Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16

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In which John Green teaches you about Sub-Saharan Africa! So, what exactly was going on there? It turns out, it was a lot of trade, converting to Islam, visits from Ibn Battuta, trade, beautiful women, trade, some impressive architecture, and several empires. John not only covers the West African Malian Empire, which is the one Mansa Musa ruled, but he also discusses the Ghanian Empire and even gets over to East Africa as well to discuss the trade-based city-states of Mogadishu, Mombasa, and Zanzibar. In addition to all this, John considers emigrating to Canada.
Chapters:
Introduction: African History 00:00
King Mansa Musa of Mali 1:22
Mali, the Berbers, and the Islamization of West Africa 3:23
An Open Letter to Ibn Battula 5:29
The End of the Malian Empire 6:17
The Swahili Civilizations of Eastern Africa 6:55
Credits 9:56
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Комментарии : 7 тыс.

@SvenniTayivek 7 лет назад

It's quite refreshing to see something about African history that isn't just ancient Egypt, then thousands of years of nothing, then European slave trade and colonization.

@collinhenry12 4 года назад

I like what you said that African history is not just about ancient Egypt and many thousands of years until the slave trade. We did have history which is older then European history including written history was around many centuries before the Greeks know how to write.

@ish562 4 года назад

That is what happens when your history is controlled by Eurocentrism.

@sgtjohnson49 4 года назад

Eastern Africa was a huge trading region in the Islamic World, and West Africa had multiple large Kingdoms. Not to mention the Nubians who harassed and then conquered ancient Egypt and the Ethiopians who are one of the most ancient and continuous Christian nations in world history

@natemup 4 года назад

@@sgtjohnson49 The Nubians were also historically Christian, even before the Ethiopians.

@sgtjohnson49 4 года назад

@@natemup I did not know that, fascinating

@morgangardner9035 10 лет назад

Words cannot explain how happy this makes me! In school, very rarely do teachers talk about African history, creating an assumption that Africa is and has always been backwards and not worth studying. African culture and history is fascinating, sophisticated and very deserving of recognition.

@Bunfire123 9 лет назад

So true!!!

@tshepomatabane5823 9 лет назад

Bunfire123 morgan in sauth africa we have anciant mapumbupe the pride of ppl

@morgangardner9035 9 лет назад

Nykola Phillipi and our tradition of circumcising our children is any better? Right.Go troll on someone else's post, please.

@bookdream 9 лет назад

Nykola Phillipi Wow what a stupid comment... Incredible

@Freadauk 9 лет назад

Nykola Phillipi So? No one criticizes Jewish when they circumcise so don't criticize us.

@emilyflores2243 4 года назад

"You think oral tradition is uncivilized yet here you are listening to me TALK!!" lmao

@diacsquad1117 4 года назад

Wait til you learn about maritime exploration

@daewolfo94 7 лет назад

"The King of Mali is so rich that he's going on tour to let everyone know. "Wow that guy's rich" everyone said"

@neeks7046 6 лет назад

With everyone talking about how they never heard of this, I gotta say, thank you so much Mrs. Smith for teaching AP World and letting us understand that Europe isn’t the center of everything.

@KidJapan44 9 лет назад

No racist comments what?! Is this RU-vid..... All jokes aside its refreshing to not see racist comments

@tommytucker5464 9 лет назад

Not the type of channel that attracts "click bait racists"

@bobbobington3194 9 лет назад

Ok then, I'll start. There are less racist comments than *racial stereotype of black people*

@fa11234 9 лет назад

That's because this is a channel that attracts smart level headed people, racists people are not those kind of people.

@gtrue7530 9 лет назад

Yes indeed!

@ENDOFANAGEMUSIC 9 лет назад

New Pac I heard the Mediterranean looks like a bowl of CocoPops this week :/

@raspberryalya7496 5 лет назад

I love how self-aware this show is with regards to eurocentrism of history!

@larry64161 5 лет назад

Cnt believe I had been brainwashed. This history is more interesting than most of the stuff in high school

@arberor4597 4 года назад

@Larry Mandaville More interesting? A guy took a pilgrimage to Mecca? What part was interesting?

@khephra1 4 года назад

I agree. Even college level history omits this information.

@arberor4597 4 года назад

@Khephra Why would we learn about this?

@khephra1 4 года назад

@Arberor to each his own

@arberor4597 4 года назад

@Khephra I’m assuming you live in the west so how has the Mali empire influenced history in the west?

@disarmyouwitha 8 лет назад

Mansa Musa.. making it rain all the way to Mecca. xD

@kikilicious99 6 лет назад

disarmyouwith a I was thinking the same thing!😊

@kkngenomesho7744 5 лет назад

Legit

@michaelbutler5775 5 лет назад

@@cocopus bad words.

@ameyas7726 5 лет назад

I'll believe it once I see his tax returns, which are probably as elusive as Donald Trump's tax returns..

@imaginareality 8 лет назад

Can't believe that we didn't learn any of this in history class. Africa was just completely left out (except for a little bit about colonies) and so was the arab region (I don't know how to call it). German schools should seriously revise their curriculum.

