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Expansion and Consequences: Crash Course European History
European exploration had a lot of side effects. When the Old World and the New World began to interact, people, wealth, food, animals, and disease began to flow in both directions. In the New World, countless millions were killed by...
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The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about the changes wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by exploring the totally awesome history book "The Columbian Exchange" by Alfred Cosby, Jr. After Columbus...
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Why is There Uneven Access to Food? Crash Course Geography
Food insecurity, or the lack of access to enough nutritious food, is a complex problem. In the 21st century, even with all of our advances in technology, access to food is still uneven. Today we're going to look at the diffusion of food...
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The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course History of Science
Over the last four episodes, we’ve examined some of the stories that make up the idea of a “revolution” in knowledge-making in Europe. But we can’t understand this idea fully, without unpacking another one—the so called Age of...
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The Columbian Exchange Crash Course World History
In which John Green teaches you about the changes wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by exploring the totally awesome history book "The Columbian Exchange" by Alfred Cosby, Jr. After Columbus...
Hip Hughes History
The Columbian Exchange
Explore the effects of Columbus and the Columbian Exchange, which will change the future of both the new and old worlds.
Hip Hughes History
World Economic Systems in About Twenty Minutes
HipHughes hops through the essentials of Capitalism and Communism.
Crash Course
Crash Course World History #23: The Columbian Exchange
In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about the changes wrought by contact between the Old World and the New. John does this by exploring the totally awesome history book "The Columbian Exchange" by Alfred Cosby, Jr. After...
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Crash Course Sociology #28: Theories of Global Stratification
This episode discusses two theories of global stratification. First, we'll go over the modernization theory and Walt Rostow's Four Stages of Modernization. Next, we'll explain dependency theory, the legacy of colonialism, and Immanuel...
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Crash Course History of Science #16: The Columbian Exchange
Revolution in Europe during the 1400s through the 1700s came in many forms - political, cultural, religious, and scientific. But we can't fully understand this idea without "exploring" another one - the so-called Age of Exploration. This...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1491 1607: The Columbian Exchange
Columbus's voyage connected the Americas, Europe, and Africa in a web of exchange that transformed the environments of the Old World and the New World. [9:16]