Indus Valley Civilization: Crash Course World History #2

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In which John Green teaches you about the Indus Valley Civilization, one of the largest of the ancient civilizations. John teaches you the who, how, when, where, and why of the Indus Valley Civilization, and dispenses advice on how to be more successful in your romantic relationships.
Chapters:
Introduction: Why Do We Study History? 00:00
What Does 'Civilization' Mean? 0:54
Characteristics of a Civilization 1:52
The Indus Valley Civilization 3:03
An Open Letter to Historians 5:57
What Happened to the Indus Valley Civilization? 6:52
Credits 9:00
Additional Resources:
Empires of the Indus - goo.gl/NoYqkY
Lots of Indus Valley Civ. photos - goo.gl/lo9ehY
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@rangarolls6018 8 жыл бұрын

"We don't know what the great bath was used for" My theory is that is was used for a great number of people to wash themselves

@vayonan2995 8 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

@stevenchoza6391 7 жыл бұрын

He means to say that the reason people would wash themselves there is unknown.

@mothman-6284 7 жыл бұрын

+Steven Choza maybe it had nice decor

@stevenchoza6391 7 жыл бұрын

Alyssa White FACEPALM. Seriously?

@kitrana 7 жыл бұрын

well for romans bathing was also a social thing, quite possibly it was also a social thing a place to make deals and strengthen social bonds while bathing.

@totallyanalien7181 7 жыл бұрын

Notes: Civilization Requirements Surplus production - being able to feed the people lets you build cities Specialization of labor - trade Social stratification Centralized government, shared values (often in religion and writing) 5000 years ago civilizations were associated with river Why river valleys? Flat, well watered, floods brought nutrient-rich silt Indus Valley civilization Located in the flood plain of the Indus and sarawati rivers Rivers flooded twice a year Flourished at around 3000 BCE Traded with Mesopotamians Trade cloth for bronze, used seals on their goods Largest ancient civilization Over 1500 sites had two major cities: Mohenjo and Harappa Made of dense, multistory homes constructed out of bricks perpendicular to the streets Built to catch wind to cool homes Had a drainage system that carried waste and water in sewer ditches that ran under avenues - implied there was government but has an unknown authority Peaceful- barely any weapons and no evidence of war Around 1750 BCE the civilization declined Why? Possibilities: Over run by Caucasus Environmental disaster Major earthquake changed the river course so tributaries dried up

@douglassobotka9630 6 жыл бұрын

Totally An Alien Thank you for this. You will save many a grade with this information.

@tayjahh 5 жыл бұрын

Totally An Alien I love you

@thomascoolguyemoji9667 5 жыл бұрын

wow thank you

@vanessarose8320 5 жыл бұрын

It's literally been a year, but I too love you for this

@kylechristian1305 5 жыл бұрын

As do I

@alaneyholland7721 5 жыл бұрын

the stick figure with a smiley face asking why it's alive is way funnier to me than it should be

@noahmugan354 5 жыл бұрын

Alaney Holland It’s Forky from Toy Story 4 lol

@rosebud_2444 4 жыл бұрын

i mean if he want the response i can give it to him but just like any other 7th grade you probably dont want it

@enochanglin3546 4 жыл бұрын

"cause all the other languages sounded like 'BAR BAR BAR BAR BAR BAR BAR'" I don't think I've laughed this hard at an educational video in my entire life, thanks

@PtolemyJones 8 жыл бұрын

If you have berries and I have a hammer, I have a hammer, and I have berries.

@brycefergusson8573 8 жыл бұрын

+PtolemyJones Now THAT'S what I call high-pressure sales tactics! Good job. Capitalism wins

@unfinishedbusiness4964 8 жыл бұрын

***** Price discrimination: setting different prices for different customers. Berries may not necessarily be poisonous themselves, but they may be laced with poison. How would you know? There is over the counter, then there is under the counter.

@unfinishedbusiness4964 8 жыл бұрын

***** Assymetric information: the seller ALWAYS knows more than the buyer.

@kyannihippsley3339 8 жыл бұрын

+PtolemyJones was that meant to be dirty?

@dongwentan5331 8 жыл бұрын

+PtolemyJones I was interested in your comments, but when I saw the replies below, I am done, I am totally done . No why.

@elysiaayala6441 6 жыл бұрын

civilization coming to a dank river valley near you

@aether-music 5 жыл бұрын

*The Great Bath*

@joels.parulian7038 5 жыл бұрын

I N DU S R I V E R V A L L E Y C I V I L I Z A T I O N

@teck4687 5 жыл бұрын

Legend

@fareedal-rashid2627 5 жыл бұрын

T H E S U N I S A D E A D L Y L A Z E R

@omareeharris7941 5 жыл бұрын

Fareed Al-Rashid N O T A N Y M O R E T H E R E S A B L A N K L E T

@samualcalnan2267 4 жыл бұрын

That's interesting that there is little evidence of war in the indus valley, when their neighbors in Mesopotamia never stopped.

@kiracox3912 5 жыл бұрын

"I am a huge fan of John Green!" Me: Yeah, that's how I got my weird sayings about the Mongols and land wars in Asia. "Uh... but what about the Fault in Our Stars? Me: Uh... what?

