I'm sure there are other places I got something wrong or misspoke but one is definitely when I talked about Charlemagne. Charlemagne is from the FRENCH for Charles the Great. Not Latin, which would be Carolus Magnus.
I really like this guy's channel. A lot of other you-tubers who make reaction videos just repeat what's been said in the video but this guy actually makes really valuable commentary that you can learn from. I really respect that.
That was fascinating, not just in terms of the History lessons, but it made me realize just how well researched that Bill Wurtz video is. For someone with no formal background in History, as far as I know, he did a terrific job covering things in a comprehensive and accurate manner (plus all the humour and musicianship).
I would t really call it a comprehensive covering of things most places at any given time are covered in just a sentence or two. Obviously important places like China get a few over the video but saying “China broke” several times is more than a little watered down. Still a really cool and fun video but I can’t really call it comprehensive nor would I want it to be
Indian here, as for your question: We don't really talk much about the West. We mainly focus on the middle east, central Asia, south Asia and SEA. We talk about China after the European influence in Asia increased a lot. So yeah, its kinda equal.
We learn about Egypt,China,Mesopotamia,the Greeks and the Romans in the ancient world and then directly learn about the Rennaisance,the French Revolution,the American Revolution,the Civil War and the World Wars.I don't remember learning much about the middle east apart from the birth and spread of the Abrahamic religions but I only took history till class 10 so perhaps it's taught in the higher classes or in other education boards. My friends in CBSE learnt about the Vietnam war but we ICSE kids never did.I always wondered why.
6:45 the “my dealer won’t tell me where he gets it” joke is a brilliant take on the historical mystery regarding where the tin that fueled the Bronze Age societies came from, since those regions barely had any tin deposits and there’s no conclusive explanation to this day. The joke became even funnier after I learnt about that, his no-explanation is actually a very truthful explanation.
TIL: "You could make a religion out o- No, don't." Wasn't just a random funny moment, but a historically accurate funny moment. Bill continues to amaze.
This video just showed up in my recommended and I'm so glad it did. I watched the whole thing straight through without even realising it's 40+ minutes. Your commentary is interesting and really keeps me engaged the whole time
"you notice Britain has a problem with people throwiing things into the sea" I noticed, and you're the first reactor I've noticed noticing that. Subscribed.
I also noticed that I wonder how many people just very quietly noticed everyone throwing Britain's stuff into the sea and Britain losing it on them, but never said anything about noticing it...
Sorry, I don't really get it. Is it because the world would probably totally different if WW1 didn't happen? Could you please elaborate more about those inconveniences?
@@samsolitaryroll well it is inconvenient to appoint a new prime minister, then you have to deal with the politics with assassinations, then with the people angry at Serbia for killing someone
@@VloggingThroughHistory Hey just so you are aware I'm fairly certain that languages without vowels still have vowels you just don't write out the vowels. So you have to know how to say the word before you can learn how to read it. The reason these languages most likely do this is probably because early humans were more concerned with identifying and writing out the consonants. This is a very common misconception similar to how some people think that click languages only use clicks which is also false. Anyways really enjoy your history video reactions. Also a good youtube channel about languages and their history is nativlang I believe it's called.
My aunt was a history major and fostered my love of history and studying different cultures, religions, and civilizations ever since I could start reading. It’s fascinating!
If I remember correctly the word "Barbarian " was invented by Greeks. The used it to refer to non-Greeks because when the non-Greeks spoke, all they could hear was "bar- bar-bar-bar".
@@royalloki4792 that fact is… interesting to say the least. It’s also somewhat unrelated, but, meh, I’ll take an interesting but somewhat unrelated fact over a related but uninteresting one.
Hello, South Korean here. 7:30 Yes, we learn a lot more about the prehistoric East than the West. We mostly focus on Korean, Japanese and Chinese history, while Europe and America are kind of mystified like a foreign concept, just like how a lot of Westerners mystify the East. In fact, there's a word that is similar to the west 's concept of "oriental" which is 欧米(in Japanese) or 欧美(in Korean and Chinese) which literally means Europe and America. It more or less refers to the stereotypical view of western culture.
His video on the history of Japan is also pretty good. It goes a little bit more in depth since its only focused on one place and not the entire world.
im not religious but i really appreciate you being respectful of other religions in the same manner you were of your own. its so hard to listen to ignorance or disrespect, your video was very fun and well made! informative and very welcoming for viewers. definitely checking out more of your content!
@@izyg9274I am pretty sure the beginning of the universe has some history it's just that the guy knows nothing about science and so he couldn't even try to explain his thoughts.
When China comes back together and breaks over and over again, I just imagine a guy doing a one billion piece puzzle, and as soon as he places the last piece, something comedic happens causing the puzzle to break and the guy having to start the puzzle over again
I always just laughed at, "you could make a religion out of this!" "no, don't," but having it explained that it almost did just makes the joke even funnier!
From what I understand, Luther nailing his theses to the church door wasn't the bold act some think it was (or at least the nailing part wasn't), but rather was the normal way to post public notices at the time. The church door was the town bulletin board.
Yep, I believe that to be true as well. A lot of people believe the door was red, leading to the red doors of Lutheran churches, but this is just a legend as far as I know.
Yeah the more striking part was the fact that he disagreed with the church and felt so strongly that he posted a bulletin to everyone. It was a huge middle finger, but the whole posting it thing was common. Just not common to do with those beliefs.
So actually, he posted it on the door in Latin, in order to address the higher up levels of the Catholic Church. The general populous couldn't read Latin, so someone takes it, translates it and uses the printing press in into the vernacular which was German at the time, and makes a lot of copies. But Luther's original intention was just to inform the Church clergy that what they were doing was wrong, not to start a whole Reformation.
@@annabellefrederick4992 Yes and no. He did write it in Latin but what people have to consider that the Wittenberger Schlosskirche was also the university church. The University church was also often used as a Auditorium (often even as the Autitorium maximus aka the biggest lecture hall in a university) and it was rather commonplace to post your disputations on the church door. And Latin was used because it was the language of the scholars at the time. So the reason for the language was less to inform the clergy but more because it was meant as a scientific paper which were almost allways in latin at the time. But it should also be said that theres a dispute among historians if the posting actually happened in the way as its normally potrayed. The problem is that there arent really any eyewitness accounts for it and that the first real mention of the event only came after Luthers death. But there was a note from Georg Rörer (Luthers secretary) that was found in 2006 and most likley dates back to 1540-1545 which states that Luthers theses were posted on several churchdoors in Wittenberg which makes it possible that this got turned into the story as we know it later on. But this note is also disputed because Rörer also wasnt a eyewitness so its only a possibility than a historic fact.