@13ritalove 8 лет назад

even in America they barely talked about africa in schools if at all

@umai21 8 лет назад

+13ritalove maybe because the only connection between america and africa is slavery....

@jamretro1336 8 лет назад

+TuTOk Not really.

@jamretro1336 8 лет назад

Nah.

@imaginareality 8 лет назад

***** Thanks :-) In german we usually call it "near east" and I didn't know how to translate that correctly.

@lightningfletch5598 7 лет назад

0:01. RIP guy standing on the world.

@cortneybolt7074 7 лет назад

LightningFletch dude I didn't even see that!!

@forzaa867 7 лет назад

I was wondering what that cheering was kma

@crazymangoz9583 7 лет назад

LightningFletch lol

@redacted5035 5 лет назад

So racist

@ismailmustafa5068 5 лет назад

@@redacted5035 🤦‍♂️

@wardjones2261 8 лет назад

All of these young people who like history. Great!

@AlbionSupreme 8 лет назад

Showing you don't have to be history to enjoy it

@insiadurrani9793 8 лет назад

+goforit666 bruh

@johnchurchilldizon7508 7 лет назад

Bruh. There are smart people's out there who likes history.

@derekgreaves165 7 лет назад

DR. JAGER MEISTE

@crunchypeach 5 лет назад

all of these young people who like good grades

@samatarh5852 9 лет назад

Wow a video with Islam in it and the comments aren't so bad....I'm impressed guys

@beestonpalani07 9 лет назад

hahhahahha. thank you.

@EcompGames 9 лет назад

Please, any video that even mentions Christianity gets a thousand times more hate than any video with Islam in it.

@aaroncow1824 9 лет назад

Because it has a few thousand more people. XD

@aaroncow1824 9 лет назад

Also , racism is dead.

@Chuschannel 9 лет назад

EcompGames Yeah right.

@JoStylin 9 лет назад

Actually, this story is not a myth, this is very true. His name was Musa Keita. 'Mansa' just means King. Mansa Musa still has descendants that are alive today. Their is a singer called Salif Keita who is a direct descendant. Oh and the gold is still there, mainly in modern day Ghana (which was also part of the Mali Empire) and the Chinese are setting up illegal mines to get it.

@BigAl1234567AlBig 9 лет назад

Soon we will have to call Ghana New China

@katiekim6535 9 лет назад

It is true that it's not a myth, but like everything else in history, we can't say for sure what we have learnt about it is 100% true or accurate.

@parisjej 9 лет назад

Iioiiiiiuu

@Chuschannel 9 лет назад

Lotta Ghanaian chicks and Chinese guys making some babies with each other there too I have read.

@lewhossofdoom 9 лет назад

Salif Keita is a phenomenal singer and artist!

@mrmister1657 4 года назад

I wish Most of Africa had written the history down, it makes me mad that so much of our stuff had been lost

@RomeDCarlo 4 года назад

true but remember Europeans burned all of the Mayan books so there's always a way to remove a culture's history if you are devious and willing enough to pursue it

@thebridge5483 4 года назад

RomeDCarlo yep

@arberor4597 4 года назад

@RomeDCarlo a large amount of Mayan history is still preserved in the form of monuments. Mexico is home to countless structures such as the the Chichen itza, teotihuacan, Uxmal etc Furthermore written records exist in the form of European written records about the cities and cultures they encountered in the new world.

@TheLegendSpeaker 4 года назад

@@RomeDCarlo Same with Mongols and Islamic Civilisation, they burned down books and knowledge. All Lost

@jzefeirlan8165 7 лет назад

A video about Africa, black with Islam in it and the comments aren't so bad

@danieldavis162 7 лет назад

Haha I thought the same thing. Weird. Maybe they were deleted.

@dalitsobanda1032 7 лет назад

Jzef Eirlan hahahahahaha! So true

@peakjvs4967 4 года назад

That's because there is too much truth in this video for them to come up with lies.

@3-Kashmir 4 года назад

I don't think they've found this side of RU-vid yet... .... and I don't think it'd be in there recommendations 😂😂😂

@ChibiRiku 4 года назад

I know! I'm Muslim and I am thoroughly surprised Who' da thought Crash Course viewers are kind-hearted lol thx

@railz1510 7 лет назад

i think you forgot to mention that mansa musa was the richest man to walk the earth

@Stevenbfg 7 лет назад

You can't prove he was. Since historical wealth can't be properly measured.

@343bola4 7 лет назад

Monica Rae False, Bill gates only has $80 billion

@Usernameemanr 7 лет назад

i just dont understand why white people refuse to acknowledge anything positive associated with blacks and africans. They stile aftican history and inserted themselves.

@hasshamhabib2068 7 лет назад

Kelsey C You can't just say *White People are ignorant* I can say that the same about you in regards of the Zhou Dynasty -1/7/16

@theunclethatdoesnttouchyou 7 лет назад

I don't think it's relevant to say he was the richest man ever. True, he was, but the wealth was mentioned in this video as a means to introduce peoples' interest in him and his land. Stating that he was the wealthiest man ever wouldn't quite contribute to the video overall.