@oliviaso9726 5 жыл бұрын

"The Moist Mystery of Mohenjo Daro" "The Wet Wonder" Sounds more like R rated movies about intense explicit sessions of skoodilypooping than anything else

@rosebud_2444 4 жыл бұрын

very much agreed i was very concerned

@GBfanatic15 4 жыл бұрын

the wet wonder is what got me :P

@patriciamaellorera6738 4 жыл бұрын

I'll settle with The Great Bath unless you guys have another passable name.

@talithaskyegreer2415 4 жыл бұрын

The wet wonder from down under sounds more catchy 😅

@mariyumabid7330 6 жыл бұрын

I visited Moenjodoro and Harappa a few days back and let me tell you that the pictures you see on the internet do not do them justice. It's such mesmerizing place, you have to visit it if you are a history nut.

@Shahrukhkhan0978 5 жыл бұрын

8caligula1 you should also not worship shiv ka lund and balatkari krishna follow indus culture and religion wch was strongly Buddhism

@rejuvenatingsoul3498 4 жыл бұрын

@@Shahrukhkhan0978 Allah is false god.

@kamikazechivalry1264 4 жыл бұрын

I did four years in prison and we were allowed to have tablets. There were free videos to download, one of them being Crash Course History. I watched all of these videos and branched out to his books and, eventually, his movie adaptations as well. Much love to you John Green.

@trashisland3439 4 жыл бұрын

are you married?

@kamikazechivalry1264 4 жыл бұрын

@@trashisland3439 no.

@kamikazechivalry1264 4 жыл бұрын

@@trashisland3439 why do you ask?

@trashisland3439 4 жыл бұрын

@@kamikazechivalry1264 Someone commented saying "My husband is in prison and has tablets, and loves to watch your videos."

@kamikazechivalry1264 4 жыл бұрын

Gotcha.

@harshithbangera007 5 жыл бұрын

He starts talking about Indus Valley at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="180">3:00</a>. You're welcome!

@surfclod 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I was ready to move on

@jillcoole7529 4 жыл бұрын

Yes! Thankyou

@adrianasevilla8984 4 жыл бұрын

thank youuu

@shekharbhardwaj1229 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@rasicap6462 4 жыл бұрын

Gracia

@brycefergusson8573 8 жыл бұрын

I love how the stick figure is still contemplating his existential questions in utter meditative silence throughout this video. Hope he figured it out, man. Or just stopped overthinking everything. One of the two.

@TheRealPentigan 8 жыл бұрын

+Bryce “Bryce no. 6” Fergusson He got erased before the next video.

@whatshappeninganymore2473 7 жыл бұрын

TheRealPentigan That's sad.

@jeans9292 7 жыл бұрын

literally all the comments on these vids: 1. who else is cramming for a test 2. who else is not cramming for a test and just enjoying history smh

@alsibubbles8762 7 жыл бұрын

global history II is hard man im telling you

@oskrm 7 жыл бұрын

unless you are the Mongols

@DeftExotic 7 жыл бұрын

@nukehead4428 7 жыл бұрын

just enjoying history

@dhartmahmed50 7 жыл бұрын

I just really like history the way he does it

@alozzzy1213 5 жыл бұрын

Came for history.. left with history and relationship advice. (I actually was having a problem with clinginess... damn.. this helped. )

@NikitaSingh-rd9jy 5 жыл бұрын

Two corrections: 1. Copper and Bronze were available in Harappan lands. What wasn’t was the metal silver, which was imported from Mesopotamia. 2. Indian Caste system does not have 5 sub castes. It has 4 - Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra. Harijan is modern term for shudra. 3. Pashupati seal had proto-shiva on it, who has 3 heads and 3 horns. Elephants, along with tiger and buffalo and 2 deers were also around him. Apart from these minor corrections, it was a Great video! Good work!

@Suman-bl2qp 5 жыл бұрын

Bro, harijans aren't shudras. They are out of varna system itself and lower than all of the varna system.

@daniyalk713 4 жыл бұрын

There's nothing called shiva the guy on the seal is a normal human being mediating

@vimalshahi9299 4 жыл бұрын

harijan is a name for dalits. Which aren't considered even a part of the caste system's heirarchy.

@APR384 4 жыл бұрын

Yes , india has 4 ; bramhin (philosopher), kshatriya (the worrier) vaishya ( traders) and shudra ( helpers of above 4 ) and "harijan"(people of lord vishnu) is the word given by mahatama gandhi to dalits

@minusarseboy3430 4 жыл бұрын

It's a misunderstanding that the seal represents a Hindu god. Hinduism was brought to India by the people that lived in the Caucasus.

@jontyroy1723 7 жыл бұрын

According to most Ancient History text books which are prescribed in Indian schools, the powerful dude with horned helmet is 'Pashupati', an incarnation of Hindu god 'Shiva'. 'Pashu' means animal and 'pati' means master or lord. So basically 'Lord of animals'. PS: Love Crash Course. :)

@rishabgaur643 6 жыл бұрын

The stamp may depicts lord shiva in yoga asana (this yoga asana is taught in india as "PADMAASANA" The animals usually depicts the devine bond living peacefully together As lord shiva is considered creator of universe ,he is also cosidered lord of animals as he is some times reffered as Pashupati nath "Pashu" means animal and "Nath" means lord There is a temple in india /Nepal called "pashupati Nath" temple dedicated to lord shiva Shiva is considered the first YOGI inventor of yoga The posture on the stamp may be a yoga posture which we practice for improving Chakra U can also see shiva in famous NATRAJ posture , dancing for creation of universe widely discussed and known in HINDUISM text and india and rest of the world

@daniyalk713 6 жыл бұрын

Hinduism didn't exited back then it came with the people who came in the region later on so it's not a hindu god afterall

@chironbrar3354 6 жыл бұрын

daniyal k yes but they also incorporated a lot of pre existing beliefs into Hinduism like this one

@cazek445 6 жыл бұрын

Jonty Roy motu pati

@DutchmanRumbling 6 жыл бұрын

Vedas are found from those places so they are considered Hindu Gods by archeologists.

