Bill Wurtz said it took him 11months to make this, and that he nearly went insane.

I've watched this video a zillion times. I'm amazed every time how much information Bill packs into a 20 minute video. Great reaction.

The double-gasp at "They're gone" at 06:27 was pretty adorable ;D Their investment in the video was pretty apparent at that point.

Bethany is not alone in loving history, major history nerd over here. This video is fantastic, hits all the high notes while being both informative and massively entertaining. Cheers!!!

How to study an entire 4 year course in 20 minutes. Also yes I love the Renaissance because of all the advancement and creation of art, music, medicine, technology and science. It just feels so chill, especially after a plague just killed half of Europe

As someone who had advanced history class back in high school, this video was nothing but joy to me.

Just to let people know who didn't get it, when it says Columbus discovered "Japan" that was a joke because at the time the maps were drawn differently hence why he said "lets draw a line" then pivoted the globe.

There's a line in the movie "Contact" when the main character meets an alien. The alien says "You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares." I think that sums it up pretty well. Also, seeing the history laid out like this can be quite eye opening as to the amount of conquering that went on. Though, one thing this video misses, is that within some of those empires were generations of relative peace.

"China is whole again , then it broke again" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I love this video for a simple reason: it shows how everything is connected. In school, we learn history in an episodic fashion. But this video gives a five thousand foot view and we can see how one event leads into another. For instance, I never realized before this video how there is a straight line from the Seven Years War through the American Revolution to the French Revolution and Napoleon.

I remember this haha my history teacher in university showed this to us . lots Of giggles and laughs in that lesson

I love that one comment I've read a while back about this video saying "We should've never left the water"

THE SUN IS A DEADLY LASER

".... by the way, where the hell are we?" "You're on a rock, floating in space..."

3:38 Damn it, I don't know why, but that "The sun is a deadly laser" verse, sung in such a cool low growl always gets me!

There are so many memorable quotes in this one video. My personal favorite one is "Said Ivan trying not be terrible".

It's funny how this video is so accurate yet so funny.

I highly recommend checking out Lemmino's videos! He literally makes some of the best and most quality videos on youtube. He is widely known as the guy who makes the best documentaries on youtube. He talks about some of the most interesting topics and mysteries in his videos. I think you guys would really enjoy his documentaries. I recommend checking out these videos to start with: -The Search For D. B. Cooper -Cicada 3301: An Internet Mystery -The Vanishing of Flight 370 -The Universal S -Extraordinary Until Proven Otherwise These are some of his best but of course he has so many other amazing videos. I just tried to keep the list short and not too overwhelming.

The very end bit, 'thing inventers' is describing how AI is designed. Humans make programs, those programs make more complicated programs, those more complicated programs then make even further complicated programs.

Damn props to Bethany that was an incredibly introspective take on this video. Much more interesting than what some teachers had to say about it. Very cool

It confuses me when people say history bores them. Like there is so much to learn.

Yeah, it goes from educational to existential real quick

I learned more history from this video than my actual history class

3:42 they way he laughed-pause-then continue to laugh was like a glitch in the matrix

If anyone feels like they're brain melted, that's normal

Can you imagine if this format was taught in schools? I've always been into history but for those who are not this can ignite something amazing. All you'd have to do is pause at a certain moment you're curious about and ask questions...

Well since we're already on this historical train, I may as well request you guys watch the previous Bill Wurtz video before this one which is titled "History of Japan". Bill mentioned Japan's history a couple of times in this vid you guys just watched (since it does describe the entire world of course.) but the previous vid will be a bit more in depth about their history specifically.

"Ivan the Terrible sounds like a professional wrestler." - Jim Gaffigan

your reactions are COMPLETLY in sync and I LOVE IT

I like how it feels like it speeds up more and more towards the end; it reminds me of how the world itself has sped up so much in the last 150 years. Cool reaction!