7:33 I live in India and YES! We do actually talk very less about western history. Throughout middle school we learned solely about Indian history from the Indus Valley Civilization to British Colonization. (and some other non-Indian people because they documented some of the stuff) But yeah majorly India! High school was a bit different, although I didnt pursue history for the second half of high school, we learnt majorly about the European revolutions (because they eventually led to Indian revolution) and the World Wars and Nazism. (because they too affected India)
I'm from India, and we talk A LOT about the Indus River Valley Civilisation. Seriously our entire middle school history syllabus is about how there was this bathtub in Mohenjo-Daro
I love watching history buffs react to this video. Especially when they give their input. A lot of people complain when people talk too much in reactions, but if that's the case, why would they come to watch a historian react to a history video? Of course people are going to pause and talk when there's a chance for a teaching moment. Especially when the video reaches whatever their specialty wheelhouse is. Getting from the Minoans to Alexander would take me hours. Then another couple hours between Alexander and the end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
I know right? The same for me and the 30 year war. I've studied history to become a history teacher and our studies barely scratched the surface. Even now I have to do research for every subject I teach, since I have to know sooooo much, just to decide what NOT to teach.
29:18 Bill Wurtz: “You could make a religion out of thi-“ “No don’t” History teacher: “Actually they did try to make a religion out of this.” Me: *surprised Pikachu face*
This was the fastest 40 minute video I’ve ever watched. Very well done! You’ve got some real talent for teaching and making it pretty damn interesting.
That’s true now that I think of that and even when I watch other reaction channels even with like 3 minute song reactions they feel like it takes so bloody long and it’s a drag this wasn’t aha
Hebrew actually has vowels, they're just invisible, and I mean that literally. You're kind of supposed to guess what vowels an unknown word has. For beginner Hebrew, there are nikudote. The Torah includes nikudote, but they're typically omitted from everyday use for ease of writing, similar to the adoption of lowercase letters.
Yeah, the vowels are kind of "understood" based on the conjugation of the word. A native speaker would be able to tell roughly what vowels are in the word based on its form, and they are usually fairly intuitive. Vowel markings are used by people learning the language, children, or for uncommon/borrowed words.
Damn, imagine talking a language where you have to guess how a word sounds. But then again, there's Chinese, where you're screwed if you don't know how this particular hanzi sounds
Honestly the fact that we as Americans and westerners don't talk about Asian history because it's fascinating and like you said with the civil wars. So learning about Asian history by myself is intesting
Here in the Philippines, we do talk about different civilizations that includes the mesopotamia, indus valley, and china dynasties. As for western histories, we do get a glance like which colonies they have and of course WWI and WWII. Great video!
@@Feetlcker123 Yeah, can confirm. Philippines traded with the other Asian countries, particularly India and China and got a thing or two from them. Philippines also kinda participated in WWII since Japan colonized it during that time, but before that, Philippines was colonized by US.
You have a daughter that is 16? You barely look over 30. I just found this channel, and I'm so glad I found it under 50k subscribers. Hearing how you had under 10k less than a month ago, and are just about to cross 50, it's amazing! You deserve every bit of it! Congratulations! I can't wait to binge your gaming videos too! I'm always happy to find new, amazing content on RUclips. You say you see every comment, you really do deserve this. Thank you for making great content.
At the start of the video I was like "there is no way I am gonna watch all of it" ... But your commentary and ability to keep me interested is quite remarkable. I wish you were my History teacher.
I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed this reaction. It's a breath of fresh air from regular reactors who simply laugh at everything, but your in depth knowledge of history as a whole was wonderful to listen to
The Korean curriculum is really focused on just Korean history. Korean history(from stone age to modern) is taught in 4 iterations during the 12 years of schooling. In highschool classes called "World History" and "East Asian history" is an option, but really optional. Except for these classes little bits and pieces of western history are thrown around occasionally in "Social Studies".
huh, greece is kinda similar. there are maybe a few pages each time we do modern history that talk about the rest of europe + the american revolution, but other than that we dont stray farther than the roman teritories
@@parsananmon Sure. If you take the "World History" curriculum. But unfortunately "World History" is very unpopular due to reasons unrelated to the subject.
Reaction suggestion: Overly Sarcastic Productions. It’s two people who go by Red and Blue. Blue does history (his main focus is ancient Greece and Rome, but he’s been branching out to the rest of the world lately). Red does mythology and literature. I’d recommend starting with Blue’s video on Alexander the Great.
18:19! Trust me,You’re not offending me! I’m Muslim,The prophet Muhammad would let people speak their mind. #freedomofspeech! I love getting outside perspective on Islam ☪️ because I was born and raised in it ahahaha 👍💜
Somewhat off topic, if you want to read some outside perspectives on Islam, the US history with Morocco is long and fascinating. The Sultan of Morocco was the first head of State to publicly recognize the newly Independent US in December 1777. This makes Morocco the oldest public friend of the US. You can find comments on Morocco, and by extension Islam, starting with many of the founding fathers, including Washington and Jefferson. Random tidbits to see if they spark interest - The Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship was sign in 1786(renegotiated in 1836), 3 years before the US Constitution was written. It is still in effect 234 years later, the oldest unbroken treaty relationship in US history. The American Legation in Tangier is the only US National Historic Landmark not in the US. The relationship has been beneficial for both countries. Some of the arms and supplies sent to the US from European came through Morocco before those countries joined the war. When much of Africa was being carved up by Europe in the 19th century, England and France both wanted control of Morocco. At the time the US was not a military great power, but was an up and coming economic power, especially in agriculture. The US could not directly prevent England or France from taking control of Morocco, but it did help Morocco secure better treatment. The over-simplified reason is the US said if you don't do what we want/treat Morocco well, we will cut trade with you while increasing trade to the other country. Morocco and the US have continued to expand and improve in recent decades. A free trade agreement was signed in 2004. It is fun to have 2+ centuries of perspectives to look at.
Rewatching this for the millionth time, it’s still crazy to hear that he wasn’t even at 10k subs and look where he is now! I’m super glad to have been following you as your channel and content has grown over the past couple of years
@@bycoxtax8562 Basque is often considered to be either a pre-indoeuropean holdout, or Ancient Iberian before Celtic and Latin influences changed it. We know where it comes from.
As an independent historian, your channel makes me so happy! I learn so much more that I’ve never really knew and I just love it! I actually use your videos for references when I go on my rants. Keep it up
I feel like this format would be perfect for an actual class. Rapid funny video, pausing for clarification. Could be a really handy way to make the info stick, cuz they could just rewatch the video and probably remember most of the explanation given.
At what level? I'm guessing GCSE/A-Level History, because it definitely isn't universal here. We don't learn a lot of British history before 1900 besides the Tudor era and a unit on the Triangle Trade, to be fair. It would be a lot better if English students learned about the things colonial Britain did, since among other things we invented Concentration Camps during the Boer War.
@@thesunwillneverset Why would that strictly be better? I mean, it's certainly a part of history and shouldn't be forgotten, but why is learning about one of the reasons a global superpower became that way less worthy?
@@Randerson2409 I don't mean replace the history currently taught is bad and should be replaced, I just mean that not talking about the horrible things Britain specifically did in schools isn't very good. The current curriculum is alright, I don't claim to be a historian or teacher.