@mashiurchowdhury5355 9 жыл бұрын

Its strange that we have gone to the moon and now not far from going to Mars. But strangest thing is that we have not yet decipher the Indus valley writings.

@mashiurchowdhury5355 8 жыл бұрын

so do I, I am planning to take history lessons at one of our UK universities.

@invina85 8 жыл бұрын

+Mashiur Chowdhury We need Rosetta Stone. The other option would be to keep digging! :)

@whateverittakes1673 8 жыл бұрын

+nillic It's just code. There are now computers powerful enough to determine a range of possibilities of what the texts could mean based on character appearance rates, commonalities in all human languages and so forth. If humans had language already when they left africa then all languages share certain semantic qualities. The key to the seals must be locked in those commonalities.

@hassanmuse6997 6 жыл бұрын

When you start studying a night before the exam

@rishitk 5 жыл бұрын

🤣😭

@chill_redditstories 5 жыл бұрын

Hassan Muse shh

@reshram4118 5 жыл бұрын

Omg same

@ccyid2507 4 жыл бұрын

hahahaha

@aireisparksfire8 4 жыл бұрын

What I'm doing right now XD

@superfire6463 4 жыл бұрын

“40th and final episode in this series” Me: **sees playlist with 42** this is going to be fun

@gensaikawakami341 8 жыл бұрын

what a beautiful morning, I sure am living in the decline of western civilization

@oliver_siegel 8 жыл бұрын

good one xD

@LongLongLists 8 жыл бұрын

Not really...

@sophiasardi6386 7 жыл бұрын

@jacobb5484 7 жыл бұрын

when you Look at non-Politicized facts we are actually living in the Best time to be alive. (in western civilization) We have almost constant Access to running water, Near equal sexual, racial, and religious equality. we even have constant access to mass of human information Making self education possible. Personal freedoms are flourishing and modern Medicine is saving Billions of lives world wide! Even with the upcoming american election and Britain leaving the European union, society has checks and balances to stop tyrants or total economic collapse. I dare you Name one time it would be better to be alive!

@akshayoswal7794 7 жыл бұрын

+Jacob B ancient Indus valley civilisation!

@liliamaguilar5143 4 жыл бұрын

“Why am a I alive?” *Well that was quick*

@sahilahmed5038 5 жыл бұрын

"Sarawati" river? It's "Saraswati!"

@ye7170 5 жыл бұрын

damn son I'm sorry not like we pronounce words different in different accents or languages

@jakesamuel5197 5 жыл бұрын

cut the americans some slack bhai

@dontkillmyvibe1433 4 жыл бұрын

@Ohm namah Shivay omg someone finally pointed this out! lmao good to know im still from the original indus valley civilization

@abhiprakash74999 4 жыл бұрын

@Ohm namah Shivay yeah ok. It was interesting but I don't really see how Jainism is connected to Indus valley civilization. The evidence is dodgy at best. Also I'm pretty sure Jainism emerged alongside Buddhism 3 or 4 centuries before 0 AD. It's possible they borrowed stuff from older religions and ppl have mistaken it as proof that Jainism is way older. Ur theory might be true. I'm not denying that , but there's scant evidence supporting it.

@abhiprakash74999 4 жыл бұрын

@Ohm namah Shivay the historicity of the first 22 thirtankaras is debated. They might very well be mythological fiction or ppl who lived at the same time. So while I agree Jainism might be an offshoot of an older religion . I doubt it's really that old. It's probably as different from the original IVC ( which we can't be sure of ) as Sikhism is from Judaism

@johng8837 7 жыл бұрын

I think the Indus were the first human civilization that grasped the idea of something beyond the material. I think it was a nation of philosophers and inventors who created a intellectual meritocracy. I think it was the first strive towards the most ideal nation as seen with the lack of emphasis on power (Less importance on temples and palaces) and emphasis of exchanging ideas and socially/morally healthy citizens (bath houses). What the US should've been.

@Neha71580 7 жыл бұрын

That too without any weapons. Genius!

@anshgandhi6919 7 жыл бұрын

They did make currency, though. The root of almost all modern day evils, the successor of the barter.

@tb3867 7 жыл бұрын

Ansh Gandhi if there was no currency, then baniyas like you wouldnt even function. So be thankful to IVC people atleast

@anshgandhi6919 7 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm sure we would have found ways to function..the basis of currency is still barter :) Do not be so butthurt my friend with a peculiar name, and also, not a baniya lol. IVC people were awesome definitely, but not everything is completely awesome

@tb3867 7 жыл бұрын

Ansh Gandhi no, barter system is distinct from money system. Without money evil baniya does not function. If you arent baniya what are you? Brahmn? Harijan? Bhil Adivasi?

@silentamarok7089 7 жыл бұрын

my husband watches these videos on his tablet in prison. he loves them. makes the time pass and gives him a good laugh.

@miguelcabreramartinez7834 5 жыл бұрын

In prison really??