If you'd like more history stuff I'd definitely suggest you check out Sabaton. Their music talks about the history of war and stories from those wars. They also have a channel on KZfaq called Sabaton History where they explain the stories behind their songs in more detail. And you don't have to worry about copyright with them, they're very chill when it comes to reactions/analyses.

This is one of my favorite videos on KZfaq. Thanks for the reaction! Also, cute couple!~

It goes super under the radar but the music and music theory on display in this video is top tier

History is, and always has been, my favorite subject, both for the importance of learning from past mistakes, as well as for inspiration and interest in different cultures and their quirks and idiosyncrasies

A truly remarkable work.

I love this kind of stuff.

Fun fact: the image when you see Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland atleast the major 2 countries Norway and Sweden had the image of their most important and wisest God Odin(Óðinn) father of many sons including Thor, Heimdallr, Baldur, Höðr, Hermóðr, Viðar(Víðarr), Týr, Váli and Bragi. He is the Universal Father or even called Allfather, The Raven God.

I love this vid I show this off in my world history class in highschool

This was great! 😂

The early parts of the video might seem fun ... unless you were there. In the early days, the moon was so close to the earth that tides were 400 times higher and lower ... bringing with it waves and quakes the likes of which we struggle to imagine. Heck, the changes in gravity alone would probably wreck a fragile species like ourselves.

Bethany’s a history lover too? YES! More history lovers!!!

There were a lot of cultural highlights besides the Renaissance. The golden age of India, the Islamic golden age, the Mayans figuring out the stars, etc. The fact that China fell apart so many times is most amazing for the fact that it kept coming back together. This idea of a Chinese nation never went away, and persisted to the present. It's had many shifts in boarders and type of governance, but remains quintessentially China. I find that oddly comforting.

I like how they laugh and then stop 0,0000000000001 second after

‘The idea of thinking stuff’ let’s just “think” about that for a sec😂😅

Where was this when i was in history class hahaha

I'm so glad they did this, it makes want to see them do try not to laugh videos

This guy has also done a History of Japan.

Ahhh. A classic of KZfaq.

that video never gets old

The SUN is a DEADly LAzer

It almost seems like it is in our human nature to fight each other, regardless of what we are fighting about.

This video always makes me emotional

every single sentence in that video could be (and probably already is) a major field of study

Northerners really thought: "You know what'd be funny? If we named the place with ice, green land and the place with vegetation iceland"

Yeah this was a big one where there wasn't much space to get out your thoughts, but it's why the "post reaction" is there. I actually didn't really realize that the Renaissance was like this little break, to say, between some of the darkest times in our history. As always a good eye on the two of you. If you're interested kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eciFndiozbe0e6c.html this might be a great video to watch (the Loki series actually referenced this in the show) also kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pqiofdGnr96YqKs.html I'd like to see ans hear your thoughts on these mysteries.

Great reaction and commentary!

I will never cease to be amused by this video

A little bit of history. This could be interesting. I learned this from school.

Wauw.. I need a minute to process that XD

Ooooh my goodness, I was *just* thinking about sending this video your way! What are the chances??? Anyways, much love, love your content, keep being awesome!✌🏼

I remember when this video came out and I watched it so much I could quote most of it verbatim. Really annoyed my friends and family with that one lol

Don't forget the two 'golden ages' and the Greeks having the idea of thinking about things. But yeah, that's just four 'positives' in a sea of brutality. Hey ho. Here's to the future.

I love to watch new people experience this for the first time.

Who else got an ad when ‘intermission’ happened

The beginning where the narrator talks about “nothing”, “nowhere”, “every” and “you don’t need a where. That’s how every it gets” alludes to Anaximander’s concept/proposition/hypothesis of “Apeiron”! Please check it out!! It concerns how the universe “started”, and “Apeiron” simply means without beginning and end (infinite). When you think about it, it makes perfect sense and some intellectuals and scientists agree with that suggestion/proposition. As do I. And now science has discovered hints of pre-big bang existence of the universe, which I believe points to apeiron. And the fact that space expands faster than the speed of light only further supports it. That means “things” have always existed and this existence is infinite, limitless and boundless.

