Why are so many countries called Guinea? (Short Animated Documentary)

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Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea and Papua New Guinea are all called Guinea to some degree. But what led to this happening? Why are there four modern nations called Guinea? To find out watch this short and simple animated history documentary.
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@GuildsmanPirate 2 года назад

“Germany’s team came second in World War I” the humor of this channel is my absolute favorite

@timmccarthy872 2 года назад

I kinda wish third place was a tsar full of bullet holes

@Steeyuv 2 года назад

@@timmccarthy872 and with that cheesed-off expression.

@sharkronical 2 года назад

@@timmccarthy872 fourth place: Belgium, beaten up with bandages while holding that small chunk of Germany they took Or the other way around ig

@theparadigm8149 2 года назад

@@timmccarthy872 r/woooosh to me, but _technically_ , Russia was on the winning team. Yeah, Russia itself was horrible during the war, but it was an Allied power.

@mikedl1105 2 года назад

So many great lines over the years, but that one is among the best

@Scubavangelist 2 года назад

"... but cultural sensitivity is not the cornerstone of imperialism..." Very diplomatically put!

@jamesrosewell9081 2 года назад

@Louiebruh1 Aren't you supposed to put this on a jackscepticeye video?

@Walker-ow7vj 2 года назад

Louiebruh1 bruh he’s atheist so why would he care about this comment lmao

@clark5317 2 года назад

@@Walker-ow7vj That's probably the point of the comment. He's atheist, so you shouldn't watch him, or some stupidity like that. I don't understand why some religious people use threats like "you will die terribly" to coerce you into believing their religion. Like, I don't want to believe in a religion where the deity is such a nice guy he will laugh at you being tortured gruesomely

@NicolaW72 2 года назад

Yes-

@ewetoob1924 2 года назад

That's what we call "virtue signalling".

@xavierguinea5490 2 года назад

As someone who has Guinea as their last name, this was very informative.

@baldinib1055 2 года назад

have some kids and form your own country Xavierguinea

@garycollier6950 2 года назад

Why are Italians called guineas ?

@daymal2717 2 года назад

@@garycollier6950 Tony Soprano wouldn't appreciate that if he heard you say it

@kf9346 2 года назад

They left you out!!

@coyotelong4349 2 года назад

And the mentor of the X-Men for a first name

@alancawfield6549 2 года назад

Fun Fact: Equitorial Guinea's capital city Malabo is not on the mainland but on the island to north west of the mainland.Which is really quite odd.

@brinko33 Год назад

And the capital is actually closer to Cameroon than to equatorial Guinea. Having Cameroonian origins myself you can see the capital from Limbe's (Victoria) coast in Cameroon.

@UK-Government 23 дня назад

Equatorial Guinea is currently building a new capital on the mainland called Ciudad de la Paz

@mrjuicejunior 10 дней назад

@@UK-GovernmentNow we're gonna have two capitals that is "La Paz"

@nowhereman6019 2 года назад

Imagine if they used Ethiopia instead. We would have Equatorial Ethiopia, Papua New Ethiopia, and so on while actual Ethiopia would probably just call itself Abyssinia.

@I_worship_AxxL 2 года назад

I wish a horrible year to all the people who have talked bad to me online. Sorry for using your comment to talk about this, dear Nowhere Man.

@DT2007 2 года назад

@@I_worship_AxxL lol

@BHuang92 2 года назад

@@I_worship_AxxL I am very sorry for you! May those haters burn for their transgressions!

@coyotelong4349 2 года назад

Don’t forget Ethiopia-Bissau 😂

@Daisy_3011 2 года назад

@@I_worship_AxxL Eye for an eye and the world goes blind. Make love not war❤️

@discountwolverine1658 2 года назад

“They’re the same people.” This channel is comedy gold.

@timmccarthy872 2 года назад

That is one becoming-ass mauve cardigan the Spaniard is wearing

@anaverageyoutubeuser 2 года назад

Is that a meme reference?

@quincyadams48 2 года назад

@@anaverageyoutubeuser Yeah

@NagelFox 2 года назад

@@anaverageyoutubeuser yeah from The Office US but it's "they're the same picture"

@CatnamedMittens 2 года назад

It's not an original or interesting joke

@Missmethinksalot1 2 года назад

Your dry humor sold it for me. The ironic expressions of the natives in your animation was just the cherry on top. Instant sub.

