. During Covid I have been studying ancient peoples since they left Africa from a Europe , the Steppes and Asia. I was watching Stefan Milo and your program came on. It covers all the periods I have been studying. I will defiantly get the book. I’m 77. Proves you’re never too old to learn. Thank you.

    • @tylerschoen5643
      @tylerschoen5643 9 месяцев назад +2

      Stefan Milo is fantastic and his passion is infectious

    • @ginaibisi777
      @ginaibisi777 8 месяцев назад

      What did you learn about Albanians, or are the Balkan Archaeologists and scientists still denying that Albanian descendants are the Pelasgo- Illyrians 😂

    • @jmn93065
      @jmn93065 7 месяцев назад +1

      I'm 78 and still learning as well. Ancient history is more fascinating than modern history, as it isn't taught in school, so you have to look for it. You tube makes these wonderful documentaries available for those of us who have a thirst for history. This gentleman who does these videos mesmerizes you with his writing and dialogues. I love listening to him weave his stories.

    • @user-uk1zr3je9y
      @user-uk1zr3je9y Месяц назад

      Just asking, who are you defying to get the book ?

  • @malluscallus
    @malluscallus 9 месяцев назад +7

    Thank you for providing such high quality content! It’s well researched, written, and produced. Keep it up!

    • @tshirks
      @tshirks 4 месяца назад +1

      good man

  • @danielmartin7838
    @danielmartin7838 2 года назад +94

    Oh my, this one is destined to be one of your best. I'm extremely excited over the subject. Thank you Sir Kelly.

    • @danielmartin7838
      @danielmartin7838 2 года назад

      @@paulspodsandmarineornament7183 yeah?

    • @MaryAnnNytowl
      @MaryAnnNytowl 2 года назад

      @@paulspodsandmarineornament7183 booting? _Booting?_ 😄😂🤣😂😄

  • @highwayhermit
    @highwayhermit Год назад +3

    you are one of the best RUclipsrs, I cant get enough of these videos. I am a new patreon of yours. Keep these coming

  • @420patmurphy
    @420patmurphy Год назад +3

    I am in awe that you are able to do this alone. Thank you so much for your work!

    • @tshirks
      @tshirks 4 месяца назад +1

      good man

  • @Switchfork
    @Switchfork Год назад +7

    I've never heard the Mongol conquests described in quite so brutal and terrifying terms before, I think you did them justice in this vid.

    • @pugilist102
      @pugilist102 6 месяцев назад +1

      Wrath of the Khans by Dan Carlin was pretty descriptive.

  • @Ivan-pr7ku
    @Ivan-pr7ku 2 года назад +59

    Nomads vs. Settlers is the oldest social conflict ever since the agricultural revolution.

    • @stormysmurf
      @stormysmurf 2 года назад +7

      That was my take home too. And kinda overwhelming in scope. Oddly enough I've been listening to the throat singers of the Steppes lately....

    • @josesandoval1440
      @josesandoval1440 2 года назад +2

      Makes you wonder what kind of world we would have if they won

    • @FSVR54
      @FSVR54 2 года назад +10

      @@josesandoval1440 Would never happen. Civilization has too many comforts. All the Khans died in the lap of luxury.

    • @wackyruss
      @wackyruss 2 года назад +1

      The Chinese called this dichotomy “Hua-Yi”. “Hua” means flower and “Yi” were the “others”. The Chinese were the Hua (flower people) and the nomads were the Yi.

    • @josesandoval1440
      @josesandoval1440 2 года назад +3

      @@FSVR54 Ture all the Khans did end up going native

  • @jbbergin5535
    @jbbergin5535 2 года назад +3

    THis is one of the best History videos I have ever seen. It is amazing in its scale and abilty to explain a hugh swaith of human history.
    Well done.

  • @BiscuitsInSeptember
    @BiscuitsInSeptember 2 года назад +9

    Just started watching your videos this week and realized that one of the biggest things I appreciate about the approach you take is that it is a wider view than most that links the pieces together into the giant topic of human history. It gives context that enriches my understanding of history and beyond. Thank you.

  • @LawrenceOnlineEnglish
    @LawrenceOnlineEnglish 2 года назад +5

    Classic! Linking King Kong to nomadic ancients, two of my favorite things. Plus Grass! Perfect thanks

  • @mariovillarreal8647
    @mariovillarreal8647 Год назад +4

    Thank you History Time and Magellan TV!
    GREAT TOPIC and video well done; with excellent narration.