One of those videos on KZfaq everyone should watch.

The look on your faces “oh god. Too much information! Pleaaase stop!”

Great reaction.

For redheads, the Sun is still a deadly laser.

Imagine college professors using these KZfaq videos in their courses.

... they were so sad by the end ;D

If my history teacher put this video on I would’ve passed this year

Even after all this time people still react to this video.

after watching for a few times, i notice that everything go south from the moment homo sapiens start existing. More and more darker than the earlier moment.

As every other comment says, I too have seen this video way too many times. Still won't get old..

They also mentioned Indian golden age and Islamic golden age, the addiction of Japan to art, Mansa Musa being rich, The place where the sultan of Oman lives, the society shape in mesopotamia, Silk road, religions being spread, and a lot more, but your Euro-centric mind only paid attention to Renaissance.

Great reaction yall! If you would like to see more history and/or mythology related videos i highly reccomend Extra Credit and Ted Ed!

When I was a co host to a house party my friend that was playing music was playing a good song when it was over this was playing I was the only one that somehow caught it and was laughing my ass off and asked him what song is this to see his reaction 😂😂😂😂

Yeah I think your summation is accurate because much much much easier to destroy and screw up things that needs to create so that’s kind of a large history of things but there’s a lot of creative things that it’s basically Ying and yang creation and destruction and you can’t have one without the other

That was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣

That was hilarious

I'd say the Rennaisance isn't the only moment of light in this overview,, they also mention the Islamic and Indian Golden Ages when those regions were the centers of knowledge and education for their time And I appreciated the less relevant to the larger picture asides, and what they did for lightening the mood - like "the Sultan of Omar lives in Zanzibar now"

Can we make more videos like this? 😂😂😂

"Taste the SUNNNNNNN"

How about history of Japan from the same author?

When british come india it's share in world trade was 25 % when they lift less than 1%. India known as Golden bird.

My favorite part of watching people react to this video is the confusion when he goes to blank screen for just long enough to make them wonder WTF.

the land he say that every has to goes into is my contry ( 10:36 )

Agreed with Trent Bobo here; the vid is just 20 mins long, but with the amazing amount of info that guy gets into it during that time, it feels so much longer than that. My lack of interest for history is historical (man, that was lame..), but the way he presents it here makes it more interesting to behold.

I've watched that video many times.

Going to space should have been a bigger part of it, but it's great.

You talk about the Renaissance being the one bright spot, but he does also mention the golden age of India, and the Islamic golden age, both periods of learning and scientific discovery with art and culture that easily rival the Renaissance. If you want to do more videos like this I recommend overly sarcastic productions for a mix of history and literature/mythology analysis, or extra credits has since fantastic mini series on specific historical events or periods.

Oooof, they missed an important step, The Anunnaki.

The beginning part of the video before humanity rises is pretty similar to Alien Biosphere.

Enlightenment in Tibet was very short but also on the positive side, I think

THE SUN IS A DEADLY LAZERR

I think they watched the updated version. There is a version he released that went farther than the other

One thing I noticed is how little 'action' we see from Africa and North America even through they were occupied. Obviously because their entire oral history record will have been wiped out by others.

If you haven't seen it, you might like this fantastic scene from Doctor Who where the Doctor breaks down war into a scale model with two boxes and two buttons in each box, one hurts your side and the other hurts the other side. It is a fantastic speech that I think should be taught to all diplomats. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q6mJosVzz6eVm58.html

Lot of love from India ❤️🇮🇳 This was fun. Gupta empire, Indus Valley were beautiful focussed on Art, Music, etc Rig veda of Hinduism was set to music another thing it had a verse saying world is 1 family. Buddhism & Hinduism were revolutionary in history as they talked about peace and tolerance. Hope peace and art, music remains the focus.