@genarogatjens7721 2 года назад

I am from Equatorial Guinea 🇬🇶..Nice job🤗Keep it up🙌🏾

@frehaile6298 2 месяца назад

Ok, but question ? How many populations Eq Guinea ? I am from Eritrea 🇪🇷👈🏼

@titan9259 Месяц назад

@@frehaile62981.7 million

@evilmountain7147 2 года назад

Can't believe you didn't answer the real, very important question: Why are guinea pigs called guinea pigs?

@mathyeuxsommet3119 2 года назад

In French it's "pig of the indies"

@MouseTai1 2 года назад

Because no one actually knows the answer to this question, since they're not from any of the Guineas and are not pigs.

@WraithSeer-uv6tv 2 года назад

It is still relatively unknown but I found this quote The Oxford English Dictionary mentions three theories about the origin of this inappropriate name: (1) The animal was perhaps “thought to resemble the young of the Guinea Hog (Potamochoerus),” which is a river pig found in Guinea. (2) Back when the phrase “guinea pig” was first recorded, the word “Guinea” was often used to denote some unspecified or unknown faraway land. (3) The “guinea” here may represent a confusion with Guiana, a region of northeastern South America. This explanation “seems unlikely,” the OED says. And here’s another suggestion, from the Chambers Dictionary of Etymology: (4) The little feller was named for the people who brought it to England, “the ‘Guinea-men’ who sailed on ships plying between England, Guinea, and South America, to which the animal is native.” (The ships themselves, usually slavers, were also called “Guinea-men” or “Guineamen.”)

@andrzejkowalski6836 2 года назад

In Polish it's funnier: świnka morska = little sea pig. 1/3 of truth.

@andres_see 2 года назад

In Andean South America (where they come from) they are called _cuyes._

@allthingsholy1602 2 года назад

I’ve now heard Guinea so many times in just this video that the word Guinea has lost all meaning to me.

@gregorymaus6289 2 года назад

Be honest: How much meaning did it have to you before watching the video? (Question not valid if you live in one of these countries or use Guineas as a currency.)

@DanS044 2 года назад

Just wait for Guinea Pigs

@Longshanks1690 2 года назад

@@DanS044 I’m so… *STARTLED!!!*

@Daisy_3011 2 года назад

I think I just heard it more in this video than in my entire life 😂

@davidcovington901 2 года назад

@Louiebruh1 Try a D2a blocker.

@fubbalo_ 2 года назад

2:20 that's a *golden* reference

@rocou945 Год назад

that's the kind of questions that wake me up in panic and keep me up at night lol. thank you for this nice little video!

@dna0303 2 года назад

“As you know, Germany’s team came second in World War One” Always finding new ways to creatively state the facts

@NicolaW72 2 года назад

Yes, Germanies team came second in World War One.

@jefffinkbonner9551 2 года назад

Germany took home silver in back-to-back world wars!

@chmeee9562 2 года назад

Second place is still first place for losers.

@jmitc91516 2 года назад

What a good thing it didn't go to penalties.

@alanc497 2 года назад

“As you know, Germany’s team came second in World War One” Oh no, better luck next time :)

@cpd7172 2 года назад

Imagine purchasing a plane ticket to the wrong Guinea

@nightcafeable 2 года назад

Something similar happened to a Spanish couple that purchased a plain ticket during the 2014 World Cup. They wanted to go to Salvador da Bahia, in Brazil, but they went to El Salvador, in Chile.

@teddybearroosevelt1847 2 года назад

Imagine trying to post a funny comment to an actually funny video

@lilymarinovic1644 2 года назад

@@nightcafeable they may also have ended up in the country El Salvador, so lots of potential for mistakes there!

@landerhendrickx3522 2 года назад

Hahaha nightmare fuel

@dzk33 2 года назад

I actually know somebody who flew to Morocco, thinking he was going to Monaco.

@steveaumann6335 2 года назад

I’ve always wondered that, thanks for sharing your information.👏👏👍

@SamX2004 2 года назад

That was an incredible explanation!!

@mrterp04 2 года назад

Another great video! Three suggestions for the new year: 1.) Why does Monaco exist? 2.) Why does France still rule French Guyana? 3.) How did Portugal hold onto Goa and Macau for so long?

