He didn't mention the British abolishing the very idea of that global-since-the-dawn-of-time-institution-called-slavery so yes, he's a liar and wasted however many months it was
"The Sultan of Oman lives in Zanzibar now" is my favorite line because so many people go looking for some significance but like the video says "that's just where he lives" and Bill W liked the jingle it made, so he chose to include it.
I am so glad you finally watched this one. There are so many references you'll catch now, it's really become one of the cornerstones of internet culture.
@@NoProtocol This is exactly what makes RUclips so invaluable. Do you react to Sports videos NP? If you do then " Ultras-Our Way Of Life-10,000 Subscribers" shows you the Beautiful and Not-So-Beautiful side of European Football(Soccer) Enjoy :)
I've seen so many reactions to this video. Most reactors caught or knew about 20% of what happened in the video, while 80% went over their heads. With you it's obviously the opposite. Wow, respect. It's really great to see someone so cultured, knowledgeable and intelligent. Thank you for your video.
This guy is amazing. He pulled out, put out one of the best videos on RUclips, and dipped into obscurity again. Then, after popular demand he came back with an even better video, and once more disappeared into obscurity. He’s a legend.
I taught physics for 40 years and am an "aha" junkie. I knew it would be fun to watch you watch this video. I watched this video again and again until I didn't learn anything new. You'd have been fun to have in class.
Natural history buff here. Even in that small section, he included specific graphics of some of the most important fossil discoveries, from “learn to use an egg” down to “weird strange water bugs and strange fish.”
One of the subtle things I love about this video is how he stresses certain events, the first star, society. It's just a beat, but there is a certain amount of weight to those moments.
And yet he missed the abolition of global slavery as an acceptable practice. Not a big thing I guess, or just too hard to do something like congratulate an old western civilization.
Lots of this is very confusing especially the beginning about "nothing was nowhere" or whatever, and history class didn't teach most of this. So many people and countries I've never heard of because they just retaught the same stuff about Columbus and Washington and the famous ones every year.
This is actually how History works ... we as individuals place emphasis on particular moments that we think are important to us but in the macrocosm of ALL things these are just moments mere seconds in the universal clock . This video points that out in a humorous way that gives facts with a lil snark ( which makes it entertaining ) Lets you know that everything we think of as super important today will be just a fact in history 100 to 1000 year from now , Great Video Great Reaction !
i can't put into words how much joy it brings me to watch you react to stuff--- idk what it is about mirror neurons or my lizard brain thinking you are a friend sitting right next to me but you just make me SO HAPPY with your videos -- thank you for all the work you put into this!!!! Can't wait for your reaction to the history of Japan!! HAVE AN AWESOME DAY
I'm glad you thoroughly enjoyed that. I definitely suggest Bill's history of Japan video and there's so many more Oversimplified videos to get through, as well.
This is how you teach history in a way that gets young people interested. By giving a humorous summary, you spark curiosity to learn more. This video is a national treasure.
youtube randomly recommended this video to me when it was only like 12 minutes old. I watched it, then watched a whole lot of the previous videos on the channel for like two hours straight, subscribed and came back here to let you know that there is now one more among the many who appreciate your work and wish you great success in your endeavours.
If you liked this vid you should def watch his video on the entire history of japan. Everything in here was very summarized and breezed over, but imagine that but with the entire specifics and important parts of japans history
This reaction was awesome and i wanna say you have the warmest smile I've ever seen thanks for the reaction i needed a bit of cheering up and this did it
@@NoProtocol You bet, I have been watching from the start, I guess lurking is an apt description! I'm a fan of your intellect, humor and that smile! Makes my day to see the bright curiosity in a young person's eyes so, I'll be around. Even if I'm silent. 🤗
This was easily my favorite reaction on your channel. The dance of facial expressions as you cycled through fascination, delight, shock, wonder, and contemplation was top tier reactor content! I hope this reaction directs a lot more subscribers your way.
I'm glad you got that it was meant to be oversimplified, so many people criticize that video for being oversimplified and it's like....derp, read the title, it's not meant to be 100% accurate, it's more of a timeline for perspective of events that aren't often put on the same pages.
I've seen historians and history teachers reacting to this video and they were positively impressed. The physics and biology portions are also quite correct.
I watched this long ago and didn't pick up much from it, but watching this as I wrap up my History to 1500 class in college, I feel like I was reminded a lot of the topics I learned and it feels like a great way to wrap up a history class and reflect on the topics learned in it.
And thank you for showing by your reaction that young people aren't all vapid, uneducated and easily distracted. Always good to discover there is hope for us all
I also had an epiphany of sorts with the "baby in water in egg" part. It never really clicked with me before that we still need to have babies in water just in a slightly more roundabout way.
One of the most impressive videos ever made. Before Ethan Klein became whatever he is now he did an interview with Bill and we learned this took him the better part of a year.