@alsyrriad 8 лет назад

If only we learned this much about Africa in schools. In almost every one I went to, it was all Europe this, Europe that, and I am getting tired of Europe.

@MsStormcrow 8 лет назад

+Dylan Sepasyar I learned about more than just Europe, but it was mostly about Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, etc.. Never anything from the rest of Africa. Which is a damn shame. India was also left out. Never learned anything about India or Africa outside of Egypt when I was in school. Yet every damn year they taught us about the Inuit. I'm Canadian & for some reason that means you have to learn about the Inuit.. a lot. You'd think they'd teach us about the Inuit, then move on to Africa or India, but no. SMH.

@alsyrriad 8 лет назад

Lori Burnip For real

@youthmember9981 6 лет назад

Dylan Sepasyar because in recent history it isn't that important

@WilliamGarrow 6 лет назад

Youth Member But history isn't just recent history. And certain places in Africa were important during the ancient and middle ages.

@ProtoStar120 8 лет назад

Do more African based history lessons!!

@stickmannatiion390 8 лет назад

Plus, no slavery Dude.

@__-wc5zn 5 лет назад

@@stickmannatiion390 I know this comment is 3 years old, but slavery is part of history and should be told.

@lolcox1527 5 лет назад

@@joly8997 Mansa Musa was mostly rich because he inherited a very large number of slaves. Africa hasn't even stopped slavery it still goes on there today.

@anonymousontheinternet4486 5 лет назад

@@lolcox1527 that is bulsshit. Mansa Musa was rich because Mali empire controlled important trade routes between North Africa and the West African interior. The empire also captured areas with gold mines. I agree there was a trade in slaves, but this was a smaller part of a larger trade.

@lolcox1527 5 лет назад

@@anonymousontheinternet4486 so basically he inherited that wealth, right? right. he was insanely rich because he inherited massive amounts of slaves and natural resources. if anyone else was born in his place they also would have inherited those same things

@salahuddinashraf9663 8 лет назад

Africa AND Islam Pretty happy there are'nt that many racist comments

@Ayplus 9 лет назад

More Africa please. . .

@HelloWorld1947 9 лет назад

***** Hi, you should check out a RU-vid channel by the name of, HomeTeam History. His entire channel is dedicated to the history of African kingdoms and countries. You can bet on my life, you will totally love him!

@Ayplus 9 лет назад

Aksum Princess Thanks. Appreciate it. No life-betting though.

@william97able2 8 лет назад

more asia please!!

@bog1122 8 лет назад

+Antoine Rashad Its difficult considering most of Africa didn't have written language until the Europeans showed them how to write things down.

@Ayplus 8 лет назад

+Europa X Silence

@JordanWindhamBenford 9 лет назад

This video has really made me want to go to Africa. I really am interested to see the remaining historical monuments and ruins and get a feel for my peoples roots.

@archiij1707 8 лет назад

start with south Africa , the Zimbabwe , then Nigeria , Ghana , Mali and lastly egypt , you won't be disappointed, my folks are nigerian , and trust me africa is rich I. history and culture , hope you go on your voyage , it will empower you and make you know that you're from a lineage / decedent of greats .

@archiij1707 8 лет назад

Europa X false , lol keep stepping troll

@bog1122 8 лет назад

Joseph Archibong What is the life expectancy in those countries you listed?

@archiij1707 8 лет назад

Europa X why don't you look it up.

@bog1122 8 лет назад

Joseph Archibong They are all in the 50s..

@flex1481 4 года назад

As, a descendant of West African people apart of the "lost tribe" in the Western hemisphere...........John the end made me shed a tear. Thank you for your thoughtful research to all involved:)

@flex1481 4 года назад

@@diarrakomny7170 "There are no West African people". Okay.SMH!

@isabellakuntz8418 5 лет назад

he literally never blinks his eyes

@adnanilyas6368 9 лет назад

Clearly, we need an Assassin's Creed based on Ibn Battuta's travels.

@njokuizuchukwu1744 6 лет назад

Adnan Ilyas yh do assasims creen mali or assasins creed

@johnad101 6 лет назад

Maybe after an Assassins Creed based of the ninja and samurai civil war in japan. A ninja assassins creed would be so dope

@SaddamHussain-gx9nc 6 лет назад

Assassin is a word derived from the word Hashashin in Arabic. Which literally mean: Cannabis Smokers

@crazedbrazy617bh 6 лет назад

A movie would be cool too

@TrueRaps 6 лет назад

Greatest Ever there's already a movie on ibn battuta, its called Journey to Mecca (2009)

@scales8768 10 лет назад

Ibn Battûta is for now my true lifegoal. This episode just changed my life.

@narp3094 8 лет назад

It would truly take an entire Crash Course series to explain the fascinating and complex history of Africa.

@AamirVachku 7 лет назад

John Green. You are the most unbiased TEACHER I have ever seen. Thank you for educating us. Best wishes.

