Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21
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In which John Green teaches you about the beginning of the so-called Age of Discovery. You've probably heard of Christopher Columbus, who "discovered" America in 1492, but what about Vasco da Gama? How about Zheng He? Columbus gets a bad rap from many modern historians, but it turns out he was pretty important as far as the history of the world goes. That said, he wasn't the only pioneer plying the seas in the 1400s. In Portugal, Vasco da Gama was busy integrating Europe into the Indian Ocean Trade by sailing around Africa. Chinese admiral Zheng He was also traveling far and wide in the largest wooden ships ever built. Columbus, whether portrayed as hero or villain, is usually credited as the great sailor of the 15th century, but he definitely wasn't the only contender. What better way to settle this question than with a knock-down, drag-out, no holds barred, old-fashioned battle royal? We were going to make it a cage match, but welding is EXPENSIVE. Resources: The Age of Reconnaissance by JH Parry - An explanation of the technologies that made these voyages possible, and a nice detailed record of many of the important voyages. http://dft.ba/-discovery When China Ruled the Sea by Louise Levathes: A history of the Ming dynasty's ventures into maritime exploration. http://dft.ba/-zhenghedragon Unknown Seas by Ronald Watkins: A highly readable account of Vasco da Gama's introduction of europe into the Indian Ocean trade. http://dft.ba/-vasco Crash Course World History is now available on DVD! http://store.dftba.com/products/crashcourse-world-history-the-complete-series-dvd-set Follow us! @thecrashcourse @realjohngreen @raoulmeyer @crashcoursestan @saysdanica @thoughtbubbler Like us! http://www.facebook.com/youtubecrashcourse Follow us again! http://thecrashcourse.tumblr.com Support CrashCourse on Patreon: http://patreon.com/crashcourse
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I guess china was powerful ever since and even now. but for the mongols, too bad......
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What about the history of the Americas? Pre- and post- Spain.
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Could anyone tell me what music is played during the 'line of demarcation' part? From around 7:35 and forward
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India and China alternated between being the richest region on Earth between 1 AD and 1000 AD, according to Angus Madison. You might expect this because they were both hugely fertile due to rivers like the Ganges, Indus, Brahmaputra, Yellow and Yangtze rivers and also therefore highly populated. India produced an estimated 33% of the world economy around 1 AD and probably had a comparable percentage of the world population. It declined in relative terms according to Madison's estimates, with China overtaking it in population and wealth, such as during the Qing Dynasty in the 1800s at 33% of world output. Compare this to the post-WW2 USA's global dominance, with 40% of the world's economic output around the 1940s.
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I would want to be Zheng He because he was an awesome explorer
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i replayed 9:17 like 20000000 times lol 😭 😂😂😂😂😂
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I actually came closer.... when he said come closer then i was cracking up so hard
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Columbus actually wasn't funded by Isabella and Fernando. He was sponsored by them by funded by bankers.
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So China is always the factory of the world.
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when moslem come to america, they're never destroy the native only doing trading, aaaannnd the christian coming to every single land, they destroy, killed and rob everything...
and u know who's the terrorist is?!?!?!?!
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6:58 There we see Nogla
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In long-distance exploration, did Europeans have any special advantages over other cultural regions???
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Nice Master Sword cameo there at 2:59.
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I like your sense of humour; I like the way you use it to make some very valid points. Some of which are very basic, but others are quite refreshingly brutally honest and edifyingly eye opening.
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If all had gone according to Columbus' plan, his crew would have all died of dehydration at sea. His fate would become a mystery of world history. I think that dispels any notion that his plan was in any sense well thought out.
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2:59 Master Sword LOL!!!
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PORTUGAL CARALHOO
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I remember a couple years back when I watched this video for the first time and it was the first video I watched on this channel
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Zheng He of course! Feels like a great dude
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