@K0BYN 5 жыл бұрын

@@miguelcabreramartinez7834 what kind of rich white prison is he in that he gets a tablet...I'm not even in prison and I don't have a tablet

@Victoria-mt7or 5 жыл бұрын

love that tax goes towards prisoners having tablets and not kids in schools having them

@troyt1553 5 жыл бұрын

@sophiefilo16 5 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, I'm watching these videos in the hopes that my $100k debt will be worth it...

@mirrorflame1988 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Just wanted to add that there were many trade goods, one of the most important being Lapis Lazuli. There was a colony located about 900kms away from the main territory of the Indus Valley civilization which was constructed to control the Lapus Lazuli mines regionally. Also, they sold gold, silver, timber, animals (monkey too for some reason) to Mesopotmia. Also, the hypothesis is that they were a federation/republic instead of a monarchy or theocracy. They also didnt discriminate against Nomadic tribes and actually traded with them (also using them as transportation services to move goods!).

@dieporkidie 5 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure on how he came to the conclusion that the Harappans aren't the ancestors of modern India and Pakistan, many of the ancient Harappan deities are present in the Hindu pantheon on of gods. In fact it's widely accepted that the Dravidian race of people in India are the direct descendants based on genealogy. And Pakistan became Islamic around 700 AD after the Arab invasion of the Ummayuds, they're ancestors were largely either Hindu, Jain or Buddhists as evidenced by the numerous archeological sites.

@syedmashoodali7090 5 жыл бұрын

If Egyptian can feel proud on there Pyramids than why can't us ?? More than 85% of Egypt's population is muslims but there ancestors who created those pyramids were non muslims If you want to state that Pakistanis are mostly muslims therefore they can't claim this Indus civilization than you are totally wrong One more thing Indus was never be a part of ancient India This region (Pakistan) was known as Sindhu or Sindh the region beyond Sindh was called Hind Hind and Sindh were two different regions only at the time of british India it become a part of British India and now this state an official part of Pakistan

@varunpathak9677 5 жыл бұрын

Syed Mashood Ali hind and sindh are literally the same thing pronounced differently what are you on bro

@varunpathak9677 5 жыл бұрын

The entire territory of modern Pakistan, apart from most of Balochistan, has historically been a part of India, and that has nothing to do with hatefully created modern boundaries

@varunpathak9677 5 жыл бұрын

Syed Mashood Ali and who even said don’t feel pride about it - the Indus Valley civilisation is the shared pride of the entire Indian subcontinent, regardless of religion. So idk what you are going on about he said nothing which would provoke your response 😒

@workhardt2 4 жыл бұрын

Pakistani follow the narrative that their ancestors came from outside from the middle East and they suppressed the Hindus and ruled over them. In reality though most pakistanis were simply converted to islam. They are not from the Arab lands.

@TheKoopasArmy 9 жыл бұрын

I always watch this series while playing Civ 5.

@paul_chandler3082 9 жыл бұрын

Me too

@christianbeaupre7989 9 жыл бұрын

TheKoopasArmy I watch it while bathing in goats milk and watching the Fresh Prince of Belair on mute ;-)

@FSuixo 9 жыл бұрын

TheKoopasArmy Strange...I "watch" this playing Total War games

@lubu2960 8 жыл бұрын

+FSuixo me too. 77 hours in this FUCKING awesome cool game.

@swagmund_freud6669 8 жыл бұрын

+TheKoopasArmy I was playing Civ: BE but pretty close.

@CamillaBalestran 10 жыл бұрын

Learned more from John in 20 min than from my history teacher in half a year.. Seriously, thank you Crash Course, without you I would have failed

@TripSeibold 4 жыл бұрын

Hi John Green, My 5 and 1/2 year old daughter watched this video. Her first video of yours to see. She says thank you for allowing us to learn and watch. She liked the Indus valley art you showed. She liked your magic and presentation style. We had to slow down the video speed to 85 percent because you speak English very fast (she's bilingual). We're almost certain to be watching more of your videos in the future for her history lessons. We hope that you're staying healthy and safe in these interesting and challenging times. I wish you and your family prosperous, long lives, Trip Seibold

@waywardwaffle 4 жыл бұрын

I have to watch these for my AP class. Never have I been more excited to watch a series of 10 minute long history videos

@serioushamster 8 жыл бұрын

The Indus Valley people had a drainage system,something the Europeans didnt get till the 1800s.How did such an advanced people die out so easily?

@rigormortis6481 8 жыл бұрын

+serioushamster well, it wasn't "so easily". The time frame between the "mature" Harappan phase and the late Harappan phase (when the civilization started to decline ) was over a period of a 1000 years or even more. As mentioned in the video, the cause is hotly debated, but in my opinion and research, it was due to the shifting of the main course of the Indus River, which lead to the drying of major tributaries in the system, such as the much fabled Saraswati river, the remnants of which is now believed to be the dry river bed of Ghaggar-Hakra.

@varunsharma1995 6 жыл бұрын

the recent published research shows it was as old as 8000 year old.. i think they survived quite a good time

@valhallandeeda 6 жыл бұрын

Mesopotamian did it too 🤗

@doloresumbridge3801 6 жыл бұрын

serioushamster They survived for so long , I think they made a long lasting legacy

@doloresumbridge3801 6 жыл бұрын

serioushamster They survived for hundreds - a thousand years so they actually last for a long time

@justinamswta9821 8 жыл бұрын

Is anyone here just because they like history? Lol.

@navyachintaman1614 8 жыл бұрын

+justin mcconnell ME!

