Thanks to everyone who asked about our Patreon. I'll put out a full video when I get the time, but for those who want to jump the gun and get on board from the start, here's the link: www.patreon.com/rareearth It means a huge deal that so many have asked us to start an account. I never thought anyone would watch these videos, let alone support them.
Rare Earth - I hope you can make a video about the Philippine if you ever come visit. This place was so utterly devastated that you don't really see or feel any of its ancient history anymore... the Philppine archipelago had consisted of several sovereign kingdoms with similar cultures, it was never a unified state until the Spanish colonization. It's really hard to explain... so I'll just leave links here. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(900%E2%80%931521) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1521%E2%80%931898) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Manila - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tondo_(historical_polity) Videos - th-cam.com/video/dpbWBwf7c54/w-d-xo.html - asiasociety.org/video/philippine-gold-curator-talk-complete Boxer Codex painted by the Spanish themselves depicting the "savage" Filipinos they needed to "civilize". - i.redd.it/kl9usp4rvxdz.jpg - i.redd.it/kc7e17zfumqz.jpg Even the slaves owned gold - i.pinimg.com/originals/02/31/1a/02311acbd3fb1698f5bc5a920f40362d.png *This are some of the golden objects that survived the Spanish looting of the 16th to 19th century... the native kingdoms of the Philippines were Hindu-Buddhist by the way... some have also converted to Islam in the 14th century* Upavita (Hindu sacred thread) - i.redditmedia.com/CqS1sPYOmIsy6myyWKSyOp32YPRRnI-bHvTvj_d9llQ.jpg?w=850&s=89876d6e7119dbccec09c52c63aa7cab Kamagi necklace 15ft long - i.pinimg.com/originals/0b/34/81/0b3481c0c27584f015bd05ad75e6b815.jpg - 3.bp.blogspot.com/-mSPmcNUK9Ic/UcCi5iZFlzI/AAAAAAAAGBE/CJcFPytVD7A/s1600/hykt2011+227.jpg - cebudailynews.inquirer.net/files/2014/07/Ancient-Visayan-Goldworking.jpg Belts - i.redd.it/tatz6277sb1z.jpg - i.redd.it/fzv77yd60pkz.jpg Bangles - i.pinimg.com/originals/2e/64/56/2e6456cae0387c9491120535cef9082f.jpg - i.pinimg.com/originals/2c/fb/51/2cfb519b3901b4e0d1541c9bfbcf805c.jpg - i.pinimg.com/564x/e6/93/10/e693101fbdb6d1779fe30906c101a0fc.jpg Armbands - i2.wp.com/www.elifestylemanila.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/05-1.jpg - i.pinimg.com/736x/bd/0c/39/bd0c394b955eabd609ed84709b90b703.jpg Earrings - i.pinimg.com/564x/4e/4a/8f/4e4a8f7dbc8f0e2aed574a55b0809cb5.jpg - i.pinimg.com/originals/39/2d/f8/392df8b28ba537d561baa5a3bc987bc7.jpg Chastity covers - manilenya222.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/4aa.jpg Sword hilt - i.pinimg.com/564x/18/e6/78/18e678118f04fb505bf8cff489f5e173.jpg - i.pinimg.com/564x/8e/c6/07/8ec6074eb0b5b94a77c140694d341beb.jpg - i.pinimg.com/originals/9d/8d/fe/9d8dfe32021e54d69ccb56abc777d271.jpg Hindu-Buddhist statue - i.pinimg.com/originals/63/fe/37/63fe374f11185c0a50afff22ea552cf1.jpg Bowls - sarahlynnpablo.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/img_6529.jpg?w=1200 - i0.wp.com/etc.ancient.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/150911_PG_backstory_bowl.jpg Ladle handle - i.pinimg.com/originals/ae/0a/36/ae0a360b1338c2416398fdbb3adcf6e4.jpg Tweesers - asiasociety.org/sites/default/files/styles/600h/public/6/66.4856.jpg?itok=WQ7TXGQj More gold artifacts - i.pinimg.com/originals/0d/b9/d3/0db9d31493f27b8c0ae06478d8e6c531.jpg - pinoy-culture.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tumblr_mex0mnbUfq1rppiioo1_1280.jpg - 4.bp.blogspot.com/-K5a3QvBYERk/UcCizEqYSKI/AAAAAAAAGAk/2g-PI7iNCFA/s1600/hykt2011+219.jpg - i.pinimg.com/564x/e3/14/6c/e3146cfd131fdee0cfa09bb980c03200.jpg - qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-30ae38bc43061792c1f5a2139808d1e7
Rare Earth The reason who it decline because people move from Angkor wat to Ayutthaya. Jaivarman is not khmer. He is khom.Khmer is slave who overthrow varman dynastry and khom ally with Thai and built ayutthaya. While in Cambodia there is no more rock castle after the khmer slave overthrow the last varman in 14th century. French claim khmer built Angkor they want to rob thailand.