  • @Lance100001
    @Lance100001 2 года назад +3

    I am thankful this content is free. We all have ups and downs in our lives, I am also thankful to those that donate their money that allow ppl like myself that cannot donate to watch this incredible content. Bless the creator and the ppl donate. Tyvm

  • @mistaman4638
    @mistaman4638 2 года назад +4

    Excellent videos my friend, have spent the week watching an have learned so much...
    Thank you !! Please make more !!

  • @valhalla9688
    @valhalla9688 2 года назад +21

    I was thinking about building a fence for my backyard. After watching this masterpiece of a documentary, I think I will build a stone wall instead 😂

    • @alastairbrewster4274
      @alastairbrewster4274 2 года назад +14

      Be sure to “man” it with professional soldiers. Walls can’t defend themselves.

    • @Spielkalb-von-Sparta
      @Spielkalb-von-Sparta 2 года назад +3

      I don't want to meet your neighbours!

  • @wendytravel1
    @wendytravel1 2 года назад +32

    Pete Kelly, you have the, most relaxing voice, vocal style , easy listening , absorbable timing & appropriate inflections of any narrator I listen to …and I listen to them all..differently styled but on par with ken burns .moreover, you stay on subject & don’t interject possible incorrect opinions based on modern attitudes which I find infinitely fascinating & refreshing . these videos are extremely well constructed , informative & interesting .thank you for doing such a fab job on your history docs. Well done I hope you will continue to Keep them coming.

    • @sculean
      @sculean 2 года назад

      I just come here to get some help sleeping

    • @daya820
      @daya820 Год назад +1

      It’s a pleasure to listen the content and his voice. Just perfect for this moment.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv Месяц назад +1

      I love Pete's work too.

  • @joebidet2050
    @joebidet2050 Год назад +2

    Greetings from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬
    Awesome video
    Thanks

  • @cynthiasimpson931
    @cynthiasimpson931 2 года назад +28

    I find ancient history more fascinating than more recent history, including things I actually lived through.

    • @tylerschoen5643
      @tylerschoen5643 9 месяцев назад +2

      Too be fair you are living the day to day and not getting to see what years and decades produce. Think about the time gaps

  • @madsdahlc
    @madsdahlc 2 года назад +63

    Hallo from Denmark . Great video . We also had the conflict between settled farmers and nomades here back in the Stone age . When farmers migrated into danish territory . But slowly the nomads settled down and became farmers themself … But there were actully two parts of farmers here in Denmark . And that could be seen here in Jutland where I live . Eastern jutland was the farmland was . While the West was dominated heath landscape … So that became Denmarks Wild West . There the farmers would live by rising cattle and fishing … The western jutes had reputation of though bunch . During the middelages and later when feudal system exsisted here . The western jutes were tennants on noblity’s land . But because there was no good farmland in the West . It was an area where the Local Lord or representitives would visit evert day . So there is not many huge mansion houses in West jutland . They are in the east . So the cattle farmers in the West were more free then their fellow farmers in the east … And every year the West farmers could gather their cattle and ride down to Germany to sell their cattle … The danish borders would try to stop Them (is illegal in medevil and later Denmark). But these danish “cowboys “ would bribe the guards or beat Them up… And then they would continue to Germany to sell their cattle … But that lifestyle would come to an end . In 1700’es danish Kings (starting with Frederik the fourth) started campaigns to transform to heath landscape into farmland … Around 1758 the danish Christian the fifth had managed to get 1000 germans to setlle down in the jutland heath and grow things . Many gave up and returned home to Germany . Some remained and grow things potatoes . It could grow in heat landscape … And thats how the potato came to Denmark… And these germans became known as potato germans . And then danes started to eat potatoes … Many of their descendents still live in Denmark … And slowly around most of heath was transformed into farmland … So the cowboy cattle lifestyle western jutland was known for . It came to an end . Today were little of the orginal danish heath landscape remains … Today the remaining heath landscape are protected by law …

    • @madsdahlc
      @madsdahlc 2 года назад +7

      Also sheep was importent on West jutland heath… There was a little farm land productuon . But Ground was so bad . That it was very small . The farms on jutland heath was placed very far apart . In 1780 18 procent of Denmark was covered in heath …

    • @haroldgodwinson7241
      @haroldgodwinson7241 2 года назад

      Interesting story. Many jutes also migrated to England with Angles and Saxons. Interestingly, the area I’m from was heavily populated by jutes

    • @theConquerersMama
      @theConquerersMama 2 года назад

      Interesting. Thank you.