@@thesunwillneverset Oh, I can definitely agree with that. Frankly, I think a lot of schooling nowadays shies far too much away from the less pleasant and easy to digest subjects in human history. Yeah, talking about and learning about the horrible things humans have done is unpleasant, but it gets people to think about the contexts around those events, and being able to do that is what gives us the wisdom to not do it again. Also, my apologies. I did read that as being "Don't teach this, teach this instead", hence why I was a bit snarky
I remember this video coming out right before my AP World History exam and I learned more while watching that whole video then I did the entire school year
If you were a teacher, or somehow you were in my life, I would be so much more educated on history. I'd also love learning. I'm 43, and have found joy in learning again.
Its gotten better at teaching the first civilizations where I was at least in the US. We first learned about Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China in sixth grade, and than later on I remember learning about the Indus River Valley Civilization. I feel like the amount of education one gets about the rest of the world in a US school, depends on the quality and placement of the school.
middle school went over those and now with my high school, every year we have a history class dedicated to a different part of the world. Can definitely say placement is a part of it though because I used to live in the North part of the US (I live in the South now) and I learned about Mexico more than I did American history and history from any other part of the world up there.
In my Eastern European studies class, we discussed that one of the currently most accepted theories for how the Black Death entered Europe was through some Golden Horde invasions into Byzantine holdings in the Black Sea (most likely in Crimea), where the Mongols ended up catapulting members of their army that had perished from disease over the city walls. They left soon after and the disease spread from that city to the rest of the empire via the sea trade. Just kind of an interesting take on it for what it's worth.
Ahhhh I’m so glad you watched this (the algorithm just showed me you’re reaction video) ! This video never gets old for me and Bill did a really fun job.
Thank you for taking the time to recognize the inclusion of YHWH (Jehovah) and speaking on it. Religion was barely touched in my history classes, yet it's so intricately woven into the history of all these civilizations, which led to it being intricately woven in today's culture.
I’m obsessed with this channel, because you’re amazing and I adore history I almost decided to study history, but I ended up studying archaeology instead
Here in Vietnam we learn history from mostly every continents from Westerners to Asians. And we have it divided into two categories: history outside of Vietnam and Vietnam's history. So basically we do learn the westerners' habitats but only the basics
I heard that there was a greek guy who actually measured the earth diameter in the ancient ages and got it almost right with a very littke marge of error so there is that...
@@karontequinto917 yes, he used a stick and the shadow it cast on the ground at 2 places far from eachother during noon. He got within a few hundred miles i think?
The growth from this channel is insane and well deserved! Talking about 10k in this video, and a few months later, you’re not far off 200k! I love this channel, I love the history lessons too! Honestly massively deserved the subs you are getting! Much Love from the UK! 🇬🇧❤️
As a Malaysian in our elementary history lessons, we put more emphasis on our country. The ancient eras like Mesopotamian and Neolithic eras are sort of glossed over and foreign countries are mentioned in our history books if they've colonized/conquered Malaysia. So Portugal, British, and Japanese are mentioned in our history books, at least at the general knowledge level.
Im from Vietnam and actually I have been taught about the history of the whole world in general from Asia to Africa, Europe and America (yes, including the American civil war, French revolution, Renaissance era, and everything else from the beginning of humankind) :D I think it's more about the mindset of a country's leader. Vietnamese history teachings are mostly about nationalism (like every other), but also the pursuit of integration and globalization. Ho Chi Minh once said "knowing history is power".
i've always struggled with history, but as a math nerd i have never loved history and retained so much historical information until i took a class on the history of math. it was so much cooler than learning about war and stuff v.v
I'm Croatian and we learned history of early civilizations, then focused mostly on Europe and then Croatia (my country dates back to the 7th century so there's a lot to cover), but we learned about African, North and South American and Asian history too, just not too many details about them.
Just found this video from recommendation, and hey, this is a great reaction. The video itself is a summary of world history, and with your explanations along the way, we can understand this better. Thanks.
It is quite balanced that in East, we also don’t learn much of Western history. Thank you for actually explaining more of this video, you definitely added much more info that I’m not aware of. I wish someone also can cover the Asian, African, and Latin side more to the story.
Big fan. I found your videos starting with the president ranking stream and have thoroughly enjoyed all I've seen. I appreciate the statement on your personal beliefs as it does affect certain instances of how history can be told. However, I find you're very objective on all topics and refrain from those you don't have a higher understanding of. Your videos inspire my passion for different types of history. Thank you for your work.
The history bro can correct me on this if he has to, but I'm pretty sure Poland didn't get the black death because they locked their borders down. (And I heard somewhere that another country 'dealt' with the black death in the same way North Korea has been 'dealing' with Covid-19; if you know ol' Kimmy boi, you can probably imagine his 'solution'.)
I was so pleasantly surprised to here you mention the Mahoning river. I both live and the factory I work at are literally yards away from the Mahoning, I'm at work right now and I keep the bay door open so I can look at the river when I'm on break!
only just found this channel (loving it) and your man is getting excited about 10k subscribers in this vid....... fast forward 9 months and he's nearing quarter of a million. A meteoric rise if I've ever seen one, congrats.
As a Tamil American, I’m glad you took time to talk about the Chera-Chola-Pandya triumvirate of rulers in South India. Not many historians on RUclips focus on this region of the Indian subcontinent. The RUclipsr Odd Compass has a great video about the Chola Empire during the 11th century: ruclips.net/video/_jqCkk02Aag/видео.html
At about 8:27 you mention that the Phoenicians were the first civilization with a written language. The Sumerians were the first to use cuneiform circa 3000 BC while the Ancient Egyptians were as using hieroglyphs around the same time. This predates Phoenician alphabet by about two thousand years. However, it is worth noting the influence of the Phoenician alphabet goes much farther than the Sumerians earlier development of writing. The Phoenician alphabet would influence the Greek alphabet which would then influence the Latin alphabet which is used for modern written English.
7:33 Chinese here, allow me to answer your question. We learn both Chinese and western history, but we mainly focus on Chinese history more than western history. Currently in school I’m learning about the European colonisation of the Americas, but before that we were learning about the Mongol empire, more specifically the Mongol invasion of China.
5:56 This is true I remember my history teacher telling us exactly this: “Water is life” and immediately proved the point by teaching us about the first civilizations... And also if you’ve noticed most of capital cities are right next to water like my country, The Philippines our capital is literally right next to a bay (on the west) and a river (on the center) which goes to a huge bay on the east!
This is the best history lesson I've had. Edit: epic gamer heart :D also I would rather have you as my teacher in school because I know you wouldn't torture your fans with a lot of homework..... Right?
Indo European languages are super fascinating! Most of Europe , and a some parts of the Middle East and Asia speak Indo European languages! And you're right, there's a few odd ones (namely Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian).
Ahh, the video that led me to channels like CPG Gray, Oversimplifed, Extra Credits, ect. then these awesome reaction channels. Funny to see things come full circle. Entertaiment i never knew i needed. Thank u BillWutz. 🙌🏾
Hey there I love this video, I‘ve watched it countless times and I‘m glad you reviewed it and gave your comments, I just found you a week ago and I‘m so happy for you that you‘re channel is blowing up by youtube‘s algorithm, you so deserve this
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I'm sure there are other places I got something wrong or misspoke but one is definitely when I talked about Charlemagne. Charlemagne is from the FRENCH for Charles the Great. Not Latin, which would be Carolus Magnus.