@LeahMarkum 9 лет назад

Once again, another topic that my high school world history class never covered (Arkansas schools have a tendency to teach 1/2 or 2/3 of the curriculum). Islam and Africa were pretty much left out. I did my year-end project on sub-saharan Africa just because of the class's inability to mention it.

@daleludtke7803 6 лет назад

That is not just Arkansas, I grew up in Washington and World History was pretty brief unless it was western and even then it was very slanted. Heck, Rome was basically taught as Pre-America lol.

@misterrex684 5 лет назад

Only important empires which influenced your country the most get to be mentioned, that just makes sense. Rome, greece, france, britain contributed to the evolvement of the modern western world.

@rileybenedict1804 5 лет назад

@@misterrex684 ok? But they're talking about WORLD history

@thedavid00100 10 лет назад

Real proud of you, John. I rarely see Western people reveal African history without the bias of presenting it as a primitive shithole. It's good to know my black brothers in the States realize black people had a history before been sold to slavery and still have a history.

@drzoidberg844 10 лет назад

Amen brother

@Aezur20 8 лет назад

I don't know if Crash Course still replies to videos this old, but if you are still watching these comments section; How about a video chronicling Africa's history? All the way from their rise to civilisation through to how and why it is what it is today. I think that would be very educational and interesting.

@notdipperpines6626 7 лет назад

I really wish they would teach about africa in schools more, like I graduate next year and the only thing I learned in school about africa was that Egypt is there and that was back in 6th grade and we barely even talked about that :(

@ab-pj2ur 8 лет назад

Oral tradition? What about the libraries of Timbuktu, Mali - which had thousands of books before the transatlantic slave trade?

@TheWolfgangGrimmer 8 лет назад

+The God of Zeus I've never heard about that. I am now very curious.

@ab-pj2ur 8 лет назад

Ghost7856 www.understandingslavery.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=378&Itemid=233 this is a good website "understanding slavery" - you can just google "lost libraries timbuktu too"

@TheWolfgangGrimmer 8 лет назад

The God of Zeus You can post URLs again !? When is YT going to make up their minds on this ? Anyway, thanks a lot.

@BigHenFor 7 лет назад

Tomas Meehan Access to those libraries wasn't easy because of the distance and the various colonial wars fought for the riches of the Malian people. Some books still survive but they're in exile in Bamako now do to the latest Islamist insurgency.

@ginoclaves 6 лет назад

Tomas Meehan Those libraries tell a story of Mansa Munsa, a great, rich and enlightened ruler. Oral tradition tells he's a foolish king that wasted the national treasury and preferred Islam to his people's traditions. Multiple sources, right? In that regard, oral tradition is a tad bit older (hence, tradition).

@aboubacaramine8689 9 лет назад

I really love this channel. I have a weird relationship with Islam and your videos help me sort it out. I come from a country that teaches it the wrong way I believe and today I have to battle to find my identtity in the traditions I was teached as a kid, all the pop culuture that came from the West and the atheism and philosophical secularism that I discovered afterwards. I think I'm extremely lucky but I still struggle to find my way. And this stuff really helps. Thanks again.

@Mm-sd9cz 9 лет назад

Aboubacar Amine you are not alone bro *hug* :'D

@mediahater 9 лет назад

Aboubacar Amine check out reddit.com/r/islam

@aboubacaramine8689 9 лет назад

mediahater that's interesting

@sakurakou2009 9 лет назад

Aboubacar Amine read yourself , don't just believe what people tell you , I had it with fake scholars who tell me that everything is haram haram , they made me hate myself and this world and even drive me away from religion BUT I saw ahmed dedaat and yusuf estes videos in youtube and alhamdellah I came back to the right path , hope people choose their Islamic sources carefully not everyone who say they knowledgeable is knowledgeable most of them tend to be superficial and ignorant .

@yali6422 9 лет назад

Aboubacer. I have experience with Islam. And I can help u

@mykey49 5 лет назад

The funny thing is that when the Mali Empire was thriving, Europe was poor, violent and primitive.

@Palestine4Ever169 4 года назад

My Key Poor ? Yes Violent? Maybe But primitive ? I don’t think so

@arberor4597 4 года назад

@Yasin Abdul The majority of sub Saharan Africa was not advanced. When Europeans arrived in the 1890s African nations like Zimbabwe, Zambia, the Congo, South Africa, Ghana, Angola, Cameroon, central Africa republic, Botswana, Ivory Coast, Madagascar etc all didn't have a written script The dark ages was not so dark. Before mansa musa was born there was already universities all over Europe in England, Italy, France, Constantinople, Spain Portugal etc aswell as long lasting empires like the Byzantine empire, there was the 12th century Renaissance, etc

@arberor4597 4 года назад

@Yasin Abdul Firstly the city of Cordoba never reached a population of 1 million. In 1000AD it’s population was 450,000. The population of Constantinople in 1000AD was 500,000. The Umayyad and caliphate attempted to conquer the city twice and was unsuccessful the ottomans laid siege to the city 2 times before and failed before they finally were successful it took the ottomans 200 to conquer conquer just the Balkans. But took the ottomans less than a century to conquer North Africa and the Middle Eastern Constantinople was home to the library of Constantinople and the university of Constantinople which date back to the 5th century AD preserved the works of the classics. And the Hagia Sofia has changed the history of architecture as Islamic architecture were based off Byzantine architecture. In Europe there was the Carolingian Renaissance (8th and 9th centuries), the Ottonian Renaissance (10th century) and the Renaissance of the 12th century before the Italian Renaissance. In Bulgaria There was Preslav Literary School, and the Ohrid Literary School established.