@mkgvlc4 2 года назад

4) Why does France still rule Corsica? and why did Napoleon change his surname

@FutureMan420Blazer 2 года назад

@Louiebruh1 The fuck bro

@ljungkve 2 года назад

2 has been done by someone dont remember who but basically: its a region poor in resources and habitability for people. So when suriname broke from netherlands and guyana from britain the french guyanese went: -Hey our neighbours declared independence -Yeah, doesnt seem like it improved things though -No, our situation seems better than theirs -And we are fairly autonomous as it is -Wanna revolt? -Nah -Me neither Very simplified but something like that

@shevandaalfaridzi4167 2 года назад

@@ljungkve 2 has been done by Countryballs Explained channel in a video called What are the Guianas Countries?

@sail4549 2 года назад

@@ljungkve Countryballs Explained made a videos exactly like that - what are the Guianas?

@lordr1c325 2 года назад

I like that you made a distinction between the Guineas and the Guyanas. As a native Guyanese, I appreciate it

@quidam_surprise 2 года назад

I don't even know how people manage to mix them up in the first place. 😕 Also, it's 'Gu*i*anas'...

@sealandball3043 2 года назад

Guyana, Suriname, French Guyana I'm guyanese

@quincyadams48 2 года назад

@@sealandball3043 Not to be a pain but it's spelled French Guiana

@rahmathkakkotkallery854 2 года назад

@@quincyadams48 he said he was a Guyanese, so I am pretty sure your being a pain

@nubo3517 2 года назад

Do people seriously mix up those?

@AverytheCubanAmerican 2 года назад

Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Equatorial Guinea: all named Guinea History Matters: *This is getting out of hand, now there are four of them* I thought Guinea was James Bissonette's wife, and he named all of these countries in honor of her.

@L_back 2 года назад

Now THAT’S a theory! Except... where is that Guinea?

@Nietabs 2 года назад

@nobodybroda3826 2 года назад

He's Guinea, he's guinea, He's Guinea! I'M GUINEA. Are there any more Guinea I should know about?!

@journey-gm6sv 2 года назад

Very american of you ahaha, where's your cuban education ?

@ananttiwari1337 2 года назад

how did i find you again

@Wanielyo 2 года назад

There’s an incredible documentary on the news independence struggle in Bougainville, well worth looking for.

@kyleanthonystevens7017 2 года назад

I'd like a "Why does Afghanistan exist?" It's ethnically and linguistically split and has been sandwiched between many different empires. Seems like it should have been carved up by now.

@sfs2040 2 года назад

2 words: buffer state.

@reappermen 2 года назад

He somewhat touched on that in his 'Is afghanistan really the Graveyard of Empires' video. Or at least on facts like why no one in recent history was to sucessfulk at holding it after conquering it, and the fact the Brits wanted/used it as buffer against the Russians.

@apalahartisebuahnama7684 2 года назад

because Ahmad Shah Durrani, that's why it's exist.

@michaeltamke8542 2 года назад

It was ment to prevent the British and Russian empires touching each other. Which sounds like geographical dirty talk to me^^

@harbl99 2 года назад

@@michaeltamke8542 You want Afghan geographical dirty talk? * Wakhan Corrider slides into you mentions like it slides between Tadjik- and Pakistan to fondle China *

@wantokamerica4105 2 года назад

Always love your videos let me correct a couple of details about my home, Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬. Actually, Papua was also a name given by Europeans. The Portuguese who first visited (but thankfully never colonised) the island had Malay sailors on board. While those Spanish explorers were fixated on the locals' black skins (= like africans' dark skins), the Malay sailors, who would have had straight hair, were fixated on the locals' frizzy and curly hair and used a slang word for frizzy haired people in their language, Papua.The Portuguese map makers just adopted it. And another correction-- the German colony was split at the equator between the Australians and Japanese at the end of WWI. The British already had the southeast quarter of New Guinea, calling it British Papua, but had given it to Australia in 1905. So after WWI the Australians had both (no longer German) New Guinea and (no longer British) Papua, but administered them separately. After WWII, they united them as "Papua & New Guinea". The "&" got dropped at Independence in 1975. Note: No one ever asked the people of this country if they wanted to be British or German or Australian, or even independent......

@MrColuber 2 года назад

"The Portuguese who first visited (but thankfully never colonised)" Vá vender chuchas.