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I guess I am well it isn't cool or anything but I guess thats ok
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This video is 9 months old
@@bobguy1917 I know but the comment was today
Fun fact about Mansa Musa, he had so much gold that when he went on tour, he gave out so much that it actually made gold worthless in those regions
Inflation 5000% higher than columbia
Didn't he do that on purpose in some cases
@@tommyfortress7515 do you mean Venezuela?
@@abelstropicalfruit8647 yes i mixed them up
Yeah I think it took a decade or so for Cairo's economy to stabilise after his pilgrimage to Mecca. Woops.
I swear I've seen this video a million times and it never gets old.
if I had to say what's the single best video on youtube, it'd be Bill Wurtz's History of the Entire World, I Guess
Yep. Same.
Yup! His video getting more views till now!
i feel so represented right now me too
How did this happen
*reference intensifies*
I really like this guy's channel. A lot of other you-tubers who make reaction videos just repeat what's been said in the video but this guy actually makes really valuable commentary that you can learn from. I really respect that.
Thank you, Catherine! I wouldn't do it if I didn't feel I could add something to what's already been said.
That was fascinating, not just in terms of the History lessons, but it made me realize just how well researched that Bill Wurtz video is. For someone with no formal background in History, as far as I know, he did a terrific job covering things in a comprehensive and accurate manner (plus all the humour and musicianship).
Yeah he worked on it full time for like 10 month and it's show
It was worth it, I’m pretty sure this was the video that made him the multi million sub RUclips he is
I would t really call it a comprehensive covering of things most places at any given time are covered in just a sentence or two. Obviously important places like China get a few over the video but saying “China broke” several times is more than a little watered down. Still a really cool and fun video but I can’t really call it comprehensive nor would I want it to be
@@SS2LP If you got interested by any of the things shown you can always search more deeply, doesn't even need to get out of RUclips
@@SS2LP I mean it’s impossible to cover the history of the entire world in 20 minutes
Indian here, as for your question: We don't really talk much about the West. We mainly focus on the middle east, central Asia, south Asia and SEA. We talk about China after the European influence in Asia increased a lot. So yeah, its kinda equal.
We learn about Egypt,China,Mesopotamia,the Greeks and the Romans in the ancient world and then directly learn about the Rennaisance,the French Revolution,the American Revolution,the Civil War and the World Wars.I don't remember learning much about the middle east apart from the birth and spread of the Abrahamic religions but I only took history till class 10 so perhaps it's taught in the higher classes or in other education boards.
My friends in CBSE learnt about the Vietnam war but we ICSE kids never did.I always wondered why.
Thank you for sharing that! Cheers from 🇧🇷
@@va98055 ICSE is a bit weird with history. I'm in an ICSE school and it's actually so fuckin dumb
@@verpix4956 icse class 10 history sucks..cbse has pretty nice 9th-10th grade history books
@@hwiatslgeord2887 ye.
I love how stern and professional he look then he smiles as soon as “breasts” are mentioned
Who wouldent
Try not to laugh lmao
LOL
Timestamp please
@@winniethepooh6950 2:12
6:45 the “my dealer won’t tell me where he gets it” joke is a brilliant take on the historical mystery regarding where the tin that fueled the Bronze Age societies came from, since those regions barely had any tin deposits and there’s no conclusive explanation to this day. The joke became even funnier after I learnt about that, his no-explanation is actually a very truthful explanation.
The Vikings mined tin in Michigan
@@smacks5195 tin isn’t found in Michigan, but Oil is
..Maybe we can’t find tin in the area they were mining in is because they mined it? it seems really obvious so like correct me if I’m wrong.
Probably the aliens where the resource of tin (i am jk for christ sake)
@@funnilywordedfunnyman824 they would’ve left some behind lol but our coal mines haven’t found shit
TIL: "You could make a religion out o- No, don't." Wasn't just a random funny moment, but a historically accurate funny moment. Bill continues to amaze.
yeah, i was mind-blown right now, thinking that was just a little joke.
I thought it was just a joke but they actually tried to make it a religion
Cult of reason moment
I've seen this video countless times and I always just thought that was a joke. Thanks for your insight sir.
Well done why does this comment go well with the 666 likes I see on it
This video just showed up in my recommended and I'm so glad it did. I watched the whole thing straight through without even realising it's 40+ minutes. Your commentary is interesting and really keeps me engaged the whole time
hello
"you notice Britain has a problem with people throwiing things into the sea" I noticed, and you're the first reactor I've noticed noticing that. Subscribed.
I also noticed that
I wonder how many people just very quietly noticed everyone throwing Britain's stuff into the sea and Britain losing it on them, but never said anything about noticing it...
There was that one time when India revolted against Britain by taking salt _out_ of the sea. Just to mix it up.
your second to last sentence sounded like a line from the video in question.
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They also had a problem throwing prisoners on Australia
*waves from Australia*
i appreciate how his hoodie matches with his chair
As do i
Ye
Who’s hoodie?
@@carsonthompson4260 historian man
@@carsonthompson4260 the chairs obviously
"So let's talk about language for a second-"
Me, a historical linguistics goblin: yes please.
Me too
I’m always so glad when people know some things about historical linguistics but also sad he didn’t mention Basque because Basque is cool
Yeah, same here. I'm learning Irish currently, as I have some family from there
Hand over some places to learn linguistics through time. 🤲🏻
I'm hungry for more factoids like "Girl" used to be gender neutral😠
When I was little I asked my dad once why World War 1 started. He said "It was too inconvenient not to have it."
Can't argue with that.
I guess that is a valid way to say it short ...
Sorry, I don't really get it. Is it because the world would probably totally different if WW1 didn't happen? Could you please elaborate more about those inconveniences?
@@samsolitaryroll well it is inconvenient to appoint a new prime minister, then you have to deal with the politics with assassinations, then with the people angry at Serbia for killing someone
@@upstander1233it was Serbia not Syria
You give "dad giving a fun lesson during dinner" vibes and I like it
I’ll take that.
Same
Jesus christ I thought I had commented on this thread lmao
@@junkyyard2273 haha, lmao I though I replied to myself for a second. I've had the same SAO profile pic since like 2012 xD
@@VloggingThroughHistory Hey just so you are aware I'm fairly certain that languages without vowels still have vowels you just don't write out the vowels. So you have to know how to say the word before you can learn how to read it. The reason these languages most likely do this is probably because early humans were more concerned with identifying and writing out the consonants. This is a very common misconception similar to how some people think that click languages only use clicks which is also false. Anyways really enjoy your history video reactions. Also a good youtube channel about languages and their history is nativlang I believe it's called.
My aunt was a history major and fostered my love of history and studying different cultures, religions, and civilizations ever since I could start reading. It’s fascinating!