@SL4US 4 года назад

@@Palestine4Ever169 why are you under every video that has anything to do with black people lmao. Did some black guy steal your girlfriend

@Palestine4Ever169 4 года назад

Long Life No tyrone This video isn’t about just blacks This video also includes (islam) I have the right to speak and call out the racist bigoted afrocentric like yourself if you comment under any video about my ppl religion and history

@MisterOrange1 8 лет назад

I love this thanks. It feels awesome learning about african culture, empires and civilizations!

@shabaanmarijani8447 9 лет назад

YESS!! FINALLY!!! East Africans getting the due respect and recognition we deserve from Western historians. As a Tanzanian; the country where Swahili (we call it Kiswahili) originated, city-states of Kilwa, Bagamoyo and Zanzibar are located (we could've had Mombasa too but we traded it for Mt. Kilimanjaro... Literally... in 1961... with Queen Elizabeth) this is officially my favourite video on youtube right now!

@yahya361rulez 9 лет назад

Well, while everyone hates on Africa and Islam these days. You are truly Outstanding. Thanks Stan and John!

@abd-al-haqal-haqiqi6981 9 лет назад

not everybody only the white racist jealous of us Africans & muslims

@abd-al-haqal-haqiqi6981 9 лет назад

Damir Pryce sorry if it offedned you

@cr3160 9 лет назад

Hiwa, you mean all the hateful atheists with no purpose in life. Your statement is racist.

@yahya361rulez 9 лет назад

Samin Yasar I don't think his sentence was even grammatically correct. Let's not take it seriously. Good day.

@sumitstronk3825 6 лет назад

Well, Islam itself is racist towards black people. Prophet Muhammad hated the dark skinned.

@samuelcameron8215 7 лет назад

Feels so nice of you to mention us John being a canadian I am obliged to send you gifts and money

@jeffreystevens8042 7 лет назад

you Canadians have it good with your stereotypes... every time John mentions the states I have to eat a cheeseburger and fire my automatic weapons into the air!

@youtubelover5112 6 лет назад

Samuel Cameron CANADA WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@ianhowe1449 8 лет назад

Lol, “The Fault in Our Stars” as a visual example of African imports of literature.

@TheGiantKiller8 10 лет назад

maybe best channel on youtube

@ruzefosho 10 лет назад

Nah. Fails to adjust wording and vocab to be relevant to topics. Not exactly a shining example of credibility. One sided approach to history, actually.

@ruzefosho 10 лет назад

A) Consistent style not = Adjusting wording and vocab to be more relevant to topic. Very Westernized view. B) Supported as fact. This was not questioned. I should, however, have been more specific in what I was assaulting, which in this case was the amount of information presented, and approach to presenting said information. C) Jokes in his videos appear regularly around potentially controversial and political topics. This should never be done in an educational setting. Ever. Doing such implies being partial to one specific end of system, and as an educator/speaker for an educational group, you wield considerable influence over viewers or spectators. It doesn't matter if it occurs evenly throughout topics, or even fairly, but it should simply never be done.

@hannafitzherbert7722 7 лет назад

@user-dz3cy1tx4y 9 лет назад

So Ibn Battuta was the real Most Interesting Man in the World.

@harishussain7569 5 лет назад

cool fact is antonio banderas plays a character based on inb batutta in the movie the 13th warrior

@mohanadal-qaesy8169 5 лет назад

@@harishussain7569 Cool Fact my friend the character is Ahmed Ibn Fadhlan Google it please

@athinimqolora6523 7 лет назад

As an African I found this video very heart warming.Thanks for defying some of the ridiculous assumptions people make about our history

@AsellusPrimus 7 лет назад

Although my grade 12 Comparative Civilizations teacher was kind of a mess, I appreciate one thing she did. She started the first class by having us open the textbook and look at the index. She said "what do you notice?" and pointed out the book's focus on European civilizations and the complete lack of any African culture aside from Egypt. I'm not going to say the writers of the book had an agenda; I think they wrote what they had the most evidence of. But she wanted us to be aware that when you study ancient history, the information available to you is limited by what exactly we can scrounge up out of the ground and any biases the people finding or writing about these things have.

@AsellusPrimus 7 лет назад

Oh also, what the EXPLETIVE do you have against Celine Dion??

@catherineaguinaga624 8 лет назад

You managed to explain this better in 10 minutes than my professor has all semester.