@funkysagancat3295 2 года назад

@@MrColuber DEVOLVE O NOSSO OURO

@MrColuber 2 года назад

@@funkysagancat3295 Nem pensar.

@kogoromori30 2 года назад

So it was better to get colonized by genocide specialists Britain and Germany? LOL. Maybe you should get colonized again. At least you won't have the highest crime rate on earth then. Only the term Fourth World would fit your country since a Third World Country looks like paradise next to yours, lmao.

@gamermapper 2 года назад

It's really sad how Western New Guinea is still colonized

@darrenmirisa Год назад

Interesting information..From Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 , never asked much about the name

@knowledgeciaran Год назад

I learned the countries recently and loved the Guinea's, I do the countries continent by continent and now I understand about the name Guinea.

@kristinnkristinsson1369 2 года назад

For those curious, the name of the mystery third area of Africa between Guinea and the Sahara was "Negroland". But I wouldn't accuse colonialism in particular for cultural insensitivity, referencing the inhabitants' skin color seemed to be the name of the game, with many other place names in the continent being derived the same way (ex: Sudan from Berber, Ethiopia from Greek).

@prathamsaxena9503 2 года назад

I liked the way he omitted that word to avoid any comments

@josephrothbauer9651 2 года назад

Negroland is the best name I’ve ever heard😂

@aym.s5827 2 года назад

Sudan came from Arabic. Ghana came from Berber which shares the same origin as the word Guinea. The word “Ignawen” was used to describe the peoples living south.

@abdul-malikasad3785 2 года назад

I scrolled until I found this post because I knew someone would answer my question. Thank you

@neophyte1994 2 года назад

Was indeed curious enough to go to the comments but expected something along those lines

@gideonmele1556 2 года назад

Spain: forever renowned for their naming originality

@harbl99 2 года назад

"We can't name _this_ after the Virgin Mary too. Not after the last six things." "Yeah, but that was a city, a river, a mountain, a port, and two islands. Completely different. How about we name this place after a saint then?" "... Fine. I get to pick though."

@Tjalve70 2 года назад

@@harbl99 Let's call the country El Salvador, and the city San Salvador. That isn't going to cause any confusion whatsoever.

@jaimepujol5507 2 года назад

Yeah, yeah, complain, but Puebla de Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles del Río Porciúncula is way cooler than L.A.

@susanmcmasterson956 2 года назад

@@jaimepujol5507 LOL touché

@javierm7087 2 года назад

The same can be said for any other colonial power such as Great Britain (New England, Nova Scotia, New South Wales...), France (New Orleans, New France...) Netherlands (New Zealand, New Amsterdam...), etc.

@benjamins7905 2 года назад

This was incredible

@christ_inspire_daily Год назад

I like how this video is direct, straight to the point and explanatory. No beating around the bush or some other BS

@sirsyolo 2 года назад

"Another term for this area" best line in any History Matters video

@YuiFunami 2 года назад

@aaronsakulich4889 2 года назад

Am I right in thinking that the term is probably something... that he didn't want to say? Does anyone know what the term was?

@EliStettner 2 года назад

Yeah like ummm… is it just the n word?

@aaronsakulich4889 2 года назад

@@EliStettner That's exactly what I thought... "Uh, there was another term for this area" was followed immediately by me mumbling "oh NO I bet it's bad"

@o76923 2 года назад

My guess is that it has something to do with two of the countries in the shaded region including Niger and Nigeria.

@jacobmstudios1280 2 года назад

Love the office reference 2:21

@VictorPessoaDaSilva 2 года назад

First time in the chanel, loved the video. Thanks RU-vid algorithm for the recommendation, sometimes you get it right.

@emolohtrab3468 Год назад

I knew this but your videos are always well made and fun.

@jamesbissonette 2 года назад

2:28 this is why i pay his patreon

@ironbanana2253 Год назад

Um dud it's 2:48 Also I respec

@GamerTA13 8 месяцев назад

It's James bissonette the legend is here!

@TheMooGoesCow1 3 месяца назад

Holy shit it’s him

@Antraeon 2 года назад

2:14 ... That is probably the most professional and polite way I have ever heard "They all look the same to me" explained.

@alexanderzaman2216 2 года назад

Great video and loved the comedy once again!

@haritsarangi5156 2 года назад

History and Humour! Good work!

@connorgolden4 2 года назад

This is a question I never thought of but I’m glad is answered.