It must have been such a splendor when it was at its peak. You can't blame those old empires for not seeing their collapse coming. It must have felt like such an exhilarating and eternal place. They didn't have this perspective of such collapses happening over and over again. I don't blame them, but I do blame us for thinking our civilization eternal when we have all those examples of others who didn't live sustainably and didn't invest in resilience.
Does your type of resilience refer to the introduction of carbon tax and similar guilt-promoting measures to deceive and manipulate the world's population with propagand?so that those in power can continue to divide and rule anonymously in this world? My answer is and remains the same FUCK OFF GANGSTALKERS
I think problem today is that our "Empire" is not ruled by one person, it is ruled by many and no single person is taking the responsability to take said perspective. Our demise will be in shifiting blame until the last day.
Ben Dover Rare Earth is still nowhere near as big as it deserves to be. Thankfully I see no scenario where a videos series that is so transcendently well made fails to explode in popularity
I've found that it's virtually impossible to talk about the Khmer Empire without coming off as embellishing its history, but that's only because the Angkor civilization really WAS that unbelievable. Here are some FACTS about the Khmer Empire that SOUND like embellishments, but are in fact, legitimately documented and/or relayed by reputable sources. 1) A lot of people don't realize this just by looking at photos, but the temple of Angkor Wat is actually THE largest religious structure on Earth and currently holds the *Guinness World Record* as the largest religious structure EVER constructed in all of human history, occupying a space of over 400 acres, or about 3 to 4 times bigger than Vatican City. In other words, if you tried to name ANY massive religious structure that comes to mind -- any pyramid, any cathedral, any mosque -- it's guaranteed to be smaller than Angkor Wat. 2) Angkor Wat is also much TALLER than it looks -- about 213 feet in height. For comparison, that's taller than most 20-story buildings! (usually about 210 feet). Angkor Wat only APPEARS shorter because it's so massive in width and length (again, it occupies over 400 acres) and because the height of the complex gradually increases as one walks closer to its peak (rather than, say, taking a single flight of stairs all the way to the top at once). 3) For a structure that holds the Guinness World Record as the largest religious monument ever built, Angkor Wat was completed fairly quickly -- about 30 years. By comparison, its Western contemporary, the iconic Notre Dame of Paris, was considerably smaller and took almost 200 years to complete. 4) According to the *Smithsonian,* the Khmer Empire also built the two all-time biggest hand-cut water reservoirs on Earth, known as the "East Baray" and the "West Baray." I believe the East Baray has now fallen into disuse (not sure), but the West Baray is still well and functioning. 5) In 2016, the *Guardian* interviewed researchers whose studies utilized aerial laser scans to reveal that the Khmer Empire may have been the biggest empire in the world in the 12th century. Indeed, according to the *Encyclopedia Britannica,* the Khmer Empire stretched Northward from the Indochinese peninsula to the Yunnan province of China, and Westward from Vietnam to the Bay of Bengal. (By the way, the researchers utilized a revolutionary method called LIDAR, the same method that was used to discover 60,000 new Mayan structures just four months ago!). 6) The Khmer Empire wasn't just one of the longest-lasting empires in Far East Asia, but also one of the longest-lasting empires on the planet, having endured for a whopping 629 years. That's longer than the Ottoman Empire itself, which is often cited as a prime example of an exceptionally long empire. 7) And of course, as the title of this video suggests, the Khmer Empire was once home to the largest city in the world. In fact, according to the *National Geographic,* Angkor City was the largest pre-industrial urban city ever built in world history and was occupied by up to one million residents at a time when Paris had 30,000. According to the *Smithsonian,* Angkor was about 400 square miles in size, which is bigger than all five boroughs of modern-day New York City combined! As I've stated, these facts SOUND like embellishments of some overly mysterious advanced civilization, but they've all been reported and verified by legitimate and reputable sources. The reason why I bring all this up is because I want to express my appreciation for the video, itself. Everything it presents SEEMS too fantastical to be true, but it IS true, and that's what I love about it! In an age where false information and exaggerations run rampant, this video stands out as being the best, most engaging, and most ACCURATE visual and audio illustration of the Khmer Empire that I've ever seen, capturing its fascinating history with beautiful shots (and labels, which I love), superb narration, engaging storytelling, and accurate historical information. Fantastic job!