I have never seen anyone so knowledgeable react to this. You’re amazing. Respect. You should be proud. I wish people knew even 20% of the information in this video.
This was brilliant! And you seem so intellectual. Really an amazing reaction. Also I liked the video in the first few seconds because there was no stalling neiter. Loved it!
Wonderful reaction! A book I would recommend is "On This Day In History, Shit Went Down" by James Fell. It's a year's worth of well known/not well known historical stories (there are actually two volumes now) and it's full of cheekiness and cussing without taking away from the historical facts. It's a LOT of fun and super informative. I think you'd like it!
So I’m 73 and I find that world history is now of greater interest to me than it has been in the past. This was an extremely well done video and I am unable to find fault with anything in his synopsis. Still love the way you dive right into the video without a load of bull prior!!!
Great reaction! There is so much here. One thing that people are confused by or glance over is the, “Look at those breasts” line. Big change in evolution! Mammals developed a new way to survive since their babies need extra care after their born. They became the egg! As well, agriculture is a huge step/change in humanity. It birthed society as we know it today. Such a huge move to get us away from animals. One of the most important changes. I wish he mentioned the technological age we live in right now. We live in one of the most important eras in humanity. There is agriculture, industry, and technology. We hardly think about the age of technology since we live in it, but it is changing humanity forever. Instantly you can see anyone or anywhere in the world. Information (and misinformation) of any kind is at our fingertips. First hand real-time knowledge. We are just getting started, too.
You already know so much! So happy to see your reaction. Keep exploring things, your curiosity for the world will only continue to serve you well in your life. I wish my nieces were so inclined as you.
Personally, I really love how it puts things into perspective. Not exactly a timeline, but something close to it. As I have, at least, basic knowledge of countless events in history, but in my mind I’ve never had a clear idea of when and where they all happened relative to each other. It’s all just a jumbled mess. And though I can easily recall events, people, etc., I’m just terrible with dates, so a timeline has always been something I’ve considered doing…but probably won’t.
New to your channel so I’m not sure of your background (if you’re a history major or just a history buff) but you’re knowledge of eastern history is pretty amazing. I knew close to nothing about the eastern history bits he covered here. We learned about things like the Silk Road and the colonization of Africa, but besides that our classes generally centered around North American and European history. I was shocked by how many references you understood that I had missed. And you’re right, this would be such a great learning tool. I’ve said since I first saw this- if they showed this on the first day of class it would be such a great way to engage student and get them actually interested in learning what he was talking about. So later when those topics get discussed there’s a level of genuine intrigue because they got a sneak peak and now they’re learning the details. It also really helps put history in perspective. There’s so much to learn about world history, so it can be difficult to map out timeline in you’re own head. So seeing it mapped out chronologically like this is really helpfully to gauge the progression of society as a whole rather than focusing on one region at a time.
Idk why, but I love watching your reactions, you’re quickly becoming my favorite. Super intelligent, great personality, and it doesn’t hurt that you are not difficult to look at…. lol Subbing 👍
3:14 she said this is one of those videos that I might have to watch" more than once. Then unpaused the video and continued saying "maybe even more than once" 😭 serendipity.
This is my first time stumbling across your channel and honestly you're so well spoken. The way you carry yourself comes across as very educated and I'm definitely gonna subscribe. You've got a very bright future if you continue pushing and I sincerely hope that manifests for you in a way that's so much more than you envision
I love how you just looked at the camera when he talked about 9/11. Also your intros are amazing "Hey. I'll just start". Straight to the point. Definitely gonna check out more of your videos!
I've been hoping for this reaction since I subscribed because I knew you'd get the puns and appreciate it all. I'm also happy to point out you were the only one to catch the Columbus "discovery" of Japan pun, most just look confused or worse, wrongly enlightened 😅
I love this video. I've had to watch it several times because my 60 year old rock and roll brain can't keep up. I don't know if I missed it but the British empire wasn't mentioned. Not something to be proud of but a key part of history. Also, Britain outlawed slavery and fought the rest of the world to end it. They eventually capitulated and said "your right, it's wrong". Love the fact that you don't try to be cool and shout and jump about in your chair like a baboon with it's butt on fire. You just get on with it.
Oh, you gotta watch the History of Japan video. It's also just as great! Every time I return to your channel I get a wide smile on my face, wathcing your subscribers grow! Well deserved! Love your commentary and your intellectual insight. Stay awesome and thank you!
Is it weird that you have a very mesmerizing way of talking? Like I could listen to you for long periods of time, and not get bored. You speak very clearly, and your words are crisp. Makes it easier to pay attention. Love the reaction, and this video. I've seen this one many times, mainly through other reactions. Anyway, I subbed, and will be watching more.
It's not a world history book, but I really love the book *Cadillac Desert* by Marc Reisner. It's about water policy in the American west, and it really got me thinking about the role of water history, and it led me to other books that are about world history and the role of water, such as *Oriental Despotism* by Karl Wittfoge, *Water* by Steven Solomon, and *Elixir* by Brian Fagan.