@matthewtymczyszyn8948 2 года назад

Sometimes History Matters will adopt a running theme e.g. “How did X get the nuclear bomb?” So one hell of a start to the new year.

@omegaRST 2 года назад

*chuckles* first time?

@LiamDennehy 2 года назад

These topics feel so random, but always so well produced. Nice!

@oliversherman2414 2 года назад

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

@deanbo56 Год назад

Excellant! I always knew History mattered but I never knew WHY.

@michaelrizka 2 года назад

"Because the name of Guinea was taken...." Well there's also Rome, Greek Rome, German Rome, Slavic Rome, and even Turkish Rome

@Tjalve70 2 года назад

As well as Romania, and the Rom people.

@ViperhawkX 2 года назад

Alexandria and Alexandria and Alexandria and Alexandria and-

@Discosaturn 2 года назад

...and "When in Rome".

@coyotelong4349 2 года назад

Don’t forget Rome, GA

@Jrookus 2 года назад

@Louiebruh1 didn’t ask

@kombinat0r 2 года назад

“Another term for this area…” that was a slick line

@djordjestojadinovic3020 2 года назад

Almost no one got that lol

@saahiliyer11 2 года назад

What was the term?

@migukmoonpark4312 2 года назад

@@saahiliyer11 I think it was "Niger," with a single "g"

@saahiliyer11 2 года назад

@@migukmoonpark4312 I googled it. It’s worse.

@michielgoemans6018 2 года назад

@@saahiliyer11 what is it?

@lindelwampilwenhledlamini6348 2 года назад

You're my new favorite channel. I accept.

@thztan7492 Год назад

Thx for knowledge

@jlr108 2 года назад

This is something I've wondered about for many years while not wondering quite enough to be bothered to research the answer. So, thank you, History Matters, for answering it

@Xeem_Pad 2 года назад

I'm still wondering about Zealand. It's in Denmark, Netherlands and New Zealand

@spikespoke5446 2 года назад

That’s what this channel is solely for I believe

@JH-tc9lt 2 года назад

@@Xeem_Pad That's not too difficult.... Zeeland is an area in the Netherlands. It means "Sea Land" in Dutch. Zealand/Sealand is an area in Denmark, in Danish it's spelled "Sjælland " and means, you guessed it, "Sea Land." New Zealand is a country in the pacific ocean, it was discovered and mapped by a Dutch explorer called Abel Tasman. He named it Nieuw-Zeeland, which is Dutch for "New Sea Land." Denmark and the Netherlands calling two different areas roughly the same thing is just coincidence, since the languages are related.

@Redddragon 2 года назад

@@JH-tc9lt AHA! So that's why it's part of the Sea in 90% of maps!

@scintillam_dei 2 года назад

Do you wonder why most people say the British Empire was the biggest, COUNTING ONLY LAND AND NOT MOST OF EARTH TO DETERMINE WHO RULED MOST OF EARTH WHICH IS RATHER RETARDED!? Stay tuned for my video "Why the British Empire wasn't the biggest."

@Mechabang 2 года назад

I think the more important question is why haven't they made the Guinea Pig their national animal?

@miguelpadeiro762 2 года назад

It comes from South America and many languages call it the "Indian Piglet"

@arcticlaw9198 2 года назад

Because guinea-pigs are from South America which raises even more questions

@Theorimlig 2 года назад

I've heard they're named that because you could buy them for a guinea (an olde timey currency) and they have large litters of quick-maturing young, like pigs! But the guinea part is apparently a misconception, they were probably named that because they were brought to Europe via Africa, or because people made the Guinea/Guyana mistake. It may also be that people used the word "Guinea" about any faraway or exotic place.

@nigeh5326 2 года назад

A favourite food in some areas of S America,

@coyotelong4349 2 года назад

Are Guinea pigs even from Guinea? It’s bad enough that they’re already not even pigs

@spitflamez 2 года назад

Thanks for the dose of history!!!

@newtonowaga6433 2 года назад

This is nice! I've enjoyed it greatly...

@aldotorres1983 2 года назад

Next on Biology Matters: "Why are guinea pigs called that, even though they're not pigs nor are they from a country with the name guinea?"

@mionellessi3086 2 года назад

In my language, they are pretty much called sea pigs. They cant even swim.