+yang liulang My pleasure! And thanks for letting me know the present function of the East Baray! Also, I noticed an error in my first reply that I'd like to correct. Angkor Wat was actually completed in about 40 years, not 30 years as I had previously stated. In the same period, Notre Dame Cathedral took about 180 years to complete.
I didn’t know that the Ottoman Empire was seen as being one of the longest lasting. I guess it just goes to show how fragile societies are to change. Even for a powerful empire, 600 years was considered a long time. It makes it more amazing that Rome lasted almost 2,000 years. Founded in 509 BC as a republic, becoming an empire in 27 BC, and lasting all the way until 1453 AD.
Um kinda Rome held the 1,000,000+ population at its hight. Also from 27AD to 286 Rome was the sole capital. Rome remained the nominal capital of both eastern and western parts until 476 AD, when it sent the imperial insignia to Constantinople. Constantinople remained the Capital until 1453. The Chinese Empire went through many dynasties, and civil wars but lasted from 221BC to 1912AD So, the Chinese Empire then the Roman Empire are the top 2 longest lasting Empires. Sorry about the length of the Roman Explanation that history is a little convoluted.
Keep up the fantastic work. Also your narrative style is one of the high points of the series. Don't let yourself get in your own head about what it sounds like. It makes the series yours.
I'm a new subscriber. Sadly I've just now discovered the channel. I'm so happy I've found this but sad I only recently found it. I'm a huge fan of his narration. It's part philosophy and I really dig that. The video quality is simply amazing but like you said... His narrative is great
absolutely stunning how nature claimed back its land on these rural temples. We can tell how beautiful these temples once were, and now nature is adding it's touch
I had a history professor who taught me to think about history in waves -- patterns that repeat. As far as writing history goes, it's a pretty effective way to look at it, particularly before the Industrial Revolution. It doesn't matter whether you're talking about ancient Rome, the Khmer empire, the Abbassid Caliphate, or any other civilization -- they act like a sine wave. They start, they increase & improve, they reach a peak, and they decline. And at any given moment, there are hundreds of those going on all over the world -- that's the thing to note, the end of a golden age somewhere means the beginning of the golden age somewhere else. We in the west are starting to feel like our golden age is coming to a close, but if you look at countries like China and India, they're getting ready to put their own new golden age into motion. I guess what I'm saying is, golden ages don't disappear -- they just move around the map.
Indian culture never went through a revolutionary democratic phase like the west did so there are not many classes of people united under ideas of liberty and equality. India has lots of corruption and has failed to develop what any western nation, or china, or japan would consider an infrastructure. They can't maintain their food supply consistently or store it at all. If the west is in decline it will stop exporting food to India. A weakened West means that India and China will have to stabilize internally which would be difficult because of India's systemic racism and China's state run industry. Like it or not, the planet has became one economy, that will grow or shrink together. Decreasing western spending means a decrease in manufacturing jobs in China and lower wages in the West along with increasing wages in India would mean that tech and engineering jobs will be moving to Eastern Europe.
Temples are not burial places... Our kings were warrior kings, they go went to battle and all died in war. Temples are purely religious and sacred. They were kept by the priests with their own staff members and inventories to keep the temple clean. Kings commisioned temples to be built so they show their power, one upping the previous ones, so they can settle into their roles of the God King. Some temples like Preah Khan were built in honor of the ancestors. (Before any of you jumped ship and attack me, know that I am Cambodian and I am an architect. I've read and studied extensively about my own culture, my own architecture.)
@@MyNameBaboo Call it the exception, but she/he really is right, Temples aren't really buried place, it was to show power mainly, internal conflict in Khmer is at its best at the time.
Wow, you really did this topic and subject matter justice for an 8 minute video. When i went to Angor Wat, i had no idea it was more than just one big temple. I was shocked by its size. I'm really loving this channel.
Yes, there's a big Khmer legacy here, a lot of the symbols of Thailand come from Hinduism, which obviously came from India, but they came via the Khmer Empire, before they were adopted by the new rising Thai Kingdoms.
I was binging on your video (just found your channel) and kept thinking "wow, I need to go to the Caucasus! Wow, I need to go to Patagonia!", you have such beautiful pictures (and a nice presentation), but I have been to Angkor Wat. It is truly amazing, you can't realize the scale of this place through pictures or videos (and the work that must have been required to build it!!!), but your videos make it look even better. The colours are vibrant and there is almost nobody. I was there right after the rainy season and the grass wasn't that green (and it was cramped).