@inpursuitofnirvana6330 8 жыл бұрын

+justin mcconnell Me too, but I doubt what he's teaching is accurate enough ........ofcourse with history you can't be 100% accurate

@berryblossom9322 8 жыл бұрын

BAHAHAHA nope, i have a midterm

@catscats4427 8 жыл бұрын

@Raptor_Ren 8 жыл бұрын

+inPursuit ofNirvana This series is a good starting point to figure out what sections of history you find more interesting.

@-pluto-5960 5 жыл бұрын

Honestly, we watched this in class today, and I feel like I’m the only one who followed because I’m the only one who raised their hand. Idk why, but I never spaced out during this entire thing, and I was so proud of myself. The first lecture I’ve ever had in which I didn’t space out.

@strong_simplenurturing9983 4 жыл бұрын

These are so hilarious and fun to watch! We just finished watching this over breakfast. Thanks for the humor and the good information.

@bassistdakota 10 жыл бұрын

You guys are all great. Love that you offer this very important information for free. Information that a lot of people don't know in this age. Your doing the world a great service. Thank you

@morganfroebel3886 8 жыл бұрын

I'm home schooled and I find these to be a great source of information on very interesting subjects. Thanks CrashCourse! p.s I spend way too much time watching you're videos...

@marekkamyk5518 10 ай бұрын

I got this channel 11 years to late. Thank You for all of your work. Loving it!

@sparshtyagi8497 5 жыл бұрын

Its such an intellectual pleasure to listen to your videos. Great job John.

@amandaswanberg444 6 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love these videos! Both the science and history crash courses are intriguing and fun! Thank y'all so much!

@siddharthshankar4178 7 жыл бұрын

The dude sitting with the animals in a Yoga pose is called the "Proto-Shiva", one of the earliest representations of Hindu God Shiva. Therefore it is not true to say that Indus Valley people had nothing to do with Hinduism ,since both Shiva and Yoga belong to the Hindu tradition. There is other evidence like the "Mother-Goddess", "The Bull" that also show a link with Hinduism. I enjoyed the video nonetheless.

@cybersteppedweller4646 7 жыл бұрын

Bull is said to b the ride of god shiva

@siddharthshankar4178 7 жыл бұрын

+Blue Stars What's wrong with Pakistanis. you guys always sound so illiterate. You just showed that you have never seen any Renaissance art, never read a history textbook. I don't want to get into an argument with an illiterate person and ruin the comments section. Have a good day.

@bluestars333 7 жыл бұрын

+Siddharth Shankar... Don't be stupid. We have better literacy rate then India as well toilets. It is India who is short of toilets due to which 500 millions Indians hug in open. Don't get personal.. I wrote the historic facts which should not be manipulated by religious extremist in India who killed the Ghandi (founding father of India).

@siddharthshankar4178 7 жыл бұрын

This is why I say most Pakistani people are illiterate. Zia destroyed you guys. Literacy rate in Pakistan is 56%, in India it is 72%. Also, Pakistan has the highest proportion of out of school children in Asia at 58%, in India that number is less than 2% .Therefore that gap will only get wider. India also has better Per capita income, produces more PHDs in one year than Pakistan has produced since independence. Pakistanis should be the last people in the world to lecture anyone about religious extremism, remember OBL? Anyways, I am not saying all this to gloat over the fact that we are "superior", afterall we don't chose the country that we are born in. It's just that it is so disappointing that an entire population has become bereft of any critical thinking faculties due to religious brainwashing I accept that expecting correct information from an illiterate person is itself paradoxical.

@kennettparamban3896 7 жыл бұрын

Calm down

@chan2182 5 жыл бұрын

A mistake to associate the caste system / four varnas with the Great Bath at Mohenjo Daro. The four varnas came much later, starting around 100 CE, and to begin with among the Central Asian / Indo-European / Vedic people. You may like reading Early Indians (2018) by Tony Joseph. Also, since Vedic Hinduism itself came after or at best, towards the end of the Indus Valley civilisation, it's incorrect to appropriate the person in the seal as Pashupati, as some of the commenters are doing. At best, Shiva or Pashupati could be an invention of Vedic Hinduism under the influence of earlier Harappan beliefs.

@shubhamdubey9561 4 жыл бұрын

At best you can comment or think whatever you want but that person is Shiva and whole Harappan civilization was vedic Hindu civilization

@ishubetterthanyou1582 4 жыл бұрын

I think Shiva was an old Local God in the region with Shakti/The Goddess and a few others. We are sure that Devas and Asuras came from the Iranians and all these merged with the Local culture(or what remained of it) to form the Vedic culture. Shiva, especially is not relevent in Early Vedas, but used as a figure to basically get the Locals to accept this new religion.

@ishubetterthanyou1582 4 жыл бұрын

@@shubhamdubey9561 They didn't even have anything related to Vedas and we found absolutely zero Gods that were worshiped at that time. Shiva is the only one we are doubtful of as an Old God.

@shubhamdubey9561 4 жыл бұрын

@@ishubetterthanyou1582 only fools likey you are sure theirs no evidence

@shubhamdubey9561 4 жыл бұрын

@@ishubetterthanyou1582 don't tell me what they found , we are not blind

@gyanwanggyantaba2701 5 жыл бұрын

So interesting and knowledgeable. You guys are doing a great job. Appreciate it! :)

@ElizaGabitoH 8 жыл бұрын

when ur apwh test is in 7 days and you forgot everything before 1914

@xenomrf 8 жыл бұрын

same

@UltimategamerTim 8 жыл бұрын

Same

@sexychickens4515 8 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@sexychickens4515 8 жыл бұрын

Same lol

@pojo7649 8 жыл бұрын

SAAAMMMMEEE

@historyfreak12345677 10 жыл бұрын

John Green teaching about the Indes Valley civilization and giving relationship advice in the same breath? I love Crash Course!