Thank you for this! Not to disparage others, but it is really nice to see someone with the intelligence to understand what they are watching. Most people who react to this just stare at the screen like they are looking at a chemistry set. Very well done, young lady.
As informative as it is, it was a very westernised version of world history severely lacking in African history, art, philosophy, politics, wars etc... This world history only mentions African history in the context of slavery & victimisation; which is pretty weird to me... Science says Africa is the birthplace of all civilization but as history gets told the story always seems to move away from Africa to speak about everywhere else. I wonder why that is so (at this point in human history).
Well yes, we all originate from Africa. Civilization started close to there(in Mesopotamia which is in Asia). How is it a mystery that history branches out of Africa? Humans branched out of Africa. Human history followed them. It ended up as the history of the entire world of humans rather than just humans in Africa. African history is a lot less after that. We don't actually know very much about Africa compared to early Europe and Asian history. Asia is arguably the place we know the most about. Then the Americans we know the least about. A big part of recent African history has been slavery and victimization. That is why it seems like it's all you hear. We learn relatively modern history. You can take other classes to go deeper into history, but that would be pointless for everyone to learn. A mechanic doesn't need to know what the first civilization in Eurasia was doing 4000BCE.
_I don't know who you are..._ _I don't know what you want..._ _If you are looking for clickbait, I can tell you I don't have patience..._ _But what I do have, are a very particular set of skills..._ _Skills I have acquired over a very long career..._ _Skills that make me recognize a good reaction channel when I see it..._ _If you let my short attention span down, that'll be the end of it._ _I will not watch you, I will not follow you._ _But if you don't... I will watch you. I will follow you._ _And I will subscribe to your channel._ (I'm sorry but this was just too perfect to not make a Liam Neeson joke xD) I actually appreciate that you literally jump right into the video within the first 3 seconds - that totally caught me off guard! No fluff, no BS... just pure and honest reaction, I could tell. And I've watched LOADS of similar videos on RUclips. Thank you for this; it's exactly what I needed on the morning of my birthday. :) (New subscriber here, so... let's GOOOO and see what else you've done so far xD) ...this is gonna be a journey, isn't it. Cheers
There's not enough of this 'big picture' treatment, without which many struggle with the vast sweep of history. But it's deceptively difficult to get right, so bravo to all concerned, but of course the detail is equally important. And the key themes of suffering, inhumanity and injustice are difficult to factor in. Thanks for posting, No Protocol. I hope it gets a lot more views.
That "Blame the Maine on Spain" Was a real tactic the U.S. used to start a war for no reason wit ha false flag attack on themselves. Fun fact, they also did the same thing in ww1 with a cruise ship after putting out a rumour it was a resupply ship and having it sunk by a u-boat. And of course 9/11. A tried tested and true way to get into a war. Also you are gorgeous and watching your clearly intelligent brain react to things so fast with that gorgeous smile makes my day. Cheers =)
Stumbled upon your channel and I really loved that you got straight to the point in the react! Also it's really nice to see recommendations and the "you can get informed by yourself" attitude, incredible work :D
Best into ever. No silly 45-second intro video. No blathering on for 5 minutes about instagram and twitter. No asking for likes before anyone can possibly know if they might like it or not. Ten seconds in and I've already clicked the subscribe just for that.
I love creative ways to teach people history, it is the reason why I make the music I make about history. I try to bring these stories to light in a new and entertaining way. You are spot on about schools usin these creative vids to teach history. Great reaction!
In all the reactions I've seen to this video, you are one of perhaps 3 who have gotten the 'Columbus discovered Japan' joke. I can't tell you how refreshing it is to see someone who can watch this, and keep up.
I just found her channel randomly on recommended summerizing a book. I was impressed by how well spoken and intellegent she was, not exactly common around here..
I enjoy your work, you really have to have a firm grasp of history to follow and appreciate how much condensing happened in this video, your expressions let me know you got this, I would get a real kick out of your reaction to "Caesars Messiah", thank you for sharing.
Ive watched history of the world so much (like over 50 times over the yrs), now im watching ppl reacting to his video. Legit the best n most iconic video on youtube.
This is brilliant. Ps love the starts. Most people from across the pond like to talk and talk and talk, yet you just dive straight in to the reaction 🙌🏻
You’re seriously so radiant and magnetic. I can tell you have a beautiful mind ❤ Loved your reaction. I’ve seen this video maaany times. It’s a work of art. Keep shining your light 🥰
I dont know on a global scale, but i personally know 2 or 3 teachers who have used his videos in class as a teaching aid. All Bill's videos are like this, highly detailed and funny, there is another channel, called "oversimplified", who does similar stuff, also highly entertaining and mostly accurate. Thnx for the reaction video, it's good to see someone react who has knowledge on the subject so the tiny little jokes actually get noticed and appreciated. :)
Cool! You took my advice and checked it out. I thought you would enjoy this. The guy spent 11 months putting this together. It's a great history refresher.