Careful with the Easter Island narrative if you're going to cover it in the future. Jared Diamond's account is more or less accepted as truth in popular discourse but don't forget he's a very polarizing figure in his field and his views aren't accepted by a significant amount of other practitioners. Not to mention that his book "Collapse" was written over a decade ago and since then new evidence has come in, most of which doesn't really support his thesis (not to say it necessarily discredits it either, but it does at least nuance it). The main alternative thesis is probably that of Carl Lipo, who gives an entirely different account of the island's history (which basically concludes that the collapse of their civilization was mainly due to contact with the Europeans, not dissimilar to what happened with the Native Americans, it also moves away from the account that deforestation was entirely due to them). In popular culture it seems that people pick and choose what narrative they like best depending on whatever other contemporary narrative they're trying to "peddle". If your focus is environmentalism, you cite Diamond. If your focus is colonialism and asymetric power relationships between cultures, you cite Lipo. But the scientific debate around what happened is far more technical, in many ways is far more fierce than the public debate, and in any event, it is far from being settled. Which is why, as lay people, I think we should be very cautious when covering this issue, cautious that we don't choose a narrative not because we actually believe the evidence is sound, but just because it fits nicely with our world view. Anyways, it's clear that you guys do your research. It's just that, out of all of the civilizations that have disappeared because of what I supposed could be called "over-consumption", this is one of the most contested cases so perhaps not the best example to cite as "historical evidence".
Excellent comment, I was about to write something on the same lines, but MUCH less eloquently and less extensively researched! As you say, they clearly do their research, so I would trust that challenging the dominant narrative among the general public would form part of any Easter Island video they made, which might actually be good :)
Don't worry. The more we make the better we get at dotting our i's and p'ing our q's. Easter Island is odd because it is one of those anti-factoids. It seems like everyone knows the prevailing narrative is wrong (and normally always in relation to Jared Diamond), but their anti-thesis is almost always equally out of step as the factoid they're aiming to dismiss. It is like when people correct the pronounciation of karate, not realizing the Okinawan original is much closer to the Anglicized word than the Japanese. I don't think I've outstepped any bounds in this video (what I did say was meant to be taken metaphorically - the last tree could have fallen in a storm for all we know), and will aim to avoid it when I'm there. But of all the parts of the history that are contested, human interaction with/destruction of the environment bringing about the island's decline is not among them. For the total collapse of the culture and original civilization, it is a deeper story. We'll be sure to mention it all when we're there.
Great comment but a huge part of the controversy surrounding Diamond is strictly jealousy because of the success he's had. It happens to every academic that becomes popular with the public. I'm not saying Diamond is perfect, far from it. But as a fellow history professor/researcher (your comment seems to imply as much) you should recognize how much of the criticism Diamond receives is valid as anyone.
You're a great story teller dude and obviously a very well read road scholar, I enjoy your videos and learn from your perspective keep up the great work
I'm pretty happy with how my 401k has blown up. Lots of people tell me that Trump is doing a bad job, but they can't really tell me what he's done wrong. I'll save a good amount of money with his new tax plan, and he hasn't started a thermonuclear war with Russia, which was Hydrogen hillary's plan.
+john harker Alright, so you haven't heard anything he's done wrong. Here you go, a list containing some of the many many things Trump has done wrong. - Appointed completely incompetent and unqualified people to his cabinet (Kushner, Ivanka, Ajit Pai, Betsy, Scott, etc.) - Tried to make it so that the government could sell off *98*% of our ocean to oil companies for drilling - Tearing apart the EPA - Turning the FBI into quite a mess. - Approving a tax plan that will give about ~$1,000 more to most poor americans, but *millions* and I mean *MILLIONS* to the top 0.1% (Y'know, the people that totally need money) - Golfing. Far too much of it, here's a easy way to keep track: trumpgolfcount.com/ - Getting enraged by the pettiest of things I.E Saturday Night Live skits. - Not looking at daily briefings. - Making us go in the completely wrong direction when it comes to Climate Change by thinking things like "Clean coal" exist as well as denying Climate change's existence. - Potentially starting a trade war, which should be grounds for impeachment already as trade wars help nobody. - Could've caused nukes to be launched to and from N.K. because of shitty tweets. - Not applying sanctions to Russia even though basically everyone in congress voted for it (518 for, 5 against) - Trying to obstruct justice by attempting to fire Mueller - Congratulating Putin on """winning""" re-election in Russia despite the fact that his own staff directly told him not to. (I know Obama congratulated Putin as well, but that was before Crimea, before the Nerve agent attacks, and without being told not to by his own damn staff.) There's tons more when it comes to the environment that Trump is being a jackass about, and I'd recommend you look into some of these things in your own time. Please don't use Breitbart, Infowars, Fox news, Daily mail, etc. which are all notoriously bad at reporting news. My point is, he's the worst president the U.S has ever had. Without a doubt. He has caused absurd amounts of damage to the country in just his first 14 months, just imagine what would've happen had Obama, or even any democrat in general, did half of these things. They would've been impeached practically immediately, and probably imprisoned/hung for conspiracy and treason against the U.S. So again, please look further into it than "I saved $1k on taxes.".