    • @floridabogjig3898
      @floridabogjig3898 2 года назад

      @@haroldgodwinson7241 then they migrated to the southern US where we continue to kick@$$ unlike ya'll euroqueefs

    • @barfchugger
      @barfchugger Год назад

      Thank you for sharing.

  • @beersnarkunbleached5660
    @beersnarkunbleached5660 2 года назад +23

    You have great timing. I've been interested in steppe nomads for days now.

    • @minagica
      @minagica 2 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣👍

    • @bloodsport326
      @bloodsport326 2 года назад +1

      The hardcore history channel have a huge narration on ghengis khan you might like

    • @joshuarosenblatt
      @joshuarosenblatt 2 года назад +4

      @@bloodsport326 do yourself a favor and check out David Anthony and JP Mallory. Lots of stuff on RUclips- mainly about the Yamnaya and Porto-Indo-European spread through Europe and Asia. Fascinating stuff!

    • @kevinnickel7529
      @kevinnickel7529 2 года назад +4

      I know you're joking, but the great thing about history is that there is so damned much of it..my attention span takes me all over the place..ohh..what happened over here, ohh..I wonder what these people were like..ive only been like this for 35 years. It's just a phase.

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv Месяц назад +1

      @@bloodsport326 But Hardcore History is just a podcast, right?

  • @hair2050
    @hair2050 Год назад +26

    I recently left Beijing after 13 years. Whilst there I worked part time as a hiking guide, some of which included sections of renovated sections of wall, as depicted here. As it happens you used stock footage of some of the classic tourist sections of wall near Beijing. I know every brick and every step of the wall footage shown, it’s like home having walked each section over 100 times and taken thousands of photos. Thanks. I feel sad at that part of my life having moved into the past but glad to move on too. China is no longer tenable for me.

    • @John77Doe
      @John77Doe Год назад +2

      The Great Wall of China to keep the nomadic herdsmen out. 😃😃😃😃😃

    • @dewayneweaver2744
      @dewayneweaver2744 9 месяцев назад

      Joseph Stalin annihilated a tribe of herdsman in the Soviet Union and used the long history of the wars between farmers and herdsmen as justification.

    • @sab2022
      @sab2022 8 месяцев назад +3

      ​@@John77DoeOr rather keep the Chinese in

    • @deborahdean8867
      @deborahdean8867 7 месяцев назад +4

      @@sab2022 no, it was definitely to keep the northerners out.

    • @sab2022
      @sab2022 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@deborahdean8867 Out, sometimes. In, all the time.

  • @CybermonkProd
    @CybermonkProd Год назад +4

    You are amazing. Being a documentary videographer, a Dane too & loving my history, and knowing just how much time goes into planning & making a simple 30 (20 minutes because of commercials) show...
    And the way you project each video you make. Unbiased of any country. Just pure history, is refreshing.
    Well done.

  • @anneartis565
    @anneartis565 2 года назад +63

    This documentary is excellent. Very well produced, interesting and educational. Well done. Thank you so much.

  • @toffthe
    @toffthe 2 года назад +6

    I've listened to this several times ! Love it, thanks Pete. I got Walls for my nephew's birthday, nurturing the next generation of history buffs.

  • @chrisdooley6468
    @chrisdooley6468 2 года назад +10

    Pete, seriously mate I could listen to you narrate anything. You really do have a gift for it and I know others agree. Your videos are just getting better and better. I know when you take a month or two to put out a video it’s because you clearly work by ‘quality not quantity’.

  • @roxannelittlefield8150
    @roxannelittlefield8150 2 года назад +7

    My complete respect for the work you do on these videos. I’ve been chasing the history of this region for forty years, since I first read of Alexander’s encounter with them. I’ve just ordered “Walls” and will watch this video again. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

  • @ridinwithdubb5344
    @ridinwithdubb5344 2 года назад +15

    Dude, your stuff is such quality…. I love it. Don’t ever stop

  • @benjaminsebald5429
    @benjaminsebald5429 2 года назад +115

    Due to growing up in Mongolia, I really appreciate all the Mongol steppe imagery!

    • @freedombro6502
      @freedombro6502 2 года назад +16

      Make Mongolia great again

    • @joerivandeweyer3056
      @joerivandeweyer3056 2 года назад +2

      that steppe must be vast because I'm surrounded by Mongols in western EU

    • @dellingson4833
      @dellingson4833 2 года назад +3

      @@joerivandeweyer3056 and just think as many as 20 million people carry the DNA of Genghis Khan.