"I feel as though I have to read up on some of these events." That, for me, is the really great thing about the video, it makes you actually curious and want to look things up, thereby learning more.
Best history book I've read is The Invention of News, all about the early days of newspapers (mostly in Europe; also in North America). It's really well written and often quite surprising. Also Guy Deutscher's fascinating linguistics books (I may be biased, because I love linguistics) have a surprising amount of history in them too, because he loves the history of ideas. So he talks about how we came to know things, and the early ideas and how they were refined. I love it.
4:12 Best answer to "Is that how that happened" is "maybe." I believe Wurtz used some of the most accepted theories about how we got here, but we are trying to figure out things that happened billions of years ago when the oldest recorded history is ~10,000 years old.
You are right, this is the kind of content that schools need. I teach high school World history, and always show the “school friendly” version of this video.
The Sultan of Oman lives in Zanzibar now: At the end of the 17th century Zanzibar preferred Omani rule over that of the Portuguese, so they invited the Sultan of Oman. That worked until the Brits kicked them out. It's a nice way to mention an obscure fact, that is actually pretty significant as Zanzibar was an important (slave) trade hub.
21:34 The creator of this History video said it took him 11 months to make it. He said in an interview. Love this guy's dedication
It took him 10 months. so he lied.
@@petergreen96669 actually, he said 14 months lol
@@diegorocca5210 Oh yes I was just posting nonsense as usual.
He didn't mention the British abolishing the very idea of that global-since-the-dawn-of-time-institution-called-slavery so yes, he's a liar and wasted however many months it was
What?
"The Sultan of Oman lives in Zanzibar now" is my favorite line because so many people go looking for some significance but like the video says "that's just where he lives" and Bill W liked the jingle it made, so he chose to include it.
Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar
Seyyid said, because Zanzibar had better everything...climate, harbours...
My favourite line is time to conquer all of indiaaa, most of indiaa
my favourite will always be “can you get to india through north america? no, but at least there’s beaver.” it gets me every time 💀💀
@@alyshamcalpine2238 question 2:steal the spice trade that's not a question but the Dutch did it anyway
I am so glad you finally watched this one. There are so many references you'll catch now, it's really become one of the cornerstones of internet culture.
I’ll have to watch it again tomorrow
@@NoProtocol eventually you'll start singing the jingles mentally at random and then inevitably memorize the entire video
@@NoProtocol as for how long it took Bill to make this video, he reported 11 months on an interview considering material research and scripting
Wow, much respect to him
@@NoProtocol This is exactly what makes RUclips so invaluable.
Do you react to Sports videos NP? If you do then " Ultras-Our Way Of Life-10,000 Subscribers" shows you the Beautiful and Not-So-Beautiful side of European Football(Soccer) Enjoy :)
I've seen so many reactions to this video. Most reactors caught or knew about 20% of what happened in the video, while 80% went over their heads. With you it's obviously the opposite. Wow, respect. It's really great to see someone so cultured, knowledgeable and intelligent. Thank you for your video.
Same.
Agree!!
I wish there was like a "well read" filter I could turn on for stuff like this
It’s almost as if someone taught this all throughout middle school and high school. Bizarre
@@thomxAristy
It's almost as if trace decay theory has some merit. Bizzare.
This guy is amazing. He pulled out, put out one of the best videos on RUclips, and dipped into obscurity again. Then, after popular demand he came back with an even better video, and once more disappeared into obscurity. He’s a legend.
What’s the bette one? He also had the greatest awards speech of all time
@@iJaxy10 This is the better one.
I was referring to his Japan video as the first one.
@@pumpkingamebox ah ya I see
I taught physics for 40 years and am an "aha" junkie. I knew it would be fun to watch you watch this video. I watched this video again and again until I didn't learn anything new. You'd have been fun to have in class.
The work...the singing...the graphics...it's unreal.
“Now the Phoenicians can get down to business” pops in my head at least three times a day lol
@@jasonfarrell00 "no the sun is a deadly laser"
@@FallenLight0 "Not anymoretheresablanket
Natural history buff here. Even in that small section, he included specific graphics of some of the most important fossil discoveries, from “learn to use an egg” down to “weird strange water bugs and strange fish.”
🎵Society 🎵
I love watching clever people react to this.
Right! No one ever gets the "Indies and Japan" joke
@@stonefaceBRC I have waited years for someone to react and actually get that one. No one ever does! She’s the first for me at least
@@Suspense1376 IKKK I LOVE THAT JOKE AND IM SO GLAD SHE GOT IT BC NO ONE DOES 😂😂😂😂😭😭😭
The opening 30 seconds of her facial expressions.
This young lady has a rather well spoken and pleasant American accent and rather pretty with a lovely warm smile
I swear I quote “THE SUN IS A DEADLY LAZER” weekly 😂😂😂
Same I'm just sitting there next to the go to walk out the door and bam with sun is a deadly laser
Most of India too, at random
I do it minutely
Light
Amplification by the
Stimulated
Emission of
Radiation.