@zsdfasdfas 11 лет назад

"Without gold we only have to face the universe's depraved indifference to us without the benefit of metallic adornment." One of the wisest phrases I've ever heard!

@sirneffy1160 Год назад

Never knew a nerd such this guy can make such an entertaining and informative program with really settling humor - subscribed!

@mhogomchungu7168 6 лет назад

From the responses I see in the comments it clearly shows how people are conditioned to hate anything good coming out of Africa or from Islam and Muslims. This video have both of them .

@samysaid1989 9 лет назад

wow. i love that theres not any racists comments posted here, considering how much hate other African/African American related videos get..

@marshymellowmonster 9 лет назад

that's because the people watching this are trying to learn from history rather than mindlessly embracing its prejudices

@GReid-ol5gk 9 лет назад

marshymellowmonster So true, it's refreshing.

@lamarmcneil5655 9 лет назад

marshymellowmonster Yay!

@atefrod680 9 лет назад

not only those, also islamic videos..

@transporterIII 9 лет назад

I noticed that too, I think this video is credible, rather than the ridiculous "Sub-Saharan Africa is the mother of all civilization" crap that is out there.

@elliottmcollins 10 лет назад

So it might be a sticking point that John Green is one of the whitest and Americanest guys out there, but whoever did it, I would *SO* watch a whole series of catchy, well-paced videos about African history.

@kingdra36 8 лет назад

Good luck to all of us taking the APWH exam tomorrow!

@aidanfarmer2045 8 лет назад

I prefer WHAP as an acronym, good luck

@samdowns5885 8 лет назад

+RotMG Store yep

@tBlizzi 8 лет назад

+Chickenfarm I'm gonna get WHAPped :(

@birberking6999 8 лет назад

+RotMG Store rip in pieces

@AGentleTree 8 лет назад

+RotMG Store We're gonna need it!

@jordanmeier7202 6 лет назад

I like how John Green added his own book (The Fault in Our Stars) in there at 9:03!!!

@BassTechnologic 9 лет назад

I wanna live in Ancient West Africa, the history is soo interesting and the culture sounds awesome!

@akidah 9 лет назад

P luck'd Are you referring to Europe?They were burning witches in Europe just recently and wars were normal then!

@jarenc2048 9 лет назад

P luck'd It was mentioned.

@Treetops27 9 лет назад

P luck'd You must be thinking of Europe. Medicinemen discovered and treated diseases with great accuracy. Read up on the yellow fever in 1910 in Uganda and who the colonial officials have to rely on to treat it. Superstition? Are you sure you're talking about the higher ups, or the country folks? Wars hardly affected those living there. Learn to read up on history.

@Treetops27 9 лет назад

P luck'd I'm guessing you're a Eurocentrist, because you just to conclusions about positive facts about Africa. The pre-colonial times are celebrated for good reason that scholars and early explorers came to Africa and discovered lower crime rates, more security, disease eradication and vaccination that is still revered today by doctors, iron-smelting/production at a "semi-industrial level" to quote one European explore.

@Treetops27 9 лет назад

I can see why the traditionalists hate you Euro-centrics and refuse to join your mainstream society. Have you ever opened a book or watched a documentary on African history that contains peer-reviewed information? That is why traditionalists don't trust western medicine because their medicine has always been more effective. There are numerous articles written by modern scientists stating so. The Op is justified in what he/she said, only if you knew any thing about history would you understand. At least people in the 1800s didn't have to contend with corrupt leaders, apathetic security, loss of culture, lack of housing availability, lack of clean water, lack of wealth opportunities, lack of education to obtain these opportunities, dirty/disorganized cities, and western plunderers. Please do your research, even jungle tribes live better than the average African today.

@beestarjay 8 лет назад

Trying to study for my AP world final

@savannahmegan1615 8 лет назад

+Bella Jones SAME} IM WATCHING ALL THE VIDS FROM 600ce-1450ce

@pokefan20001000 8 лет назад

+savannah megan I wish I was studying that... I'm stuck with AP American History. Medieval and Antiquity history is so much more interesting.

@beestarjay 8 лет назад

Andrew S I feel you, I take AP US History next year and I am not excited for it... it's only like 400 years!!

@cambam722 8 лет назад

+Bella Jones High school is a joke

@madslight 8 лет назад

Agree with all of you lol I'm just trying to pass my test tomorrow

@mangalisadlamini6121 7 лет назад

As an African from Africa who still lives in Africa (to be even more clear i'm black) its nice to see that Videos like this are destroying the negative and incorrect perceptions of Africa

@HistoryHustle 7 лет назад

Amazing episode, very interesting history I did not know much of before!

@GoldenChild88888 6 лет назад

It's refreshing to come across people who are informed in the right way about African History. Especially outside of the traditional American lense. Great video!

@toastandplants 8 лет назад

A good one, it is a fresh viewpoint on the continent and I would love to see more history from Africa.

@LoraLoveesCats 5 лет назад

Why have i started cying? Like 3 times through this series... I thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Knowledge brings peace to my mind.