@I_worship_AxxL 2 года назад

@@mionellessi3086 I can confirm this, I throw them into water for my entertainment.

@Kenshi876 2 года назад

@@I_worship_AxxL Do you also name them Spice?

@gk2370 2 года назад

and it's not even their own idea, it's humans who named them

@drnolegs797 2 года назад

@@gk2370 ...Wanna give me an animal that named itself?

@Robert399 2 года назад

This is the only channel where the patron names are funny enough not to skip.

@alcd6333 5 месяцев назад

Wonderful explanation on this facet of historical geography.

@thealvaco 2 года назад

Makes sense. Thanks!

@martonk 2 года назад

It's the small things that make these videos so great. "Another term for this area" XD

@TheUltimateBadass 2 года назад

I didn't get that part, what was it called? Guessing something to do with the Niger river, but... probably worse

@RandomHistoric 2 года назад

Lmao youtube automatically removed my comment explaining why that area was called Niger due to racism 😂

@martonk 2 года назад

@@RandomHistoric WTF did it really

@RandomHistoric 2 года назад

@@martonk I got a notification saying that I was using language that goes against youtube's policies and I don't see the comment anymore so yeah, apparently now an entire historical region is banned because Americans get offended by that word.

@ilovemuslimfood666 2 года назад

I’m guessing it has something to do with the Latin word for “black”.

@matthewdavid6134 2 года назад

The “they’re the same people is hilarious” also happy new year I can’t wait for a bunch more!!

@B3RyL 2 года назад

The Spaniard squinting hard at the two "Guineans" had me in stitches but the "they're the same people!" immediately after that almost killed me :D I love this channel so much!

@TomorrowWeLive 2 года назад

Well, it's not an unreasonable conclusion. If you put your average subsaharan African and Papuan next to each other, I'd like to see if you could identify which was which.

@matthewdavid6134 2 года назад

@@TomorrowWeLive I mean by looks maybe, but by culture, language, history, and geography nope. Though I can see why a bunch of pre modern europeans were too ignorant to know the difference. Also take your gross facist symbol out of here, you're sneaky by using the British facist symbol, my grandfather bled in the war against the facist and I'm not gonna stand idle while you prance around pretending to be one

@kf9346 2 года назад

So good! My favourite so far.

@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 2 года назад

Meanwhile the Guinea pig: *I too am named Guinea and I don't even look African nor am I a pig, I'm a freakin rodent from South America!* Meanwhile Alexander the Great looking at all these original names: *Impressive, most impressive* Also "Bye-sau" it's pronounced BE-sau in Portuguese, comrade. If Swedish Guinea stayed a thing, Africa would've gotten its first IKEA much earlier than Egypt did in 2013

@thezackast2752 2 года назад

Da fuq why does Kim Jong-un know Portuguese

@francisconobre19 2 года назад

@@thezackast2752 lmfaooo he's right tho, Guinea-Bissau is pronounced Guinea BEEsau, not BYEsau (I'm portuguese btw)

@brunoha 2 года назад

Freaking Guinea pig is called "Porquinho da India" (Small Indian pig) on Brazil even that it came from its own continent! what the hell?? We need a better name for them.

@cebonvieuxjack 2 года назад

2:20 that shot is just priceless. I can't stress enough how this channel has some of the best humour on youtube. it's amazing.

@georgeamesfort3408 2 года назад

Truly glorious

@anderji 2 года назад

Im not getting the reference and it's bugging me quite a lot... please explain U.U

@psychokinrazalon 2 года назад

@@anderji It’s a meme template.

@danielhavrilla4380 2 года назад

@@anderji It's from The Office

@WilliamAndrea 2 года назад

@@anderji It's a meme from The Office. "They're the same picture."

@ryanmcsharry9405 2 года назад

1:09 It's not like France was always super original in naming things *looks at the 17 kings named Louis*.

@GamerTA13 8 месяцев назад

Your pfp makes it a 100 times better.

@tunistick8044 2 года назад

0:31 As A Tunisian I never heard the word "Guinea" and that it means "the one who has dark skin" we rather use there "Kahloush", but may it comes from the Amazigh language in southern Tunisia

@glenngilbert7389 2 года назад

That's a question I've always wondered about - thanks

@junaid2606 2 года назад

I like your sense of humour. It makes me want to keep coming back for more videos. Also, the love of history. Please keep making more such videos.