Doot Doot you should work for CNN you know how to misrepresent facts very well too bad the epa mandating ditch digging and lawn runoff isnt my top priority
You have hit on the same concept as Nassim Taleb with anti-fragility and Benjamin Graham with a margin of safety. The idea is that for a strategy to work or a system to survive long-term, it must have built in flexibility to not only survive unexpected change, but exploit unexpected change. The easiest example I can think of is the portfolio that Taleb recommends. 90% treasury bonds to insulate yourself against negative shocks and 10% tech stocks to take advantage of the positive shocks.
I live in Thailand part time. Despite having roots there, I have enormous respect for Cambodia's culture, history and people. They haven't had it the best in recent history but I hope they can get to a better situation.
This is the video that got me to go to Cambodia next month. Can't thank you enough for the inspiration to explore the world and find as many stories as I can, finding these deep and meaningful conversations. I've been considered deep and philosophical since I could speak, and it's truly amazing that I found a channel to satisfy that, and tell a good story along the way. Thank you.
Well there are different wonder lists. The wonders of the ancient world, the wonders of the modern world and there should be a new list now. There are so many impressive human feats being accomplished every year its hard to keep up with
The entire Angkor Wat complex is absolutely magnificent. No video or photograph can do it justice. Seeing Angkor Wat loom out of the predawn darkness is one of the most humbling experiences I've ever witnessed.
i really like how you can tell us about historical events and seamlessly connect it to current problems and situations and even give advice on how to handle these problems
Evan, as a business owner (architecture) I'm always focused on work etcbut always trying to learn everything I can. I have a thirst for knowledge. I'm going to make a concerted effort to save some money and take my kids to places like this and share with themthe history of our world. You have inspired me yet again. Thank you.
I just discovered your channel today (with Easter island series of videos) and I am already loving it, especially, the style of writing and of course, the content. 👌
Earlier this year I spent a month exploring Cambodia and found it fascinating. This whole series is teaching me new things about a country I’ve only begun to understand. When I return next year I will have a richer experience from watching these.
Amazing video! Can you tell us a little about the equipment you use? Maybe you have already done a video about it? I'm just curious because the quality of your videos is just incredible. I'd really like to know about the cameras you use. In my opinion this is the standard that all youtubers should strive for in all of their videos if they are doing this professionally.
Hi Evan, another thought-provoking video. I live in the UK, and as many know this nation once 'ruled the world' - now we're just another country. I guess one question worth asking is 'What do you consider to be a golden age?' I'm glad we no longer have an Empire. It was evil, cruel and degrading to so many people. Yet now, I feel as though we're in a sort of golden age. I'm sure loads of fellow Brits will disagree... But our society has never been more even. We've got free health care for the population and fantastic free schools. Ours isn't the best country (Can anyone say they have the best?) but it's one where the decisions made by leaders have made it bearable. Will it exist in another 100, 200, 1,000 years? Who knows. One thing is certain - we can't be like the Khmer Empire and rely on memorialised memories and hope for the best. Society needs to keep a firm vision of a better future. Wow, I've written more on this than anything else all week! Sorry. Again, incredible video mate. If you guys ever come to the UK, I'll buy you both a pint and some fish & chips!
It strikes me that the Ankor system was run exactly the same way as 'Cities' on long lived minecraft servers. A large group decides to make a magnificent megastructure, or just settle together and build like madmen (minecraft is lego after all, building is the goal) So a fresh virgin site is selected. jungle is cleared, food production secured, every necessary type of resource is harvested and everything possible goes to the ultimate goal of building. If the 'civilization' which constructs the site survives long enough, eventually it'll get fully exploited, everything already built becomes heritage and is untouchable, so theres generally a mass exodus to a new site where building can start afresh. The old site may have caretakers who remain to prevent damage, or to maintain infrastructure, old resources and farms may still be used, but if the new site is remote enough literally the entire economy will transfer to the new 'temple' complex.