Fuck's sake.
One of the subtle things I love about this video is how he stresses certain events, the first star, society. It's just a beat, but there is a certain amount of weight to those moments.
And yet he missed the abolition of global slavery as an acceptable practice. Not a big thing I guess, or just too hard to do something like congratulate an old western civilization.
@@miff227 it hasnt happened yet, there are more slaves now than there ever have been
@@jamesgornall5731 yep. it just isn’t called slavery anymore and happens in countries that most in the west don’t care enough about. it’s sad.
I wish I would have had this for all the history and history-related classes back in the day.
Honestly, same
@@NoProtocolYou’ve got to react to his songs (also history of japan by him). he’s a genius :)
Lots of this is very confusing especially the beginning about "nothing was nowhere" or whatever, and history class didn't teach most of this. So many people and countries I've never heard of because they just retaught the same stuff about Columbus and Washington and the famous ones every year.
@@fuzzyotterpaws4395 The very beginning of the video is physics, basically just summarizing what we know (or don't know) about how the universe began.
This is actually how History works ... we as individuals place emphasis on particular moments that we think are important to us but in the macrocosm of ALL things these are just moments mere seconds in the universal clock . This video points that out in a humorous way that gives facts with a lil snark ( which makes it entertaining ) Lets you know that everything we think of as super important today will be just a fact in history 100 to 1000 year from now , Great Video Great Reaction !
i can't put into words how much joy it brings me to watch you react to stuff--- idk what it is about mirror neurons or my lizard brain thinking you are a friend sitting right next to me but you just make me SO HAPPY with your videos -- thank you for all the work you put into this!!!! Can't wait for your reaction to the history of Japan!!
HAVE AN AWESOME DAY
I love reading this Kaitlin, thanks for being here!! Have a great day as well ☺️☺️
yes thats exactly what it is, it feels like spending time with a friend watching funny interesting videos
I'm glad you thoroughly enjoyed that. I definitely suggest Bill's history of Japan video and there's so many more Oversimplified videos to get through, as well.
This is how you teach history in a way that gets young people interested. By giving a humorous summary, you spark curiosity to learn more. This video is a national treasure.
youtube randomly recommended this video to me when it was only like 12 minutes old. I watched it, then watched a whole lot of the previous videos on the channel for like two hours straight, subscribed and came back here to let you know that there is now one more among the many who appreciate your work and wish you great success in your endeavours.
This compliment is not lost on me, thank you (: glad you’re liking the channel so far
I can always tell how smart someone is by how much they laugh at recognizing all the references in this video that flew over my head.
13:22 THANK YOU for explaining that, it was driving me crazy not understanding it lol
Amazing content by the way!
If you liked this vid you should def watch his video on the entire history of japan. Everything in here was very summarized and breezed over, but imagine that but with the entire specifics and important parts of japans history
I definitely will!
This reaction was awesome and i wanna say you have the warmest smile I've ever seen thanks for the reaction i needed a bit of cheering up and this did it
3:16 Great timing!
"So this might be one of those videos I have to watch more than once."
- Narrator: "Oh wow, maybe even a couple of times."
I've seen this at least half a dozen times. I don't think I've ever enjoyed it more! Thanks.👍👍
Thanks for being here Alan!
@@NoProtocol You bet, I have been watching from the start, I guess lurking is an apt description! I'm a fan of your intellect, humor and that smile! Makes my day to see the bright curiosity in a young person's eyes so, I'll be around. Even if I'm silent. 🤗
This was easily my favorite reaction on your channel. The dance of facial expressions as you cycled through fascination, delight, shock, wonder, and contemplation was top tier reactor content! I hope this reaction directs a lot more subscribers your way.
I'm glad you got that it was meant to be oversimplified, so many people criticize that video for being oversimplified and it's like....derp, read the title, it's not meant to be 100% accurate, it's more of a timeline for perspective of events that aren't often put on the same pages.
I've seen historians and history teachers reacting to this video and they were positively impressed. The physics and biology portions are also quite correct.
3:18 "This may be one of those videos I have to watch more then once"
Video - "Or maybe even a couple of times"
That fit pretty well.
I watched this long ago and didn't pick up much from it, but watching this as I wrap up my History to 1500 class in college, I feel like I was reminded a lot of the topics I learned and it feels like a great way to wrap up a history class and reflect on the topics learned in it.
The Tin joke took you out! lol when he said "wheels on a horse now we're getting somwhere". I joined you in your laughter.
And thank you for showing by your reaction that young people aren't all vapid, uneducated and easily distracted. Always good to discover there is hope for us all
7:38
"time to conquer all of India"
"all of India? *shakes head*"
"-or most of India"
the timing was too perfect here lol
I also had an epiphany of sorts with the "baby in water in egg" part. It never really clicked with me before that we still need to have babies in water just in a slightly more roundabout way.