    • @danfield6030
      @danfield6030 2 года назад +5

      @@joerivandeweyer3056 ..well it is dude. The Steppe stretches from Mongolia to Greece

    • @joerivandeweyer3056
      @joerivandeweyer3056 2 года назад +1

      @@danfield6030 /wooooosh

  • @AndrewJHill1967
    @AndrewJHill1967 2 года назад +4

    These documentaries are absolutely sensational. Thorough and comprehensive overviews. Thank you so much.

  • @pushinp535
    @pushinp535 2 года назад +3

    I love your videos because I can just throw one on in the morning whilst getting ready for my day and still learn something.. you deserve a spot on tv! You have a great voice and great unbiased outlook for history. Love your content man. Keep it up

  • @CountesssBathory
    @CountesssBathory 2 года назад +17

    thank you for making this and doing this content for free! I'm back in college studying anthropology and your videos have been such an inspiration!

    • @thomaswilliams3426
      @thomaswilliams3426 2 года назад +2

      If you liked this you should Check our the anthropologist Robert Sepehr, he’s got some great videos on the scythians

  • @Imagio-jw6js
    @Imagio-jw6js 2 года назад +3

    All right. You twisted my arm, Pete. Ordered Walls today. Hope it doesn't disappoint. Your docs are great. So is you colleague Paul Cooper, but I am nearly burned out on viewing things this year! Thanks for you patch at History Time.

  • @markedgood
    @markedgood 2 года назад +2

    Reading the “walls” book, it’s great - thanks for the recommendation and of course, your excellent channel!!

  • @BridgetMWillard
    @BridgetMWillard 2 года назад +5

    Added the book to my wish list and became a Patreon member. You have helped me so much with sleeping and I don’t mean it in an insulting way. I find these episodes interesting and calming. Thank you!!!!

    • @essieessie5399
      @essieessie5399 2 года назад +2

      omg, same!

    • @cattymajiv
      @cattymajiv Месяц назад +2

      These nice long ones allow me to go to bed when I'm not tired and watch until I fall asleep, just like a good book. But some are too good, and keep me awake if I haven't got the presence of mind to turn it off. I do make sure to set my screen to stop after every video, instead of constantly playing whatever is next.
      PS So many people have forgotten about the value, and even the existence of books! But Wikipedia is a pretty good way to introduce kids or adults to SOME of the joys of reading. Especially to the interelatedness of ideas. The links can be used to surf around that giant website endlessly. I love it, and I use it to read myself to sleep very often. I prop up my tablet on it's $10 stand beside my bed. Then I can read, listen, or watch whatever I want, and of course I can take it anywhere too, unlike a tv.

  • @MichaelWoodrum
    @MichaelWoodrum 2 года назад +27

    Amazing way of framing history as a whole. The macro view between two parties throughout time gives a way to exercise the mind. Thanks for this one.

  • @maryannswanson3832
    @maryannswanson3832 2 года назад +6

    Wow that was so good! The delivery, the voice, the sentence structure, the vocabulary, the timing, the presentation, the film clips, amazing!!! Thank you so much! I look forward to being a subscriber.
    😍❤️🤗👍💞🧐🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

  • @danielgeci4513
    @danielgeci4513 Год назад +6

    Wow, I just saw you made this video. I am about to watch it now but the title makes me feel like this is a perfect prequel to your bronze age collapse video. I am excited to watch this. Your content is so well done man, don't ever sell out to TV or a publisher, just keep doing what you're doing. Your passion and hands on methods elevates the content

  • @BillMcSwain
    @BillMcSwain 2 года назад +2

    You are 💯the world heavyweight champion of historic documentaries!

    • @HillAmirah1982
      @HillAmirah1982 3 месяца назад

      He definitely is. I appreciate his work. He's gotta be a very ancient soul.

  • @barb_ec4436
    @barb_ec4436 2 года назад +3

    Amazing. Thank you so much for your content and narration.

  • @cernunos8153
    @cernunos8153 2 года назад +8

    What an absolutely epic history of one of the most important places in the history of humanity!

  • @philswede
    @philswede 2 года назад +2

    I just love your series and can't wait for the next episode!
    Just ONE wish..
    When you speak the volume of the music is perfect.
    Could you please make it the same volume between narrative so doesn't get louder between the narrative as it is now.
    Otherwise this channel is just perfect!
    Many thanks from Sweden!