@benjaminlamptey1867 4 года назад

Wow! What a relief! I may have known what was said in this video already but I still learned a lot. I learned that it's possible for even some of the most popular channels to not be Eurocentrically biased towards African history and actually teach people what happened. I've never seen this before. I grew up loving Crash Course vids, but now I have so much more respect for you guys. Time to subscribe lol. Excellent work.

@GalaxyGirl08 9 лет назад

I can't believe Mensa Musa had a net worth of $400 BILLION!!!

@umarali1822 9 лет назад

500 trillion in gold Not electronic or paper currency like now a days

@GalaxyGirl08 9 лет назад

Wow! That's still very impressive, especially for his time!!

@user-dx5bn4yk4f 6 лет назад

umar ali what else if oh convert that into currency today, it’d double or triple

@michaelbutler5775 5 лет назад

Thanks. I've got a research paper due on this for next friday. Thanks for being one of the sources!

@notava6601 6 лет назад

Wow it takes about 2 weeks in school to complete 1 unit where I learn all of this, but I can just watch this and learn the same stuff in 10 minutes. Love your channel guys!

@mosengteroosss5485 4 года назад

Mansa Musa, flexin' since 1324

@turicaederynmab5343 8 лет назад

Damn, I didn't know Africa was such a rich nation back then, would've been awesome to live in one of those Muslim kingdoms.

@kevinovo6956 8 лет назад

+Tom Jefferies Africa, again, is not a nation. Never has been.

@adriane6046 8 лет назад

Africa is not a nation; *facepalm*

@Miyirwaaq 8 лет назад

***** Slavery, especially sex slavery, is happening even in Europe, arguably at a worse rate. Brothels and such institutions are alive and well there.

@MsStormcrow 8 лет назад

+General Zoland You're obviously a product of the abysmal American education system & propaganda network.

@Ren-nf4pz 8 лет назад

Islam is a whole package with its laws about everything. it does have its problems in this modern world but can be a basis for a "good' country. just look at the city of Dubai.

@haileyb.n.4133 5 лет назад

AP cramming is only fun when John Green is involved...

@SNoringbair 4 года назад

I’m so glad that I found this section of the channel. I loved the vlog brothers

@johntaylor9381 8 лет назад

I think it's important to remember that most of the violence and unrest that exists in Africa happened because of European colonial agendas.

@Treetops27 6 лет назад

Agreed. European colonialism dismantled the indigenous governments, laws, banks and institutions that were put in place centuries earlier to run an orderly society. Most of the instability in today's Africa is because of the absence of these institutions.

@youtubelover5112 6 лет назад

John Taylor no it's because of the government. The only good sub Saharan African country is Botswana obviously. I mean you should visit it's way better than Haiti, South Africa, and Namibia.

@dvltang871 6 лет назад

Wrong

@aught9264 6 лет назад

youtubelover 5 nigeria,kenya and ethiopia are all better than botswana in many ways

@chillhomie7 6 лет назад

rwanda is becoming great also. Africa and the whole world actually has a very bright future... as the west descends....

@ashiahimitsu7236 10 лет назад

So african kings and lands became muslims, becausthrough trading and all its benifits and not by sword....... interesting.

@TBotAlpha 9 лет назад

It's worth noting that religion being spread by conquest isn't unique to Islam. Christianity also has a long, long history of violent evangelism. Of course, it also has a long history of peaceful conversion by peoples looking to benefit from joining the Jesus club, or who found the philosophy or tenets of Christianity more appealing than their own religion. And it's like that because religions, like all institutions, are the creations of people, and are as internally varied and diverse as people are.

@yousefkhalil8666 9 лет назад

not only Africa a china Malaysia Indonesia Singapore a lot of countries became Muslim not by sword

@personaldove 9 лет назад

yousef khalil China is not muslim.

@personaldove 9 лет назад

Samatar Hussein No they're like 2% muslim and mostly in Xinjiang.

@samatarh5852 9 лет назад

AugustanFinn 2 percent of a billion is not a lot? Thats more than all african americans in the us

@teenageriot123456 10 лет назад

No racists in the comment section? Wow, I'm pleasantly surprised...

@FinessedAnalyzer 10 лет назад

That album in your profile picture is one of the greatest in all genres of music.

@chrischampagne9469 10 лет назад

Why would racists be watching this channel?

@RyanTheDuckGaming 10 лет назад

that's good I'm a muslim

@itsjustme9459 10 лет назад

They're scared of big words

@Golkarian 9 лет назад

Chris Champagne Did you see some the comments on other videos?

@tessdrudy6953 5 лет назад

Thank you for showing Africa and African people around the world the respect they deserve

@WildBillCox13 6 лет назад

Beautifully well written and masterfully presented. A+ work, John.

@djxavier962 9 лет назад

Why would ANYONE dislike this channel ? I mean its literally a course for free with a great teacher and you still wine ?

@joeygrl111 11 лет назад

Thank you so much for this video, while my World History course was years and years ago, I still remember basically skipping Africa, Native Americans, and South American cultures (except when referencing colonialism which is really the only time they got spoken of). I always have a respect for all humans, but this helps me connect the pieces that were seen as insignificant and it's so wonderful to finally learn about them.