@makeanimpact_ 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this informational video!

@seafoxx777 4 жыл бұрын

I’m so jealous of everyone commenting that they’re watching this for a test. When I went to school (in the 90s-00s... at a super tiny school), we were barely taught any history. I’m so happy content like this is available to more people!!

@kaylacarvalho5431 8 жыл бұрын

Good luck to everyone taking the ap test tomorrow too, +Andrew Shelton same!

@ze62948 10 жыл бұрын

I don t even have history anymore,just watching this because it s interesting

@yashnanda6413 5 жыл бұрын

Oh John!! you're hilarious!! This was so much fun to watch and I learnt so much from you...Great job man🤘

@charleyconners6213 4 жыл бұрын

This vid was super helpful. Thank you.

@sackclothandashes998 8 жыл бұрын

Shoutout to everyone who is studying for the WHAP test tomorrow. You're doing great!

@lessc1281 8 жыл бұрын

+SACKCLOTHANDASHES thanks

@courtneyjones5196 8 жыл бұрын

I hope one day archeologists learn more about the Indus Valley and how it collasped.

@lafregaste 5 жыл бұрын

Your sarcasm is everything... Love the way you teach

@mathewnadworny7625 5 жыл бұрын

RE watching this makes me realize how much I miss this series

@yashirisantiago88 7 жыл бұрын

AP test on thurday, watching this whole playlist to jog up my memory.

@dushyantparkhi 9 жыл бұрын

Hi John, could you do a crash course on ancient South Indian History? That would be great!

@billycohenn_6362 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info I needed this for my school assesmant

@afterthesmash 5 жыл бұрын

I just can't believe how good this is for a 2nd episode. The drive by fruitings of Indianapolis and Houston are the cherries on top.

@Prototypepwns1998 10 жыл бұрын

Is it bad that i'm only watching the whole world history playlist to study for the AP Exam

@areisspartan 10 жыл бұрын

nope i am too :D

@milton355 10 жыл бұрын

me too

@nicholaspalmer7068 10 жыл бұрын

me too

@YureiSkye 10 жыл бұрын

ditto

@gothsunshine7447 10 жыл бұрын

same..

@undergroundskeptic2916 8 жыл бұрын

Am I really the only one who's watching the World History series to understand history and not for tests? Anyone? Okay.

@_Booker_DeWitt 8 жыл бұрын

I find the history of our species to be inherently interesting. How can people not be interested in where we came from and how we got here? Seems like most are just looking to ace a test and move on.

@6023barath 8 жыл бұрын

I'm doing it as well for the same reason. (Ok, to be honest, I'm doing it to be good in quizzes as well :P ) Booker DeWitt Human history is fascinating and makes me want to become an archaeologist.

@lolololilucy 8 жыл бұрын

lol same here!

@jassmeenem3893 7 жыл бұрын

youre not the only one bb

@sophiasardi6386 7 жыл бұрын

@amalieannakulhankova7581 4 жыл бұрын

I wish all the teachers were as cool as your videos. I would not have that hard time learning for my exams because I would actually remember something from their lessons.

@carolinerietz 5 жыл бұрын

“The Fault In Our Stars” is my favorite book of all time!

@Aayushman_Yen 5 жыл бұрын

Mine too but film too

@circusmonkey28 9 жыл бұрын

The way John talks to his "past me" is both a good, funny, entertaining bit and very relatable. I too berate my past me for his mistakes.

@jkcyriac23 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your series, I stumbled upon them one day and have been watching one episode with every breakfast. I'm of Indian origin, and I would like to know more about the Indus valley civilization and why the indians of today aren't considered descendants of the Indus valley civilization.

@Pooua 10 жыл бұрын

Aviram Bhalla-Levine FWIW, his presentation is pretty much what I remember from high school, back in the mid-'80s. I may have forgotten that we can't read their writing.

@varunphartyal9048 10 жыл бұрын

man ar u living in america , i live in india what is ur name bro ?

@2828jordan 10 жыл бұрын

The history known today have been written mainly by the European Generals who ruled India and you guessed it, they have written it in a biased manner to show their supremacy over the natives. The say vedas and sanskrit have come from Aryans. This Aryan invasion has already been debunked. You dont find Sanskrit texts any where else in the world except India. Most the of the history written about our country is totally distorted.

@CibsonCharles 10 жыл бұрын

2828jordan Spot on! The British historians wanted to believe that the native Indians were barbaric and it was the European aryans who came and civilized Indians. But that is clearly proved wrong by the discovery of Harappa and Mohenjadaro. Clearly the Indus valley civilization was far more advanced than the Europeans of later centuries. It would be stupid to believe that Caucasians came and dominated the natives of the Indus valley civilization. It is sad that some Indians still believe in this falsehood of "Aryans" and "Dravidians" and remain divided.