You can loop the video, and the start and end connect shows how connected the world is!
One of the most impressive videos ever made. Before Ethan Klein became whatever he is now he did an interview with Bill and we learned this took him the better part of a year.
I have never seen anyone so knowledgeable react to this. You’re amazing. Respect. You should be proud. I wish people knew even 20% of the information in this video.
This was brilliant! And you seem so intellectual. Really an amazing reaction. Also I liked the video in the first few seconds because there was no stalling neiter. Loved it!
Wonderful reaction! A book I would recommend is "On This Day In History, Shit Went Down" by James Fell. It's a year's worth of well known/not well known historical stories (there are actually two volumes now) and it's full of cheekiness and cussing without taking away from the historical facts. It's a LOT of fun and super informative. I think you'd like it!
So I’m 73 and I find that world history is now of greater interest to me than it has been in the past.
This was an extremely well done video and I am unable to find fault with anything in his synopsis.
Still love the way you dive right into the video without a load of bull prior!!!
Great reaction! There is so much here. One thing that people are confused by or glance over is the, “Look at those breasts” line. Big change in evolution! Mammals developed a new way to survive since their babies need extra care after their born. They became the egg!
As well, agriculture is a huge step/change in humanity. It birthed society as we know it today. Such a huge move to get us away from animals. One of the most important changes.
I wish he mentioned the technological age we live in right now. We live in one of the most important eras in humanity. There is agriculture, industry, and technology. We hardly think about the age of technology since we live in it, but it is changing humanity forever. Instantly you can see anyone or anywhere in the world. Information (and misinformation) of any kind is at our fingertips. First hand real-time knowledge. We are just getting started, too.
You already know so much! So happy to see your reaction. Keep exploring things, your curiosity for the world will only continue to serve you well in your life. I wish my nieces were so inclined as you.
Personally, I really love how it puts things into perspective. Not exactly a timeline, but something close to it. As I have, at least, basic knowledge of countless events in history, but in my mind I’ve never had a clear idea of when and where they all happened relative to each other. It’s all just a jumbled mess. And though I can easily recall events, people, etc., I’m just terrible with dates, so a timeline has always been something I’ve considered doing…but probably won’t.
Thank you for pointing out that Cuba/Japan point. You are the first of many to catch that. Also... damn you're smart girl! Subscribed!
You are quickly becoming one of my favorite reactors! So refreshing to see someone react to this and not look like a confused "?" all the time 🤣
New to your channel so I’m not sure of your background (if you’re a history major or just a history buff) but you’re knowledge of eastern history is pretty amazing. I knew close to nothing about the eastern history bits he covered here. We learned about things like the Silk Road and the colonization of Africa, but besides that our classes generally centered around North American and European history. I was shocked by how many references you understood that I had missed.
And you’re right, this would be such a great learning tool. I’ve said since I first saw this- if they showed this on the first day of class it would be such a great way to engage student and get them actually interested in learning what he was talking about. So later when those topics get discussed there’s a level of genuine intrigue because they got a sneak peak and now they’re learning the details. It also really helps put history in perspective. There’s so much to learn about world history, so it can be difficult to map out timeline in you’re own head. So seeing it mapped out chronologically like this is really helpfully to gauge the progression of society as a whole rather than focusing on one region at a time.
Idk why, but I love watching your reactions, you’re quickly becoming my favorite. Super intelligent, great personality, and it doesn’t hurt that you are not difficult to look at…. lol
Subbing 👍
Lol thank you, I’m glad you’re liking the channel so far (:
:-) Nicely put.
Always a pleasure to hear and see ya love your beauty and your mind lol💛🙏💚🌻💜🌍🌹🪅🦄🤎
Did DNA test mind blown 😳 who am i🤎🦄🤎🪅🌹🪅🌻💚🌻
Art history world history all kinds
Great Channel. I'm here whenever I've got any free time. I appreciate your no nonsense, direct and down to earth approach to analysis. Keep it up👍
3:14 she said this is one of those videos that I might have to watch" more than once. Then unpaused the video and continued saying "maybe even more than once" 😭 serendipity.
This is my first time stumbling across your channel and honestly you're so well spoken. The way you carry yourself comes across as very educated and I'm definitely gonna subscribe. You've got a very bright future if you continue pushing and I sincerely hope that manifests for you in a way that's so much more than you envision
This has me feeling very humbled, thanks for taking the time Joe (:
I love how you just looked at the camera when he talked about 9/11. Also your intros are amazing "Hey. I'll just start". Straight to the point. Definitely gonna check out more of your videos!
The joy I feel not having to skip the first two minutes of every video is fantastic!
You have such an amazing smile and laugh! It was wonderful to watch you react to this amazing video.