@davidvidmar3736 2 года назад

Love the Slovenia:Slovakia mention at 0:11

@nekwaZ 2 года назад

Thank you for this

@dakidd7770 2 года назад

Guinée-bissau 🇬🇼 minha terra ❤️

@fernandodcbk938 Год назад

Massa

@gaetano_kojj 2 года назад

0:38 I wondered why you said "another term" instead of just telling us what the term was. Then I googled it. Yeah, now I know why you didn't say it.

@AwesomeIan135 2 года назад

What was it?

@nmpls 2 года назад

@@AwesomeIan135 "RU-vid, please demonetize this video" Land

@RootoFrance 2 года назад

@@AwesomeIan135 I haven't Googled it, but I assume the name is associated etymologically with nearby countries such as Niger and Nigeria.

@nineix9438 2 года назад

@@RootoFrance bingo

@gfhit7520 2 года назад

lol, I noticed it too and I suspected it was some forbidden word (and indeed). Fun fact: the Arab and the Persians called the same area Sudan and Zangistan respectively, which has exactly the same etymology of that European word

@mplo23 2 года назад

I like how the map is zoomed out, showing how small the territories that the Europeans were fighting over were.

@RockSolitude 2 года назад

That's because they weren't fighting over territories, and as is the case of the many small colonial holdings the Europeans had, the land or territory itself wasn't the point. It was about the ports and trade. The land or "territory" mattered if there was valuable resources there which they wanted to get their hands on, which usually were the larger colonial holdings (Papua New Guinea isn't small btw). Coming into more recent history (last 100-200 years) it started becoming more about resources and military, and sometimes sheer pettiness. History.

@karlik4861 2 года назад

i thought he zoomed out, so its easier to tell where we are

@WildBluntHickok 2 года назад

Worth mentioning that most maps are distorted, making areas far away from the equator look artificially big (Europeans compensating for something). Those "small areas" are bigger than you think because the entire continent is much bigger than maps make you think it is. Mind you if you've been looking at a GLOBE instead of a map it probably was accurate. It's how they deal with the conversion from a curved earth to a flat map that lets them distort the data.

@WildBluntHickok 2 года назад

@Read SIEGE Huh that's a good point. Btw I'm in Canada so I'm also in an area that looks bigger on a map than it really is. It's just the idea to do that to maps pre-dates Canada's existence so my country doesn't "share the blame" for the idea.

@rdaysky 2 года назад

Not _that_ small, close to the areas of the following European countries: Papua New Guinea ≈ Sweden Guinea ≈ UK Guinea-Bissau ≈ Netherlands Equatorial Guinea ≈ Belgium

@tclanjtopsom4846 Год назад

A fast learning experience, well done

@amjadsaleem1270 2 года назад

Always wanted to know that thanks

@readingking1421 2 года назад

"They're the same people" wow, Your channel is a treasure!

@do-ol2540 2 года назад

Happy new year!! I can’t wait to see what’s going to be covered this year!

@JayCeeMax 2 года назад

You put it together nicely.

@anonymouschicken20 2 года назад

For so long I had this exact question, why so many Guineas! But wait a second, now I have another question, why so many Guyanas? Great videos by the way, answered many of my questions and raised questions I hadn't even thought of!

@nirvanachile24 2 года назад

Similar thing, actually. The whole region of the northeastern coast of South America was called Guyana. There were five Guyanas: Spanish, British, Dutch, French, and Portuguese (West to East). Today, Spanish Guyana is part of Venezuela, British Guyana is just Guyana, Dutch Guyana is Suriname, French Guiana is still the same thing, and Portuguese Guyana is part of Brazil.

@alonsoACR Год назад

@@nirvanachile24 To add to this, Portuguese Guiana is now called Amapá

@AndrywMarques 2 года назад

Great video. I already saw some explanations in other videos but you showed the most clearly and concise explanation of all

@WayOutGaming 2 года назад

I've actually wondered about this before. Glad to see History Matters exploring these weird historical notes.

@mrrealistyes1819 2 года назад

Thanks alot

@cfctvaus 2 года назад

very informative.

@awc6007 2 года назад

“What was Vietnam like after the Vietnam War?” For a future video???