To me, she's a Saint
He's still hearting comments from the 7-month-old video props to him
If I remember correctly the word "Barbarian " was invented by Greeks. The used it to refer to non-Greeks because when the non-Greeks spoke, all they could hear was "bar- bar-bar-bar".
Really? That's interesting...
All the statues in Rome have small penises because the Romans believed a large dong was a sign of barbarism
@@royalloki4792 that fact is… interesting to say the least. It’s also somewhat unrelated, but, meh, I’ll take an interesting but somewhat unrelated fact over a related but uninteresting one.
they*
@@royalloki4792 yes just like the other Greeks their statues were the same for the same reason
Hello, South Korean here.
7:30
Yes, we learn a lot more about the prehistoric East than the West. We mostly focus on Korean, Japanese and Chinese history, while Europe and America are kind of mystified like a foreign concept, just like how a lot of Westerners mystify the East. In fact, there's a word that is similar to the west 's concept of "oriental" which is 欧米(in Japanese) or 欧美(in Korean and Chinese) which literally means Europe and America. It more or less refers to the stereotypical view of western culture.
The west also has a little-known term to refer to itself that corresponds to the eastern "orient"; its called "occident"
I do believe it's pronounced as oumei in chinese and obi in Japanese
@@antiradiationsnowy1536 Ōbei in Japanese
yeah, here in east asia we don’t learn about western history until like 9th grade
thx. Interesting!
His video on the history of Japan is also pretty good. It goes a little bit more in depth since its only focused on one place and not the entire world.
But Japan sucks.
@@plague-thirster3177
Not as much as those tornados
-this post was made by mongol gang
@@plague-thirster3177 Japan doesn’t suck, weebs suck
@@plague-thirster3177 Why?
@@LtGhost-tb3kq weebs and imperial japan suck
Thank you for not simply laughing and saying: "heheh yeah true, yeah that happened, hah also true, ye ye ye". I learned some things.
He's a historian. If he just did what you mentioned people would think he's a fraud. He has to show he actually knows what he's talking about.
I almost missed that little "not" before "simply laughing..."
Would have been a good time to learn about 99% of earths history ...
666 likes….. nice
learnt...
Sorry couldn’t resist 😭
im not religious but i really appreciate you being respectful of other religions in the same manner you were of your own. its so hard to listen to ignorance or disrespect, your video was very fun and well made! informative and very welcoming for viewers. definitely checking out more of your content!
I totally agree with this statement and sentiment. Well done!
Yup having biased on religions is like saying roman catholic is made by jesus himself. lol
Yes but he purposely cut the first part of the original video because it disagrees with his made up fairy tale.
@@sethnmarshallor maybe its because there is nothing to explain history wise
@@izyg9274I am pretty sure the beginning of the universe has some history it's just that the guy knows nothing about science and so he couldn't even try to explain his thoughts.
When China comes back together and breaks over and over again, I just imagine a guy doing a one billion piece puzzle, and as soon as he places the last piece, something comedic happens causing the puzzle to break and the guy having to start the puzzle over again
@@jakobinobles3263 No
@@AlvinaYunoa 7 minutes ago wow
@@jakobinobles3263 I can’t wait for a second American Revolution
Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
@@Votol78 I understood that reference
"Which German Prince is protecting you, Luther?"
"Frederick!"
"Do you have any idea how little that narrows things down?"
Lmao.
Good one !
@@sunnyscript1224 which king did you behead, Robespierre?
Louis
Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down!
True
@@thatbritishgamer_ Which king of England beheaded all of his wives, Henry did, do you know how little that narrows it down
Guys do you know the tyrant English king! Do you know how little that narrows it down
I always just laughed at, "you could make a religion out of this!" "no, don't," but having it explained that it almost did just makes the joke even funnier!
hey
"we had known for a long time that the earth was round, it was pretty easy to find out that it was round"
2021 flat earthers in SHAMBLES
Flat wary here are a hole
*joke
Flat earthers are a Joke
XD
@@buggymah *flat wary
From what I understand, Luther nailing his theses to the church door wasn't the bold act some think it was (or at least the nailing part wasn't), but rather was the normal way to post public notices at the time. The church door was the town bulletin board.
Yep, I believe that to be true as well. A lot of people believe the door was red, leading to the red doors of Lutheran churches, but this is just a legend as far as I know.
Yeah the more striking part was the fact that he disagreed with the church and felt so strongly that he posted a bulletin to everyone. It was a huge middle finger, but the whole posting it thing was common. Just not common to do with those beliefs.
So actually, he posted it on the door in Latin, in order to address the higher up levels of the Catholic Church. The general populous couldn't read Latin, so someone takes it, translates it and uses the printing press in into the vernacular which was German at the time, and makes a lot of copies. But Luther's original intention was just to inform the Church clergy that what they were doing was wrong, not to start a whole Reformation.
@@annabellefrederick4992 Yes and no. He did write it in Latin but what people have to consider that the Wittenberger Schlosskirche was also the university church. The University church was also often used as a Auditorium (often even as the Autitorium maximus aka the biggest lecture hall in a university) and it was rather commonplace to post your disputations on the church door. And Latin was used because it was the language of the scholars at the time. So the reason for the language was less to inform the clergy but more because it was meant as a scientific paper which were almost allways in latin at the time.
But it should also be said that theres a dispute among historians if the posting actually happened in the way as its normally potrayed. The problem is that there arent really any eyewitness accounts for it and that the first real mention of the event only came after Luthers death. But there was a note from Georg Rörer (Luthers secretary) that was found in 2006 and most likley dates back to 1540-1545 which states that Luthers theses were posted on several churchdoors in Wittenberg which makes it possible that this got turned into the story as we know it later on. But this note is also disputed because Rörer also wasnt a eyewitness so its only a possibility than a historic fact.
7:33
I live in India and YES! We do actually talk very less about western history. Throughout middle school we learned solely about Indian history from the Indus Valley Civilization to British Colonization. (and some other non-Indian people because they documented some of the stuff) But yeah majorly India!
High school was a bit different, although I didnt pursue history for the second half of high school, we learnt majorly about the European revolutions (because they eventually led to Indian revolution) and the World Wars and Nazism. (because they too affected India)
I'm from India, and we talk A LOT about the Indus River Valley Civilisation. Seriously our entire middle school history syllabus is about how there was this bathtub in Mohenjo-Daro
Can confirm
ok now i need to know what's with the bathtub
@@enkidoodoo its big. That's it
@@utkarshthapliyal5822 how big
@@enkidoodoo BIG-big
I love watching history buffs react to this video. Especially when they give their input. A lot of people complain when people talk too much in reactions, but if that's the case, why would they come to watch a historian react to a history video? Of course people are going to pause and talk when there's a chance for a teaching moment. Especially when the video reaches whatever their specialty wheelhouse is. Getting from the Minoans to Alexander would take me hours. Then another couple hours between Alexander and the end of the Ptolemaic Dynasty.
I know right? The same for me and the 30 year war. I've studied history to become a history teacher and our studies barely scratched the surface. Even now I have to do research for every subject I teach, since I have to know sooooo much, just to decide what NOT to teach.