I've been hoping for this reaction since I subscribed because I knew you'd get the puns and appreciate it all. I'm also happy to point out you were the only one to catch the Columbus "discovery" of Japan pun, most just look confused or worse, wrongly enlightened 😅
I love this video. I've had to watch it several times because my 60 year old rock and roll brain can't keep up. I don't know if I missed it but the British empire wasn't mentioned. Not something to be proud of but a key part of history. Also, Britain outlawed slavery and fought the rest of the world to end it. They eventually capitulated and said "your right, it's wrong". Love the fact that you don't try to be cool and shout and jump about in your chair like a baboon with it's butt on fire. You just get on with it.
I love the history of Japan, when I started learning the language/culture I watched it. Still one of my favorite pieces of content
Especially Fukuzawa Yukichi has documented the turning point very well while he was part of it.
Oh, you gotta watch the History of Japan video. It's also just as great! Every time I return to your channel I get a wide smile on my face, wathcing your subscribers grow! Well deserved! Love your commentary and your intellectual insight. Stay awesome and thank you!
This is just top tier content indeed. I respect your insight and your dedication to push education. I’m glad I subbed! ✊🏾🤯
Hey, thank you!
Is it weird that you have a very mesmerizing way of talking? Like I could listen to you for long periods of time, and not get bored. You speak very clearly, and your words are crisp. Makes it easier to pay attention. Love the reaction, and this video. I've seen this one many times, mainly through other reactions. Anyway, I subbed, and will be watching more.
It's not a world history book, but I really love the book *Cadillac Desert* by Marc Reisner. It's about water policy in the American west, and it really got me thinking about the role of water history, and it led me to other books that are about world history and the role of water, such as *Oriental Despotism* by Karl Wittfoge, *Water* by Steven Solomon, and *Elixir* by Brian Fagan.
LMAO! Your reaction when the video said that "the banks are too big to fail" almost made me marry you right then and there! LOL! EPIC!
It's so interesting and unusual to see a smart person making reaction videos. Cool videos. Please carry on.
I’ve seen this video so many times and now enjoy watching other’s reactions
You're gonna rewatch this so many times the jingles will be embedded in your brain. That's a promise.
Thank you for this! Not to disparage others, but it is really nice to see someone with the intelligence to understand what they are watching. Most people who react to this just stare at the screen like they are looking at a chemistry set. Very well done, young lady.
As informative as it is, it was a very westernised version of world history severely lacking in African history, art, philosophy, politics, wars etc...
This world history only mentions African history in the context of slavery & victimisation; which is pretty weird to me... Science says Africa is the birthplace of all civilization but as history gets told the story always seems to move away from Africa to speak about everywhere else. I wonder why that is so (at this point in human history).
Well yes, we all originate from Africa. Civilization started close to there(in Mesopotamia which is in Asia). How is it a mystery that history branches out of Africa? Humans branched out of Africa. Human history followed them. It ended up as the history of the entire world of humans rather than just humans in Africa. African history is a lot less after that. We don't actually know very much about Africa compared to early Europe and Asian history. Asia is arguably the place we know the most about. Then the Americans we know the least about.
A big part of recent African history has been slavery and victimization. That is why it seems like it's all you hear. We learn relatively modern history. You can take other classes to go deeper into history, but that would be pointless for everyone to learn. A mechanic doesn't need to know what the first civilization in Eurasia was doing 4000BCE.
_I don't know who you are..._
_I don't know what you want..._
_If you are looking for clickbait, I can tell you I don't have patience..._
_But what I do have, are a very particular set of skills..._
_Skills I have acquired over a very long career..._
_Skills that make me recognize a good reaction channel when I see it..._
_If you let my short attention span down, that'll be the end of it._
_I will not watch you, I will not follow you._
_But if you don't... I will watch you. I will follow you._
_And I will subscribe to your channel._
(I'm sorry but this was just too perfect to not make a Liam Neeson joke xD)
I actually appreciate that you literally jump right into the video within the first 3 seconds - that totally caught me off guard!
No fluff, no BS... just pure and honest reaction, I could tell. And I've watched LOADS of similar videos on RUclips.
Thank you for this; it's exactly what I needed on the morning of my birthday. :)
(New subscriber here, so... let's GOOOO and see what else you've done so far xD)
...this is gonna be a journey, isn't it.
Cheers
There's not enough of this 'big picture' treatment, without which many struggle with the vast sweep of history. But it's deceptively difficult to get right, so bravo to all concerned, but of course the detail is equally important. And the key themes of suffering, inhumanity and injustice are difficult to factor in. Thanks for posting, No Protocol. I hope it gets a lot more views.