@Pooua 10 жыл бұрын

Cibson Charles Greeks were debating logic for centuries when the Romans were still living in caves, but the inferior Roman culture defeated the superior Greek culture. Your superior mind is no match for our advanced weapons. It is now believed that climate change and decline in trade from the West brought about the decline of the Indus Valley Civilization. Regardless of the cause, though, Caucasians moved into India in the Indo-Aryan migrations at the end of the Indus Valley civilization.

@jamesjames4204 5 жыл бұрын

Good luck to everyone taking the AP exam 😄 I’m getting a 2 and being killed by my parents

@anthonytheasian5713 5 жыл бұрын

Same here! They payed for my $94 test and now im bout to fail it.

@richardrages1072 5 жыл бұрын

we got it in like 3 days this is the cram study

@briannasteier3405 5 жыл бұрын

Im getting a 1, i gave up, but Im gonna tell my parents that a 1 means I’m number one in the state

@DeltaBun 5 жыл бұрын

@@briannasteier3405 ima say that's not gonna end up too well once she searches up the scoring guide for the ap test xD

@jamesjames4204 5 жыл бұрын

Brandon Grigsby AHHH

@BelieberSmiler07 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is amazing. This made history much easier for me.

@mayahunter1185 9 жыл бұрын

Desperately trying not to fail my AP World exam tomorrow

@tokimonkey2417 9 жыл бұрын

Maya Hunter Who cares? Stop polluting the internet unless you have something important to say/add to the video.

@zochbuppet448 8 жыл бұрын

Maya Hunter Good luck because you're not going to get much info from these videos

@fluttershyfuntv7113 8 жыл бұрын

+Zoch Buppet or maybe you are lazy to learn couse i learned alot oh sorry just trying to be assertive..

@lauramarquez7044 8 жыл бұрын

Would of enjoyed this more if it wasn't my homework...

@bastiondon 8 жыл бұрын

That shouldn't stop you from enjoying it, I died at the open letter " the moist mystery of mojenjo daro" "the wet wonder"

@kennedyhawkins4939 8 жыл бұрын

Same here! But I still like it

@competitivegamingpakistan 5 жыл бұрын

Hmm, I live in Pakistan myself and to think that we had one of the oldest civilizations here is pretty cool. The historical sites around here are poorly managed as far as I know. I think it should be looked after. :(

@Nk-fu1yn 4 жыл бұрын

Oldest civilization built by hindus ,not muslims . Mughals invaded and destroyed most of em. Harappa mihanjodaro have nothing to do with islamic Pakistan.

@fridaynight9400 4 жыл бұрын

Tumre desh ka tab zanmhi nahu huwa tha

@competitivegamingpakistan 4 жыл бұрын

@@fridaynight9400 kya nahi hua tha?

@competitivegamingpakistan 4 жыл бұрын

@@Nk-fu1yn Back then, I don't think they followed the religions we have today.

@competitivegamingpakistan 4 жыл бұрын

@Devesh Gupta That's actually very interesting! I still feel nice for them having been here. :) I hope the Pakistani government can start caring for the historical sites here, honestly, because they do add value to the nation.

@felipe4392 4 жыл бұрын

i'm here just to practice my english and i'm really enjoying it! congratulations for the videos, it's really really good!

@barrys9842 8 жыл бұрын

Trying to figure out how to watch all of these videos before tomorrow

@deltanoodles1975 8 жыл бұрын

Too late, but next time try watching 2 at a time at 1.5x speed.

@anandkrishnan72 8 жыл бұрын

ooshi me

@argsy 6 жыл бұрын

SAMEEE

@Ashborn_3 6 жыл бұрын

haha nice one

@cavewallmedia 7 жыл бұрын

Individual lives (ours) are so short. . . It is interesting "experiencing" other peoples' situations over longer (generations) time-scales. . . fascinating. . . thanks for vids, great info.

@srikala3942 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you crash course for making these videos because they are helpful for cramming for tests

@boddlecaps2316 5 жыл бұрын

These videos are seriously getting me through midterms Thank the world for the Greens and crash course

@aliquraishi3525 4 жыл бұрын

Indus Valley Civilization area correspondent to modern Pakistan. We are very proud of achievements of our ancestors.

@zoro2266 4 жыл бұрын

Then why your name is quraishi, go back to arabia

@greaterbharat4175 4 жыл бұрын

@Shahzeb Ali their is a thing which is called dna and gene , and genetic research of indus skeleton are related to Indian and Pakistani are to only punjabi people

@aaronwindham6065 3 ай бұрын

This was the peak learning experince

@chandrapratapsinghchauhan5471 5 жыл бұрын

good job bro....... amazing series keep it up

@MattJohno2 6 жыл бұрын

I don't even go to school anymore, but I'm learning much more than if I did!

@anisa7591 5 жыл бұрын

I'm getting ready for the Exam anybody else?

@ClashGaming-td7bp 5 жыл бұрын

yep, just watching all of these to help me

@PUGG5Y1 5 жыл бұрын

Clash Gaming - Haha same, welcome to the club. Good luck on your exam, you will do better than you think!

@ClashGaming-td7bp 5 жыл бұрын

ForPugsSake THANKS!!!!

@PUGG5Y1 5 жыл бұрын

Clash Gaming - No problem! Shoot for a 3, but if you keep at your studies, a 4 is totally possible!

@ClashGaming-td7bp 5 жыл бұрын

ForPugsSake definitely! 😁

@0megaTV 9 жыл бұрын

In North Korea and Sudan people don't have enough to eat and here you are using 2 cameras to make just 1 video.