@larry64161 5 лет назад

I love African history I'm obsessed with it

@benjaminlamptey1867 4 года назад

me too, it was hidden for us for so long, it's become like crack lol

@mindthebumpproductions 4 года назад

Beautiful perspective on African culture. Thank you very much. Keep being awesome!

@CeasiusC 8 лет назад

I keep on hearing Man Samoosa, then again I could just be hungry.

@CeasiusC 8 лет назад

***** You're no rocket scientist yourself mate.

@mrpkmnfrk 8 лет назад

+Disko H well ur kinda just being a jerk XD

@SK-hd1yk 8 лет назад

+Ceasius looooool

@CeasiusC 8 лет назад

***** Listen Dutchie, you don't know who you're dealing with here. Are you triggered by samoosas or food in general? You are a jerk if you're belligerent for no reason, especially on a non-harmful silly comment that was made in good fun. Either way I should probably ban you, I don't have any obligation taking abuse from a mentally unstable Dutch person.

@CeasiusC 8 лет назад

***** And you're done here. Like I said I don't have to take abuse from some idiot on the internet for no reason

@LifeLibertyandCronic 10 лет назад

so I've been watching these for a few hours non-stop and I just have to say, man do you talk fast! I love history and learning about all these things but it is hard to keep up. I wish these could have been longer and slower.

@averydowell1338 4 года назад

You and your team are killing it!

@subyersal 5 лет назад

Hey John! My history teacher LOVES your content, and I do to (he even has your bobblehead!). Keep up the good content!

@tsukune2910 4 года назад

I really have feeling down that a lot of knowledge on African history is based around stereotypes and bias. IT makes a lot of young children feel like they come from nothing But people like you guys show ALL history of every civilization for for the good and the bad. Thank you so much for the spread of truth and knowledge.

@hometeamhistory806 10 лет назад

I wish they would have talked about the legend of Malian kings and their journey to explore the ocean and find new land. Seems like im the only guy making vids on African History with pictures lol

@sunshinesc90 10 лет назад

He did mention it, but not in great detail. 6:17

@urockit2011 10 лет назад

Well this is a crash course :)

@njokuizuchukwu1744 6 лет назад

Watch ur videos bro uvr got nice contact

@sjappiyah4071 6 лет назад

Love ur videos man

@blksheep176 6 лет назад

Just keep doin what you doin bro!

@recsporteducation4594 7 лет назад

Hi John, I love you man! Great content, and very entertaining. Thanks for all you do. -Ryan

@miguelbyrd2992 7 лет назад

Love how this guy talks about history, in all places

@raymondsmith2040 8 лет назад

What up Africa! Seriously though I luv learning about African history. Egypt is probably my favorite empire to learn about, and its still the longest lasting empire ever. Not to mention the wealth of Timbuktu and west central Africa. The way I see it let Europeans (even though they dont do it as much as before) try to downplay Africa. What they cant do is take away Africa's sheer dominance in Ancient Times which I say again has lasted much longer than any other empire. Africa has had their run at historic greatness.

@therealbs2000 4 года назад

2:02 one of the great flexes in human history

@galaxi6585 6 лет назад

Nice "The fault in our stars" insert!

@dexterjackson27 Год назад

You guys have pulled me out of so many jams. Love what you do please don't stop

@bruzote Год назад

Did anybody else notice at 4:52 that the empire of Ghana does not even touch the current borders of the country of Ghana? Such is a great example of how language and politics can distort our perception of actual history.

@terrellemango8922 5 лет назад

African history is just important as any other history straight up"""

@graciekurtz3260 4 года назад

Thank you John Green for being the history class I’ve been missing during COVID

@noralights3997 7 лет назад

Thank you! I just got some new information! I have never known those information expect the Ibn Battuta part.

@therealmissbubbly 8 лет назад

Watching this for an essay for AP World History regarding African trade networks. Definitely what I want to be working on at 3 in the freaking morning.

@momoa6527 8 лет назад

LOL! Expect more of these nights from hell at uni

@therealmissbubbly 8 лет назад

Looking forward to it

@omarali4590 8 лет назад

Why does he always think that people only converted to Islam for profit reasons? Believe or not, many of them where convincef believers!

@mspenelusuk 8 лет назад

most of them even become broke after convert to islam

@tom70077 8 лет назад

I don't think that's a fair assessment. I think he knows they were convinced believers, but he highlights the geographic and historical benefits this afforded them because his teaching a history class and not one on religion. He also does this with other religions and other topics; he looks at them primarily thorough a historical lense or point of view

@tom70077 8 лет назад

+Simphiwe A. Zonke Correction: he's* teaching a...

@LOCATIONREDACTED 7 лет назад

He's really got his own narrative going on, facts don't really come into it for him.

@ttrent1233 7 лет назад

He's looking at it from a macro level. Of course there are individuals who converted because of belief but from a large scale historical perspective, mass conversion usually have motivations that are generally unrelated to true belief.