That "Blame the Maine on Spain" Was a real tactic the U.S. used to start a war for no reason wit ha false flag attack on themselves. Fun fact, they also did the same thing in ww1 with a cruise ship after putting out a rumour it was a resupply ship and having it sunk by a u-boat. And of course 9/11. A tried tested and true way to get into a war. Also you are gorgeous and watching your clearly intelligent brain react to things so fast with that gorgeous smile makes my day. Cheers =)
Stumbled upon your channel and I really loved that you got straight to the point in the react! Also it's really nice to see recommendations and the "you can get informed by yourself" attitude, incredible work :D
Best into ever. No silly 45-second intro video. No blathering on for 5 minutes about instagram and twitter. No asking for likes before anyone can possibly know if they might like it or not. Ten seconds in and I've already clicked the subscribe just for that.
I love creative ways to teach people history, it is the reason why I make the music I make about history. I try to bring these stories to light in a new and entertaining way. You are spot on about schools usin these creative vids to teach history. Great reaction!
In all the reactions I've seen to this video, you are one of perhaps 3 who have gotten the 'Columbus discovered Japan' joke. I can't tell you how refreshing it is to see someone who can watch this, and keep up.
I just found her channel randomly on recommended summerizing a book. I was impressed by how well spoken and intellegent she was, not exactly common around here..
This was sooooo great! Thanks for reacting to it! Definitely a video to re-watch a few times.
I have watched that video so many times since it was posted. You said it the best. This is 100% top tier internet.
I enjoy your work, you really have to have a firm grasp of history to follow and appreciate how much condensing happened in this video, your expressions let me know you got this, I would get a real kick out of your reaction to "Caesars Messiah", thank you for sharing.
it's refreshing to watch someone react who is smart and not loud
From a musical standpoint too, it's nothing short of a masterpiece. I wish I had some of his talent and creativity there.
It was a joy to watch your reaction
because you’re so knowledgeable
Never watched any of your videos before. Instantly hit sub after watching your intro. Knew you were gonna be awesome 😂
Ive watched history of the world so much (like over 50 times over the yrs), now im watching ppl reacting to his video. Legit the best n most iconic video on youtube.
This is brilliant. Ps love the starts. Most people from across the pond like to talk and talk and talk, yet you just dive straight in to the reaction 🙌🏻
Your reactions are EXACTLY what I need rn just watching that’s it short talks in between and someone to watch the video with much appreciation!
You’re seriously so radiant and magnetic. I can tell you have a beautiful mind ❤ Loved your reaction. I’ve seen this video maaany times. It’s a work of art.
Keep shining your light 🥰
You seem like one of the smartest and best educated people I have seen so far reacting to this video, thank you for your commentary 👍
I dont know on a global scale, but i personally know 2 or 3 teachers who have used his videos in class as a teaching aid.
All Bill's videos are like this, highly detailed and funny, there is another channel, called "oversimplified", who does similar stuff, also highly entertaining and mostly accurate.
Thnx for the reaction video, it's good to see someone react who has knowledge on the subject so the tiny little jokes actually get noticed and appreciated. :)
11 months, what a great mind to get the facts and put it all in such a comprehensive video. insane.
So much to absorb that it will take many watchings but it does a really great job of putting history in a chronological order.
Cool! You took my advice and checked it out. I thought you would enjoy this. The guy spent 11 months putting this together. It's a great history refresher.
"I feel as though I have to read up on some of these events."
That, for me, is the really great thing about the video, it makes you actually curious and want to look things up, thereby learning more.
Some of these extremely simplified with sarcastic examples are so spot on
Best history book I've read is The Invention of News, all about the early days of newspapers (mostly in Europe; also in North America). It's really well written and often quite surprising.
Also Guy Deutscher's fascinating linguistics books (I may be biased, because I love linguistics) have a surprising amount of history in them too, because he loves the history of ideas. So he talks about how we came to know things, and the early ideas and how they were refined. I love it.
4:12 Best answer to "Is that how that happened" is "maybe." I believe Wurtz used some of the most accepted theories about how we got here, but we are trying to figure out things that happened billions of years ago when the oldest recorded history is ~10,000 years old.
Well no, we pretty much know how things got to where they are today. From RNA to simple cell to modern life. Not much mystery.
You are right, this is the kind of content that schools need. I teach high school World history, and always show the “school friendly” version of this video.
Broo you do not even know how appreciated you are because you got no intro and get right into it 🔥
I love coming back to this video. It's a gem, I'm glad that you've watched it!
The Sultan of Oman lives in Zanzibar now: At the end of the 17th century Zanzibar preferred Omani rule over that of the Portuguese, so they invited the Sultan of Oman. That worked until the Brits kicked them out. It's a nice way to mention an obscure fact, that is actually pretty significant as Zanzibar was an important (slave) trade hub.
"Hey, i'll just start."
_Aaaand_ subscribed.
That's one of the best videos I've seen frankly in years. Calls into question what I'm watching, I suppose, but that was supremely well done.
never knew how much I needed someone to just start video reactions immediately instead of 5 minute intros lmao
I have been waiting for you to react to this video! I was in awe watching how well you picked up and processed most of the info. I'm a fan! 👀👌🏾
That was an amazing video - so many tiny details! Definitely needs multiple views - thank you for sharing this