@coolgirlrocks100 9 жыл бұрын

@0megaTV 9 жыл бұрын

and your comment did not make any sense to me either. sorry..LOL..btw my comment was just a joke.

@johnholbrook6903 9 жыл бұрын

You need to improve the quality of jokes you make. The comment you made was about 90 percent troll. If trolling was the intent of this post please don't do it on a channel that is informative, troll skydoesminecraft of something. This channel is not the place.

@0megaTV 9 жыл бұрын

wow troll police...fuck you pig

@0xJamica0x 9 жыл бұрын

And here you are using some kind of expensive device to watch youtube when a lot of people lack enough food and water...

@taylora7397 Жыл бұрын

you just taught me more than my lesson i did in school today, thank you!

@hollyobrien1235 6 жыл бұрын

this channel is awesome keep doing what u do! :3

@PoiBreaker 8 жыл бұрын

My God, this channel is brilliant from episode 1!

@inspiringer6418 5 жыл бұрын

So my grandmother happens to come from this state called Sindh which was India and now Pakistan. I was just curious because they are in a similar location...

@mufengmu Жыл бұрын

thanks for the video，i love it😃

@katherinebonsol6854 5 жыл бұрын

I love your videos, thank you!

@KathrynsWorldWildfireTracking 8 жыл бұрын

What!? I found this particular episode to be very disappointing. *How can you talk about Mohenjo Daro: Without explaining that it means City of the Dead?* It's one of the spookiest, most frightening places on Earth. Archeologists were creeped out about it from Day One. *Skeletons were found piled high in the corners in house after house, in street after street! We know exactly why Mohenjo Daro collapsed: *Nearly everyone there suddenly died!* Why they died, is what we don't know. How a nearly perfect, incredibly advanced civilization can suddenly be wiped off the face of the Earth in a day: Is a terrifying mystery. One of the greatest mysteries of the world. Yet so much time is spent talking about their baths??

@nerdwithacam 8 жыл бұрын

+Kathryn Davidson English Translation for the Sindhi word "Mohen-jo-Daro" is Mount* of The Dead to be precise.

@navneetsingh3967 8 жыл бұрын

can you suggest some unbiased documentaries or books about Indus Valley civilization???

@3wGaming 8 жыл бұрын

They should have used all 9 minutes to talk about the wet wonder!

@shazidulislam9286 8 жыл бұрын

+Kathryn Davidson May be they were worshiping satan and God's wrath came.........

@whitneyhouston3045 8 жыл бұрын

+Shazid Dihan Truly possible. Lol.

@brycefergusson8573 8 жыл бұрын

I have to say, John Green, that although I love all Crash Course playlists, I feel that this one trumps all in a variety of ways. Even the US history, if only by a nose. Cheers. May the mongols forever smile upon your mongol-tages.

@karenmann4825 Жыл бұрын

Such a fantastic channel!!!!

@AbhipshaSahuCoPrezIOFA 6 жыл бұрын

These videos are far more interesting than my textbook so thank you!

@alyanmeraj 8 жыл бұрын

I've seen the Mohenjo Daro, Harappa, Taxila, and the silk route :D All in Pakistan

@right_behindyou7351 6 жыл бұрын

Backthter And Indians love taking credit for it just because some foriegners named a multi-ethnic land with different people as "India". LOL.

@Sanatani_kattar 6 жыл бұрын

RightBehind You no the people of indus valley was indian thats why okk...what about pashupati and yoge posture bulls found in indus valley..? They are related to hindusium plz this is indian civilisation not Pakistan

@Sanatani_kattar 6 жыл бұрын

Backthter taxila and taxila university is made by hindus not muslims okk and the hindus are living in India

@sajid9576 9 жыл бұрын

Maybe the man between the tiger and buffalo carving seal thingy was a seal to show there peace.

@zabinitro 9 жыл бұрын

Sajid Djunaedy Maybe , as that looks familiar to the usual representation of Hindu god,Shiva with his pet Bull and his Wife Parvati with her Tiger.It symbolizes the idea that the predator (Tiger) needs to feed on the Bull and its the predators hunger which causes violence . Humans need to outgrow hunger (metaphor of desire) to avoid violence. Again its just a metaphor as those were the days many ideas were communicated via images/Idols or Vedas (means verbal)

@umairiqbal5172 9 жыл бұрын

That's what I was thinking,but the Harappan sites used to praise Lord shiva as many seals contain evidence of it

@douglasferne4493 9 жыл бұрын

Sajid Djunaedy ok, here a thought: the Indus valley civ is the man, and Mesopotamian civ is the bull, and some further asian civ is the tiger? If things were so organized and peaceful for the people of the indus civ it stands to reason that it's place might be to hold apart or hold at peace two conflicting civs?

@brijeshshah3543 9 жыл бұрын

Sajid Djunaedy it is lord shiva on the seal

@ShashankShukla24 9 жыл бұрын

Natsu Dragneel They have discovered shiv lings in those sites..

@apewithadrum4084 Жыл бұрын

“What a beautiful morning I sure am living at the height of Egyptian civilization” 😂😂😂😂

@kermithealthline5652 6 жыл бұрын

John your books are amazing your movies are amazing now you made history amazing

@blueberet7272 5 жыл бұрын

Indus valley civilization started in present day Pakistan, great to know about their history

@atiqaahmed8683 4 жыл бұрын

"India " is an artficial country which never existed.india,means land of the indus.the indus river doesnt even flow in modern "india",so this country has no clsim in this name or history