29:18
Bill Wurtz: “You could make a religion out of thi-“
“No don’t”
History teacher: “Actually they did try to make a religion out of this.”
Me: *surprised Pikachu face*
*29:17
@@adcgdsin9320 Thanks pointing out my mistake. I edited the original comment so the timestamp is now accurate.
This was the fastest 40 minute video I’ve ever watched. Very well done! You’ve got some real talent for teaching and making it pretty damn interesting.
That's high praise, and I'm grateful. Thank you!
it was 40 minutes..? it *was* 40 minutes... wow... could have sworn it was just 4. no, seriously.
That’s true now that I think of that and even when I watch other reaction channels even with like 3 minute song reactions they feel like it takes so bloody long and it’s a drag this wasn’t aha
Hebrew actually has vowels, they're just invisible, and I mean that literally. You're kind of supposed to guess what vowels an unknown word has. For beginner Hebrew, there are nikudote. The Torah includes nikudote, but they're typically omitted from everyday use for ease of writing, similar to the adoption of lowercase letters.
Yes! I was kind of annoyed by that comment, Hebrew is not made out of click sounds so of course it has vowels
That’s really interesting! Thank you for sharing that, I’ve always enjoyed hearing Hebrew spoken but didn’t know how the vowels worked
Yeah, the vowels are kind of "understood" based on the conjugation of the word. A native speaker would be able to tell roughly what vowels are in the word based on its form, and they are usually fairly intuitive. Vowel markings are used by people learning the language, children, or for uncommon/borrowed words.
I am now wondering if you speak Hebrew because your explanation is good
Damn, imagine talking a language where you have to guess how a word sounds. But then again, there's Chinese, where you're screwed if you don't know how this particular hanzi sounds
Honestly the fact that we as Americans and westerners don't talk about Asian history because it's fascinating and like you said with the civil wars. So learning about Asian history by myself is intesting
To be fair asians dont really learn our history much either. One great example is the nazis.
@@Alexandros.Mograiney
@@Alexandros.Mograinewell, you obviously haven’t done schooling in Asia😂
"there are a couple of weirdos, hungary and Finland"
As a hungarian, I have to agree
As a man living in a house full of Hungarians, it’s true!
@@VloggingThroughHistory You live with Hungarians? That's amazing. I am Hungarian too.
I'm Finnish
Basque language too
á' jó napot! olcsó bojler eladó!!
Here in the Philippines, we do talk about different civilizations that includes the mesopotamia, indus valley, and china dynasties. As for western histories, we do get a glance like which colonies they have and of course WWI and WWII. Great video!
:o
@@Feetlcker123 Yeah, can confirm. Philippines traded with the other Asian countries, particularly India and China and got a thing or two from them. Philippines also kinda participated in WWII since Japan colonized it during that time, but before that, Philippines was colonized by US.
@@jopetdevera and Spain
probably whole civilization must be learned here in Philippines, an entire highschool topics
yea
I was never really interested in history but the way you explained things made me have the urge to read up on everything
He turns a reaction into a enjoyable documentary
That's one of the ways to make a GOOD reaction
You have a daughter that is 16? You barely look over 30. I just found this channel, and I'm so glad I found it under 50k subscribers. Hearing how you had under 10k less than a month ago, and are just about to cross 50, it's amazing! You deserve every bit of it! Congratulations! I can't wait to binge your gaming videos too! I'm always happy to find new, amazing content on RUclips. You say you see every comment, you really do deserve this. Thank you for making great content.
Thank you for the kind words. I'll be 44 this year.
@@VloggingThroughHistory 300 now 😃
At the start of the video I was like "there is no way I am gonna watch all of it" ... But your commentary and ability to keep me interested is quite remarkable. I wish you were my History teacher.
When he said "it came from the east and affected Italy first"...
Me: Huh, that sounds familiar....
Yay covid. Glory to China
*+100 social credit scores have been achieved*
nice
I read that as he said it
The "funny" thing is that both diseases came from city of Wuhan.
But Italy had a covid case way earlier than china
I thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed this reaction. It's a breath of fresh air from regular reactors who simply laugh at everything, but your in depth knowledge of history as a whole was wonderful to listen to
25:00 , yet still today there’s flat earthers, mind blowing.
The Korean curriculum is really focused on just Korean history. Korean history(from stone age to modern) is taught in 4 iterations during the 12 years of schooling. In highschool classes called "World History" and "East Asian history" is an option, but really optional. Except for these classes little bits and pieces of western history are thrown around occasionally in "Social Studies".
Do you guys learn anything about Ottoman empire or Turkey? Im just curious if u dont mind me to ask
huh, greece is kinda similar. there are maybe a few pages each time we do modern history that talk about the rest of europe + the american revolution, but other than that we dont stray farther than the roman teritories
@@parsananmon Sure. If you take the "World History" curriculum. But unfortunately "World History" is very unpopular due to reasons unrelated to the subject.
@@fyimbtmn you speak good English for someone who's username looks like 3 very hostile stickmen
@CYB3R2K30 dude, the fuck?
"im not gonna offer feedback on things i dont know well" if only the rest of the internet was like that
Probably one of the few History channels I'd sit down with a cup of coffee and watch. Love your content!
Reaction suggestion: Overly Sarcastic Productions. It’s two people who go by Red and Blue. Blue does history (his main focus is ancient Greece and Rome, but he’s been branching out to the rest of the world lately). Red does mythology and literature. I’d recommend starting with Blue’s video on Alexander the Great.
POG 👏
Yes
do it
POG!
Yes!
18:19! Trust me,You’re not offending me! I’m Muslim,The prophet Muhammad would let people speak their mind. #freedomofspeech! I love getting outside perspective on Islam ☪️ because I was born and raised in it ahahaha 👍💜
Appreciate that!
Somewhat off topic, if you want to read some outside perspectives on Islam, the US history with Morocco is long and fascinating.
The Sultan of Morocco was the first head of State to publicly recognize the newly Independent US in December 1777. This makes Morocco the oldest public friend of the US. You can find comments on Morocco, and by extension Islam, starting with many of the founding fathers, including Washington and Jefferson.
Random tidbits to see if they spark interest -
The Moroccan-American Treaty of Friendship was sign in 1786(renegotiated in 1836), 3 years before the US Constitution was written. It is still in effect 234 years later, the oldest unbroken treaty relationship in US history.
The American Legation in Tangier is the only US National Historic Landmark not in the US.
The relationship has been beneficial for both countries. Some of the arms and supplies sent to the US from European came through Morocco before those countries joined the war.
When much of Africa was being carved up by Europe in the 19th century, England and France both wanted control of Morocco. At the time the US was not a military great power, but was an up and coming economic power, especially in agriculture.
The US could not directly prevent England or France from taking control of Morocco, but it did help Morocco secure better treatment. The over-simplified reason is the US said if you don't do what we want/treat Morocco well, we will cut trade with you while increasing trade to the other country.
Morocco and the US have continued to expand and improve in recent decades. A free trade agreement was signed in 2004.
It is fun to have 2+ centuries of perspectives to look at.