@paramdrall 2 года назад

This channel is doing an incredible job of Making History interesting for people who usually wouldn't care

@900one Год назад

thank for that explanation

@TheTEN24 Год назад

This is incredible

@Rey__Jan 2 года назад

“Another term for this area” took me a few retries to understand that he didn’t say that name of the region above Guinea because one can get instantly cancelled for mentioning Negroland or Nigritia

@confusedwhale 2 года назад

Not cancelled. The video would be demonetization.

@jic1 2 года назад

@@confusedwhale He's not talking about what would happen to the video...

@jic1 2 года назад

@@BritJim Context doesn't matter anymore.

@confusedwhale 2 года назад

@@jic1: I'm aware. I'm saying that it's bullshit.

@jic1 2 года назад

@@confusedwhale Then you really haven't been paying attention for the last five years or so.

@boanil7948 2 года назад

All your videos are amazing, but going by quantity and quality of jokes you mixed in, this one is definitely in the top league. Well done, sir. Thank you for making learning such fun! And concrats on 1 million subscribers. Well deserved.

@scintillam_dei 2 года назад

"Involuntary Fart" would be a hilarious youtube username.

@soccerworldonwords2713 2 года назад

Je valide. I am from Guinée (Guinea). Fun.. Lol

@rojaachar 2 года назад

Finally a video answering my question I had in mind when I heard a lot of Guineas.

@Rocky-rh3rz 2 года назад

A no frills explanation. Thanks 👍🏼

@franjopego1 2 года назад

It's essentially just David Mitchell's captain character giving random names to places, but historically and all over the damn place.

@SloveneAnon 2 года назад

Well you're a brave young man, number 1, why don't you name it?

@AstroGoalHorns 2 года назад

0:22 I see what you did there

@naturalnaiad Год назад

Cool video.

@m.w.kaplan447 2 года назад

excellent thank you

@Soundwave119 2 года назад

Happy New Years 🥳! Keep up the great work with the videos you post.

@speedypichu6833 2 года назад

0:38 Good thing to avoid that

@nanaansahbadwenba6288 2 года назад

Informative

@pilgrimoftheworld 2 года назад

I was literally just wondering about this the other day, then this turns up in my recommendations.

@duchevet 2 года назад

"Another term for *these* lands" Smooth way to avoid unpleasant words!

@anonb315 2 года назад

Yeah it's crazy that they are afraid of saying it in this historical and educational video. I'm tempted to say it.... Voldemort

@portfolio8848 2 года назад

I genuinely don't know what it was called.

@anonb315 2 года назад

@@portfolio8848 Hint: There are countries like Nigeria or Niger named after the Niger River in the region.

@jamesbissonette8002 2 года назад

New year and a great new video!

@augustobarbosab.773 2 года назад

The legend James Bissonette. Never thought I would see you in the comments section lol

@jamesbissonette8002 2 года назад

@@augustobarbosab.773 I drop by with a word of praise once in a while…or to see the absurd comments about me lol

@MasterBomer 2 года назад

how are you so rich

@jamesbissonette8002 2 года назад

@@MasterBomer doing what I can to maintain my $33/month pledge to this channel

@deiansalazar140 2 года назад

@@jamesbissonette8002 Do the comments about you get boring?

@Blanchy10 Год назад

Something I've wondered about but never investigated. Thank you.

@whatsreal7506 Год назад

Love the humor...

@mikecronis 2 года назад

Luckily we have James Bissonnette, Kelley Money-maker, and Mr. Worf to thank here, but never forget the venerable Aaron the White.

@tongsengpedas 2 года назад

after saying their names a lot of time you would think History Matters would have made a video about them by now. but fun fact: no.

@jamesbissonette8002 2 года назад

@@tongsengpedas it might not be that interesting I feel…

@macsenplays 2 года назад

Don't forget Boogily Woogily.

@wanna_be_goth1030 2 года назад

But why guinea pigs! I know the answer to this one for those who are curious. Basically, as said in the video guinea was kind of a word used for dark skinned, in parts of South America, native people who where dark skinned used “restless cavys” ( the precursor to guinea pigs) as a food source similarly to how the Europeans used pigs. Because these people with dark skin had their own somewhat domesticated food source the word guinea pig was is used to just mean “ the dark skinned peoples version of pigs.” As europeans took these animals back as food and later pets, the name stuck. Technically the name origin is still unknown and this is a very simplified version but this is the theory most commonly agreed-upon.