  • @tommitchell5168
    @tommitchell5168 Год назад +2

    I just came across one of your videos last week. I have watched several since then. Thank you for your work.

  • @Mrcool12684
    @Mrcool12684 2 года назад +3

    Bro! I had no idea you were a one man army! That’s awesome man! You do a hell of a job

  • @Mirrorgirl492
    @Mirrorgirl492 2 года назад +11

    What a fascinating and expertly put-together documentary. I can't thank you enough for your efforts.

  • @mistaman4638
    @mistaman4638 2 года назад +1

    This something you can actually binge watch for days , then start over !! .. Excellent job my friend..

  • @joanmassat8938
    @joanmassat8938 2 года назад +1

    You do a great job and have a voice that is easy to listen to. I appreciate that you differentiate between what we know and what we have interpreted and from whose point of view it is from. You are a natural teacher.

  • @bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642
    @bvthebalkananarchistmapper5642 2 года назад +11

    Really great doc as always. Will make sure to re-watch it soon again. Don't want the live chat to distract me the way it did during the premiere.

  • @FarooqKhanx-mk5jv
    @FarooqKhanx-mk5jv 9 месяцев назад +6

    I'm an afghan/pashtun and our ancestors were the scythians who were a steppe nomadic iranian people

    • @0Er0
      @0Er0 Месяц назад

      Nope that is only speculation.

  • @bdmartinjr.1715
    @bdmartinjr.1715 2 года назад +2

    Man, you are amazing. Great job, great channel. Thank you for your time and your talent.

  • @madilynnmencer9410
    @madilynnmencer9410 2 года назад

    Watched this to fall asleep last night - stayed up and watched it all and I’m going to watch again today so I can absorb the information better. This is the most interesting video I’ve ever watched.

  • @abiesalba100
    @abiesalba100 2 года назад +10

    A good example of town dwellers moving out to the mountains are my ancestors, old early medieval Romanians, who left their Eastern Roman urban homes after the avar invasion and spread all throughout the mountains in the area, becoming herders up until the generation of my great-grandparents. The name of the people and the language itself are the only active reminder, since Serbia and Bulgaria, their original home, became Slavic over time and the current Romanian nationalist historiography prefers another, much more rigid historical view. Any neutral and unbiased linguist and archeologist would agree though with a urban-rural mobility and herder migration theory. Thanks for the video. It provides a lot of inspiration! And by the way, the Romanian term for fortress, "cetate", comes from late Latin "civitas", meaning "city, settlement" showing that at some point in history the two words had the same meaning. Modern Romanian for city, "oraș" comes from Hungarian "varos" and it was adopted in the last 1000 years, after Romanians started to be (re) integrated very slowly into a more settled society.

  • @bloxus2530
    @bloxus2530 2 года назад +10

    Another masterpiece! You should cover the migration period of the Slavs and Germanics and early medieval society

  • @flymoon24
    @flymoon24 Месяц назад +1

    A really revealing history and explanation of the evolving and diminishing civilisations that came before us. Thankyou

  • @essieessie5399
    @essieessie5399 2 года назад +1

    I absolutely LOVE all your videos. Your voice is extremely soothing. Even though I've viewed every video (more than once), I like to put one on at bedtime because your voice calms me. Thanks for the excellent educational content!!

  • @johnkerr67
    @johnkerr67 2 года назад +8

    Another incredible piece of work from this channel. Consistently producing amazing quality. Outstanding job.

  • @patriciapalmer1377
    @patriciapalmer1377 2 года назад +18

    Thank you, Pete and David, we appreciate all your time and effort. This presentation was wonderful !! Pat

  • @1fredricka
    @1fredricka Год назад +1

    This video will be vibrating in my head for a long time. Amazing piece, Thank You!!!

  • @tarahoover3274
    @tarahoover3274 2 года назад +3

    I love your videos. The long ones are my faves but I love them all. Thanks for your hard work😊

  • @kaz3d
    @kaz3d 2 года назад +6

    Thank you so much for your time, effort and quality content! Your narration (and video) is soothing and informative. Unlike others that don't enunciate nor even speak slowly, overlaid with loud music.

  • @Sarke2
    @Sarke2 2 года назад +4

    This documentary is work of art, i am still amazed how just one person can make this fantastic quality, thank you for exsisting :)

  • @dennydritic2628
    @dennydritic2628 Год назад

    half an ambien , chamomile tea, and history time = night time wind down bliss.