@@Sinvare
Nice
i agree too
@@Sinvare everywhere i go i have to hear that lol
Rewatching this for the millionth time, it’s still crazy to hear that he wasn’t even at 10k subs and look where he is now! I’m super glad to have been following you as your channel and content has grown over the past couple of years
"Theres a couple of weirdos, primarily Finnish and Hungarian..." Me as an an Estonian: "Yo wtf?"
Hahaha, Georgia too
Me a spaniard: we have a language (euskera) that nobody knows where it comes from and he doesn't mention it
@@bycoxtax8562 otherwise known as basque
Me, a finn:
You just insulted my entire race of People, but yes.
@@bycoxtax8562
Basque is often considered to be either a pre-indoeuropean holdout, or Ancient Iberian before Celtic and Latin influences changed it. We know where it comes from.
Israeli here, we do have vowels, but not in letters. We use special signs above or below our letters. It's pronounced like Jehovah but with a y
Same with Arabic then
מה קורה אחי
As an independent historian, your channel makes me so happy! I learn so much more that I’ve never really knew and I just love it! I actually use your videos for references when I go on my rants. Keep it up
I feel like this format would be perfect for an actual class. Rapid funny video, pausing for clarification. Could be a really handy way to make the info stick, cuz they could just rewatch the video and probably remember most of the explanation given.
We learn about 'Manifest Destiny' for the US in English schools. It's insane how many features/factors are involved in it.
Manifest Destiny was a big part of school in Canada, largely because Canada spent a lot of time being afraid of it.
At what level? I'm guessing GCSE/A-Level History, because it definitely isn't universal here. We don't learn a lot of British history before 1900 besides the Tudor era and a unit on the Triangle Trade, to be fair. It would be a lot better if English students learned about the things colonial Britain did, since among other things we invented Concentration Camps during the Boer War.
@@thesunwillneverset Why would that strictly be better? I mean, it's certainly a part of history and shouldn't be forgotten, but why is learning about one of the reasons a global superpower became that way less worthy?
@@Randerson2409 I don't mean replace the history currently taught is bad and should be replaced, I just mean that not talking about the horrible things Britain specifically did in schools isn't very good. The current curriculum is alright, I don't claim to be a historian or teacher.
@@thesunwillneverset Oh, I can definitely agree with that. Frankly, I think a lot of schooling nowadays shies far too much away from the less pleasant and easy to digest subjects in human history. Yeah, talking about and learning about the horrible things humans have done is unpleasant, but it gets people to think about the contexts around those events, and being able to do that is what gives us the wisdom to not do it again. Also, my apologies. I did read that as being "Don't teach this, teach this instead", hence why I was a bit snarky
I remember this video coming out right before my AP World History exam and I learned more while watching that whole video then I did the entire school year
If you were a teacher, or somehow you were in my life, I would be so much more educated on history. I'd also love learning. I'm 43, and have found joy in learning again.
Its gotten better at teaching the first civilizations where I was at least in the US. We first learned about Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China in sixth grade, and than later on I remember learning about the Indus River Valley Civilization. I feel like the amount of education one gets about the rest of the world in a US school, depends on the quality and placement of the school.
Yeah I learned about every dynasty in advanced history. And before that we learned about Mesopotamia. It really does depend on classes you take
middle school went over those and now with my high school, every year we have a history class dedicated to a different part of the world. Can definitely say placement is a part of it though because I used to live in the North part of the US (I live in the South now) and I learned about Mexico more than I did American history and history from any other part of the world up there.
That’s exactly the order my school did it
In my Eastern European studies class, we discussed that one of the currently most accepted theories for how the Black Death entered Europe was through some Golden Horde invasions into Byzantine holdings in the Black Sea (most likely in Crimea), where the Mongols ended up catapulting members of their army that had perished from disease over the city walls. They left soon after and the disease spread from that city to the rest of the empire via the sea trade. Just kind of an interesting take on it for what it's worth.
can we all just stop and appreciate how nice his gaming chair is
A follower on my gaming channel bought that for me a few weeks ago!
Gotta say I've been waiting for this reaction for a long time and i'm so glad it finally came, well worth the wait!
Ahhhh I’m so glad you watched this (the algorithm just showed me you’re reaction video) ! This video never gets old for me and Bill did a really fun job.
29:27 the religion was called "The Cult of the Supreme Being" and it was pretty weird, even by religious standards
"My reason is my own God now except your reason because it isn't mine so I gonna chop your head instead"
- Robespierre, probably
He went mad with power, because no one really told him no and meant it.
😂
Was it not just the cult of reason?
@@joelwisner no, actually! It was also a death cult and a Robespierre cult. The reason thing was actually kinda overshadowed.
@@maddermanner7776 the robspierre thing came later, in the béginning it was just an antithesis to christianity,
Thank you for taking the time to recognize the inclusion of YHWH (Jehovah) and speaking on it. Religion was barely touched in my history classes, yet it's so intricately woven into the history of all these civilizations, which led to it being intricately woven in today's culture.
I’m obsessed with this channel, because you’re amazing and I adore history
I almost decided to study history, but I ended up studying archaeology instead
Archaeology is an awesome way to study history though! Appreciate that, Stella
@@VloggingThroughHistory it is! Kind of why I chose it
Here in Vietnam we learn history from mostly every continents from Westerners to Asians. And we have it divided into two categories: history outside of Vietnam and Vietnam's history. So basically we do learn the westerners' habitats but only the basics
Yeah, what columbus got wrong was the size of the planet, not the shape.
Love this video :D
I heard that there was a greek guy who actually measured the earth diameter in the ancient ages and got it almost right with a very littke marge of error so there is that...
@@karontequinto917 yes, he used a stick and the shadow it cast on the ground at 2 places far from eachother during noon. He got within a few hundred miles i think?
@@Razzlion thanks a lot Ptolemy
@@longforgotten4823 Nobody touches his sticks except the Romans who killed him and his sticks
@@longforgotten4823 Ptolemy? No, it was Eratosthenes.
Amazing analysis, and genuine historian at work. Enjoyed more than I should have learning about world history. Thanks alot
The growth from this channel is insane and well deserved! Talking about 10k in this video, and a few months later, you’re not far off 200k! I love this channel, I love the history lessons too! Honestly massively deserved the subs you are getting! Much Love from the UK! 🇬🇧❤️
22:53 so basically, the plague was the real version of the Thanos snap
As a Malaysian in our elementary history lessons, we put more emphasis on our country. The ancient eras like Mesopotamian and Neolithic eras are sort of glossed over and foreign countries are mentioned in our history books if they've colonized/conquered Malaysia. So Portugal, British, and Japanese are mentioned in our history books, at least at the general knowledge level.
22:48
Everyone expected the spanish inquisition.
They had to give several days advance notice.
But did anyone expect the several days advance notice?
yeah, a month's notice was the usual procedure I think.
It is a meme bro
it was a joke
@@prollyhawaiian1953 A joke which they didn't get apparently.