Rare Earth / Evan, there is no need for a voice-over. You are much easier to listen to than a lot of the many videos I have viewed. Actually I have found a few that have interesting subjects, yet their voice is so annoying I can't watch them. I'm only on about my 5th episode of yours but so far they have all been interesting and informative. I imagine you do quite a bit of research for these as you seem to know a lot more than the average bear. Thanks for making me a little smarter.
I love your videos and the wisdom you share. There are lots of variables to think about and manage in this world and so many perspectives to look at a situation with and you illustrate that well.
I don't think you should be worried about your voice, I'd say everything about this style of video is great, especially the voice. It sounds informative and professional but approachable.
Loved the vid ! I just got back from a two week trip around south east Asia , only stayed in Siam reap and Angkor for two nights and it was the most memorable part of my trip , plan on checking out Phnom Penh and the islands next !
Excellent overview of what happened to the Khmer people. As part of our around the world family tour, we spent 3 weeks in Siem Reap last fall and fell in love with that part of Cambodia. Well done video. Keep it up! Cheers, -Christine
Please do Hampi- capital of the Vijayanagar Empire- 2nd most populated city in the world where people would sell precious stones on the streets- home to the ruins of hundreds of temples and palaces.
"I think that there are patterns around the world that we can look at to stave off our own decline." An excellent definition of history to this historian.
Superior ❤️. I live here since 10 yrs and have been about anywhere else since 1985. I have been a permanent observer, stubborn analyser and ruthless synthesiser of Sapiens' world ever since then. But I have been unable to achieve this sort of intellectually and visually compelling performances. I thank you for making me less pessimistic about Millennials and Next. 🙏🙏🙏
Great job 👍 Fantastically done. It will be really great if you could list the reference materials for your videos. A sort of bibliography may be in the description.
That was a trip down memory lane. My parents took me there, back in the mid 60s, recorded on 8mm films. This was while the Vietnam war was raging, and the place was in ruins.. What you see now is the restored version, done in the 80s by the Archaeological Society of India (ASI), while the Khmer Rouge was "at work". Thanks for the video. 👏👏👏
7:22 Narrator's final warning, and advice are that we are doomed. Things improve, spurring unstoppable growth correlated to brittleness , which leads to destruction. Improve, and be worse off. Explains birth and death of many things from species to planets to stars. Depressing as [expletive]. "Yes, Minister."
Extra Credit done a similar video on the Bronze Age Collapse. Both channels have brought different perspectives on a common topic that are both interesting. To think that when I first saw the channel name, I thought this would be about rare earth elements. :)
"It would be until the Industrialisation and hundreds of years before any other civilization got close to this level of city building" *Rome wants to know your location*
To be fair, Angkor was the largest pre-industrial city in the world by area, not population. Angkor measured over 1000 square kilometers, surpassing modern-day Berlin or all five boroughs of New York City combined, which would have made it the biggest city ever built before the Industrial Revolution. But Angkor's population was no joke, either. Although it wasn't as big as Rome's, Angkor's population at its height in the 11th or 12th century amounted to 0.1% of the world population, or about 750,000 to 1,000,000 people. For comparison, London in the same period had about 30,000 people, while Paris had about 200,000 to 300,000. The only contemporary civilization I can think of that had cities to rival Angkor in population were those of the Song Dynasty of China.
Great documentary! I also love the facetious comments on the credits at the end. And yeah -- Mister Executive Producer -- it is your fault! So there! (we might as well have humor since our empire is at its twilight. Plus no one really likes empires anyway. If they do, they're nuts.)
So we should build a giant library at remote corners of the world with large predictions based on social science to make sure recovery from dark ages end quickly? Like Foundation by Asimov.
Thanks to everyone who asked about our Patreon. I'll put out a full video when I get the time, but for those who want to jump the gun and get on board from the start, here's the link: www.patreon.com/rareearth
It means a huge deal that so many have asked us to start an account. I never thought anyone would watch these videos, let alone support them.
Rare Earth - I hope you can make a video about the Philippine if you ever come visit.
This place was so utterly devastated that you don't really see or feel any of its ancient history anymore... the Philppine archipelago had consisted of several sovereign kingdoms with similar cultures, it was never a unified state until the Spanish colonization.