  • @missmurderem
    @missmurderem 10 месяцев назад +1

    This was amazing. I've listened to it three times.

  • @ocdomer
    @ocdomer 2 года назад +4

    Fantastic video Peter! Thanks so much for creating and sharing it with us.

  • @ryanvoll7088
    @ryanvoll7088 2 года назад +8

    I think it’s pretty awesome that you’re able to do all this by yourself.
    I’ve thought of trying to make RUclips videos about history as well.

    • @HistoryTime
      @HistoryTime  2 года назад +9

      Do it. Just do it !!!

    • @laetitialogan2017
      @laetitialogan2017 2 года назад +5

      Do it, we are in dire need of intellectual you tubers. You heard the man himself telling you...

    • @josesandoval1440
      @josesandoval1440 2 года назад +2

      Just make sure you have good audio

    • @whidoineedthis
      @whidoineedthis 2 года назад +1

      @@josesandoval1440 id rather have good/facual information than good audio. 🤪

    • @josesandoval1440
      @josesandoval1440 2 года назад

      @@whidoineedthis No you don't 🤣🤣

  • @charlescrawford5417
    @charlescrawford5417 2 года назад +2

    Thank you Pete Kelly, I love you and all the work you do.💙

  • @pikmin4743
    @pikmin4743 2 года назад +1

    WALLS is such a great read, and this video is fantastic, again!

  • @monkeywrench2800
    @monkeywrench2800 2 года назад +5

    Thank you Pete Kelly. History is everything we are, and you make it so comfortable to learn. Cheers Mate!
    This presentation was so profound for me that I made it into today's homeschool history lesson. Thank You!!

  • @13lmcp
    @13lmcp 2 года назад +3

    Thank you, and the book has been added to my waiting list ( I had to make a rule saying no more ordering new books until you are reading the last one from the previous order 🙃)

  • @cruisepaige
    @cruisepaige 11 месяцев назад +2

    I learn so much from you, Pete. The details on your deep dives are so interesting! Thank you!

  • @ronaldcossin4525
    @ronaldcossin4525 2 года назад +1

    I like History like this tells us a lot about our own ways of today in so many ways

  • @Aliskandr
    @Aliskandr 2 года назад +11

    Awesome. Freaking can’t wait to get into this; these images are amazing… wow🤩 This subject totally gathers and nails down what you’ve been researching for years!!!✨🙌🏻

  • @mverstaen
    @mverstaen 2 года назад +5

    i love you man , your stuff is awe inspiring and i've learned more from your channel than in almost 18 years of education or at least it feels that way.

  • @WillieBloom
    @WillieBloom Год назад +1

    I learn a lot here. This is one of my favorite channels. I’ve gotten used to you narration style and tone. It’s like I want to hear your voice every time I watch something about history. You should get some gigs narrating for the BBC or the like. Thank you for your passion for history. It’s much appreciated.

  • @brianallen8588
    @brianallen8588 2 года назад +2

    This just keeps getting better and better! I'm halfway through & blown away, by Walls. Genius.☮️🌵☮️

  • @MrBucidart
    @MrBucidart 2 года назад +4

    Pete and David, outstanding work and thank you for the knowledge of the little known past.

  • @jonesybones13
    @jonesybones13 2 года назад +3

    So well done! Thank you, for taking the time to make and post this!

  • @HillAmirah1982
    @HillAmirah1982 3 месяца назад +1

    I love his shows and history. He's so smart.🎉

  • @eyesopen8614
    @eyesopen8614 Год назад +1

    Mate your a Legend !!! Thanks very much for making these videos - Every doco is a time machine , our history is so incredible i wish we could go back in time and visit these places in their prime so many great cities and cultures . Just WOW......

  • @TheRush1966
    @TheRush1966 2 года назад +4

    another quality history lesson again pete. keep up the good work mate. looking forward to the next one :)

  • @abdelra7man87
    @abdelra7man87 2 года назад +6

    It is really amazing how you design the narrative of the story and put things together

  • @sanjoyroystravelblog5413
    @sanjoyroystravelblog5413 2 года назад +1

    A wonderful historic vedios delivered by you to us.
    Hats off to you for this marvelous and informative vedio on history.

  • @mattstakeontheancients7594
    @mattstakeontheancients7594 2 года назад

    This is my third time watching this and it’s still superb. Looking forward to seeing this channel continue to grow.