Im from Vietnam and actually I have been taught about the history of the whole world in general from Asia to Africa, Europe and America (yes, including the American civil war, French revolution, Renaissance era, and everything else from the beginning of humankind) :D I think it's more about the mindset of a country's leader. Vietnamese history teachings are mostly about nationalism (like every other), but also the pursuit of integration and globalization. Ho Chi Minh once said "knowing history is power".
It is great that you know some historical importance of india 🇮🇳 but also thanks for your videos they are very fun to watch.
Just discovered this channel a couple weeks ago and have been binge watching all of them. Love it!
i've always struggled with history, but as a math nerd i have never loved history and retained so much historical information until i took a class on the history of math. it was so much cooler than learning about war and stuff v.v
History of math is absolutely fascinating 😊
I just really like history haha
I'm Croatian and we learned history of early civilizations, then focused mostly on Europe and then Croatia (my country dates back to the 7th century so there's a lot to cover), but we learned about African, North and South American and Asian history too, just not too many details about them.
If I could go back in time to when I graduated high school, I'd have gone to college and studied linguistics. It's so fascinating.
You still could. Never too late to learn something. Keep learning.
@@yoslo6832 This is true, however I can't afford to quit my job and go back to school
You can study linguistics online for free. Search for Bill Gates open textbooks.
One month ago: "we're almost at 10k subscribers"
Now: 51.6k subscribers
Because this community is Awesome!
Now: 95k
Now: over 100k
Now: 112k
@@solus2074 wow an hour later and already at 113k. 1k in an hour. damn
I’m so impressed by the amount of knowledge you have. Very good video sir
I loved the video! Also thank you for being so neutral on everything, shows how professional you are
I'm from Singapore and we only learned about the Indus River Valley and China
Just found this video from recommendation, and hey, this is a great reaction. The video itself is a summary of world history, and with your explanations along the way, we can understand this better. Thanks.
Your gaining tons of subs, 1-2 weeks ago you were at 15k, now your at 20k congrats!
Yeah, had 1200 in one day on Sunday, crazy!
It is quite balanced that in East, we also don’t learn much of Western history. Thank you for actually explaining more of this video, you definitely added much more info that I’m not aware of. I wish someone also can cover the Asian, African, and Latin side more to the story.
Big fan. I found your videos starting with the president ranking stream and have thoroughly enjoyed all I've seen. I appreciate the statement on your personal beliefs as it does affect certain instances of how history can be told. However, I find you're very objective on all topics and refrain from those you don't have a higher understanding of. Your videos inspire my passion for different types of history. Thank you for your work.
23:40 meanwhile poland which black death didn't hit
Just one more reason to love Poland!
The history bro can correct me on this if he has to, but I'm pretty sure Poland didn't get the black death because they locked their borders down. (And I heard somewhere that another country 'dealt' with the black death in the same way North Korea has been 'dealing' with Covid-19; if you know ol' Kimmy boi, you can probably imagine his 'solution'.)
@@hauntedshadowslegacy2826 I’ve also read that they also were frequent bathers and unlike English cities they kept their places clean.
i heard a big part of it was that they didn't kill cats out of superstition
I was so pleasantly surprised to here you mention the Mahoning river. I both live and the factory I work at are literally yards away from the Mahoning, I'm at work right now and I keep the bay door open so I can look at the river when I'm on break!
only just found this channel (loving it) and your man is getting excited about 10k subscribers in this vid....... fast forward 9 months and he's nearing quarter of a million. A meteoric rise if I've ever seen one, congrats.
Thank you and welcome!
I don’t mind that you skipped the beginning because I have in fact watched that video a million times already LOL
Also that enters a more scientific part of history, which he most likely ain't an expert with as he probably only* studies the human part instead
I’m mildly annoyed that you didn’t start at the beginning.
Meh not that important
@@lop90ful1 Very important, shows ignorant creationists what really happened.
@@shivagautamachrist-chan600 he believes in God so let him be
@@Pdaddy663
Right, feed misinformation and deny reality... Great idea. 🤦
@Chris Travers and maybe I'm just tired but it feels slowed down a bit?
As a Tamil American, I’m glad you took time to talk about the Chera-Chola-Pandya triumvirate of rulers in South India. Not many historians on RUclips focus on this region of the Indian subcontinent. The RUclipsr Odd Compass has a great video about the Chola Empire during the 11th century: ruclips.net/video/_jqCkk02Aag/видео.html
At about 8:27 you mention that the Phoenicians were the first civilization with a written language. The Sumerians were the first to use cuneiform circa 3000 BC while the Ancient Egyptians were as using hieroglyphs around the same time. This predates Phoenician alphabet by about two thousand years. However, it is worth noting the influence of the Phoenician alphabet goes much farther than the Sumerians earlier development of writing. The Phoenician alphabet would influence the Greek alphabet which would then influence the Latin alphabet which is used for modern written English.
7:33 Chinese here, allow me to answer your question. We learn both Chinese and western history, but we mainly focus on Chinese history more than western history. Currently in school I’m learning about the European colonisation of the Americas, but before that we were learning about the Mongol empire, more specifically the Mongol invasion of China.
That would be cool. It would be interesting to know the stuff that happened around the world lol
what a wholesome guy you are :D
im actually learning while watching lmaoo keep up the work man
this guys channel is going to be huge! been binge watching for about 8 hours now lmao, great content!
"Imagine a third to a half of everyone just gone"
Thanos: "this does put a smile on my face"
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This is true I remember my history teacher telling us exactly this: “Water is life” and immediately proved the point by teaching us about the first civilizations...
And also if you’ve noticed most of capital cities are right next to water like my country, The Philippines our capital is literally right next to a bay (on the west) and a river (on the center) which goes to a huge bay on the east!
This is the best history lesson I've had.
Edit: epic gamer heart :D also I would rather have you as my teacher in school because I know you wouldn't torture your fans with a lot of homework..... Right?
I guess you got a heart. You shouldn't edit your comment if you get a heart because then the heart disappears
@@LauchTV2311 Oof I just realized it did disappear :(
Homework: Share the channel with at least 4 friends or write an essay about chapter 6,7,8, and 9.
@@KostasOikGR its insane how often this happens, dont worry you are not alone.
The heart disappeared because he WOULD give you a lot of homework, as they are important to your didactic success.
Indo European languages are super fascinating! Most of Europe , and a some parts of the Middle East and Asia speak Indo European languages! And you're right, there's a few odd ones (namely Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian).
Finnish, Estonian, and Hungarian are not Indo-European and are actually Finno-Uralic
@@Kashkatuide_ that was the point the OP was making
@@XaviRonaldo0 Its hard to tell if you ment what I said or not judging by the word choice.
Dont forget basque its is own with no relations
Ahh, the video that led me to channels like CPG Gray, Oversimplifed, Extra Credits, ect. then these awesome reaction channels. Funny to see things come full circle. Entertaiment i never knew i needed. Thank u BillWutz. 🙌🏾
Hey there I love this video, I‘ve watched it countless times and I‘m glad you reviewed it and gave your comments, I just found you a week ago and I‘m so happy for you that you‘re channel is blowing up by youtube‘s algorithm, you so deserve this