It's really hard to explain... so I'll just leave links here.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(900%E2%80%931521)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Philippines_(1521%E2%80%931898)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Manila
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tondo_(historical_polity)
Videos
- th-cam.com/video/dpbWBwf7c54/w-d-xo.html
- asiasociety.org/video/philippine-gold-curator-talk-complete
Boxer Codex painted by the Spanish themselves depicting the "savage" Filipinos they needed to "civilize".
- i.redd.it/kl9usp4rvxdz.jpg
- i.redd.it/kc7e17zfumqz.jpg
Even the slaves owned gold
- i.pinimg.com/originals/02/31/1a/02311acbd3fb1698f5bc5a920f40362d.png
*This are some of the golden objects that survived the Spanish looting of the 16th to 19th century... the native kingdoms of the Philippines were Hindu-Buddhist by the way... some have also converted to Islam in the 14th century*
Upavita (Hindu sacred thread)
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Kamagi necklace 15ft long
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Belts
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Bangles
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Armbands
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Earrings
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Chastity covers
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Sword hilt
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Hindu-Buddhist statue
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Bowls
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Ladle handle
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Tweesers
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More gold artifacts
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Rare Earth The reason who it decline because people move from Angkor wat to Ayutthaya. Jaivarman is not khmer. He is khom.Khmer is slave who overthrow varman dynastry and khom ally with Thai and built ayutthaya. While in Cambodia there is no more rock castle after the khmer slave overthrow the last varman in 14th century. French claim khmer built Angkor they want to rob thailand.
Tarwin Wannatham stop making up BS! You are just made you are not a real Khmer so make-up stories
Soma C facts people are so ignorant over Khmer history
@@tarwinwannatham4196 There was only Khmer Empire back then. Where was the siamese from? What a brain-washed idiot!
It must have been such a splendor when it was at its peak. You can't blame those old empires for not seeing their collapse coming. It must have felt like such an exhilarating and eternal place. They didn't have this perspective of such collapses happening over and over again. I don't blame them, but I do blame us for thinking our civilization eternal when we have all those examples of others who didn't live sustainably and didn't invest in resilience.
Penny Lane well said
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Only thing we learn from history is that we don't learn from history.
Does your type of resilience refer to the introduction of carbon tax and similar guilt-promoting measures to deceive and manipulate the world's population with propagand?so that those in power can continue to divide and rule anonymously in this world? My answer is and remains the same FUCK OFF GANGSTALKERS
I think problem today is that our "Empire" is not ruled by one person, it is ruled by many and no single person is taking the responsability to take said perspective. Our demise will be in shifiting blame until the last day.
One of my favourite holidays ever was in Siem Reap, and yet I knew none of this.
The fact that you watch my videos makes me really, really happy. I've seen basically every video you've put out.
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.......I can't believe you guys are talking about my hometown.
Ben Dover Rare Earth is still nowhere near as big as it deserves to be. Thankfully I see no scenario where a videos series that is so transcendently well made fails to explode in popularity
The voice in my mind automatically switched to your voice when reading your comment
I've found that it's virtually impossible to talk about the Khmer Empire without coming off as embellishing its history, but that's only because the Angkor civilization really WAS that unbelievable. Here are some FACTS about the Khmer Empire that SOUND like embellishments, but are in fact, legitimately documented and/or relayed by reputable sources.
1) A lot of people don't realize this just by looking at photos, but the temple of Angkor Wat is actually THE largest religious structure on Earth and currently holds the *Guinness World Record* as the largest religious structure EVER constructed in all of human history, occupying a space of over 400 acres, or about 3 to 4 times bigger than Vatican City. In other words, if you tried to name ANY massive religious structure that comes to mind -- any pyramid, any cathedral, any mosque -- it's guaranteed to be smaller than Angkor Wat.
2) Angkor Wat is also much TALLER than it looks -- about 213 feet in height. For comparison, that's taller than most 20-story buildings! (usually about 210 feet). Angkor Wat only APPEARS shorter because it's so massive in width and length (again, it occupies over 400 acres) and because the height of the complex gradually increases as one walks closer to its peak (rather than, say, taking a single flight of stairs all the way to the top at once).
3) For a structure that holds the Guinness World Record as the largest religious monument ever built, Angkor Wat was completed fairly quickly -- about 30 years. By comparison, its Western contemporary, the iconic Notre Dame of Paris, was considerably smaller and took almost 200 years to complete.
4) According to the *Smithsonian,* the Khmer Empire also built the two all-time biggest hand-cut water reservoirs on Earth, known as the "East Baray" and the "West Baray." I believe the East Baray has now fallen into disuse (not sure), but the West Baray is still well and functioning.
