Crash Course World History World History The Colombian Exchange 2012
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 "discovered" the Americas, European conquerors, traders, and settlers brought all manner of changes to the formerly isolated continents. Disease and invasive plant and animal species remade the New World, usually in negative ways. While native people, plants, and animals were being displaced in the Americas, the rest of the world was benefitting from American imports, especially foods like maize, tomatoes, potatoes, pineapple, blueberries, sweet potatoes, and manioc. Was the Columbian Exchange a net positive? It's debatable. So debate.
- Released: 2012-06-28
- Runtime: 12 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: John Green
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1. The Agricultural Revolution 2012-01-26
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2. Indus Valley Civilization 2012-02-02
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3. Mesopotamia 2012-02-09
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4. Ancient Egypt 2012-02-16
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5. The Persians & Greeks 2012-02-23
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6. Buddha & Ashoka 2012-03-01
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9. The Silk Road & Ancient Trade 2012-03-22
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15. The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War 2012-05-03
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16. Mansa Musa & Islam in Africa 2012-05-10
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17. Wait For It... The Mongols! 2012-05-17
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19. Venice & The Ottoman Empire 2012-05-31
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20. Russia, The Kievan Rus, and the Mongols 2012-06-07
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22. The Renaissance... Was it a Thing? 2012-06-21
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23. The Colombian Exchange 2012-06-28
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24. The Atlantic Slave Trade 2012-07-05
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26. The Seven Years War 2012-07-19
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28. Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution 2012-08-02
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29. The French Revolution 2012-08-10
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30. Haitian Revolutions 2012-08-16
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31. Latin American Revolutions 2012-08-23
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33. Capitalism and Socialism 2012-09-06
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35. Imperialism 2012-09-20
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36. Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I 2012-09-27
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38. World War II 2012-10-11
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39. USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War 2012-10-18
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41. Globalization I - The Upside 2012-11-02
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42. Globalization II - Good or Bad? 2012-11-09