5) In 2016, the *Guardian* interviewed researchers whose studies utilized aerial laser scans to reveal that the Khmer Empire may have been the biggest empire in the world in the 12th century. Indeed, according to the *Encyclopedia Britannica,* the Khmer Empire stretched Northward from the Indochinese peninsula to the Yunnan province of China, and Westward from Vietnam to the Bay of Bengal. (By the way, the researchers utilized a revolutionary method called LIDAR, the same method that was used to discover 60,000 new Mayan structures just four months ago!).
6) The Khmer Empire wasn't just one of the longest-lasting empires in Far East Asia, but also one of the longest-lasting empires on the planet, having endured for a whopping 629 years. That's longer than the Ottoman Empire itself, which is often cited as a prime example of an exceptionally long empire.
7) And of course, as the title of this video suggests, the Khmer Empire was once home to the largest city in the world. In fact, according to the *National Geographic,* Angkor City was the largest pre-industrial urban city ever built in world history and was occupied by up to one million residents at a time when Paris had 30,000. According to the *Smithsonian,* Angkor was about 400 square miles in size, which is bigger than all five boroughs of modern-day New York City combined!
As I've stated, these facts SOUND like embellishments of some overly mysterious advanced civilization, but they've all been reported and verified by legitimate and reputable sources.
The reason why I bring all this up is because I want to express my appreciation for the video, itself. Everything it presents SEEMS too fantastical to be true, but it IS true, and that's what I love about it! In an age where false information and exaggerations run rampant, this video stands out as being the best, most engaging, and most ACCURATE visual and audio illustration of the Khmer Empire that I've ever seen, capturing its fascinating history with beautiful shots (and labels, which I love), superb narration, engaging storytelling, and accurate historical information.
Fantastic job!
I am from Cambodia. Thanks for those useful information. Present day the East Baray is being used for farming land.
+yang liulang My pleasure! And thanks for letting me know the present function of the East Baray!
Also, I noticed an error in my first reply that I'd like to correct. Angkor Wat was actually completed in about 40 years, not 30 years as I had previously stated. In the same period, Notre Dame Cathedral took about 180 years to complete.
Train Station best channel with best fanbase. Wow. Thank you for being such amazing person.
I didn’t know that the Ottoman Empire was seen as being one of the longest lasting. I guess it just goes to show how fragile societies are to change.
Even for a powerful empire, 600 years was considered a long time.
It makes it more amazing that Rome lasted almost 2,000 years. Founded in 509 BC as a republic, becoming an empire in 27 BC, and lasting all the way until 1453 AD.
Um kinda Rome held the 1,000,000+ population at its hight. Also from 27AD to 286 Rome was the sole capital. Rome remained the nominal capital of both eastern and western parts until 476 AD, when it sent the imperial insignia to Constantinople. Constantinople remained the Capital until 1453.
The Chinese Empire went through many dynasties, and civil wars but lasted from 221BC to 1912AD
So, the Chinese Empire then the Roman Empire are the top 2 longest lasting Empires.
Sorry about the length of the Roman Explanation that history is a little convoluted.
Keep up the fantastic work. Also your narrative style is one of the high points of the series. Don't let yourself get in your own head about what it sounds like. It makes the series yours.
I'm a new subscriber. Sadly I've just now discovered the channel. I'm so happy I've found this but sad I only recently found it. I'm a huge fan of his narration. It's part philosophy and I really dig that. The video quality is simply amazing but like you said... His narrative is great
I love all the shots of the trees growing through and on the temple ruins. Gorgeous.
absolutely stunning how nature claimed back its land on these rural temples. We can tell how beautiful these temples once were, and now nature is adding it's touch
Those are the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider movie filming location ones.
I had a history professor who taught me to think about history in waves -- patterns that repeat. As far as writing history goes, it's a pretty effective way to look at it, particularly before the Industrial Revolution.
It doesn't matter whether you're talking about ancient Rome, the Khmer empire, the Abbassid Caliphate, or any other civilization -- they act like a sine wave. They start, they increase & improve, they reach a peak, and they decline. And at any given moment, there are hundreds of those going on all over the world -- that's the thing to note, the end of a golden age somewhere means the beginning of the golden age somewhere else. We in the west are starting to feel like our golden age is coming to a close, but if you look at countries like China and India, they're getting ready to put their own new golden age into motion.
I guess what I'm saying is, golden ages don't disappear -- they just move around the map.
Umbreon Shap - Yes, but it's giong back again.
The world is interconnected at this point, India will certainly not benefit from a West that no longer wants to help trade with it.
@@warlordnipple if you don't mind, elaborate. Thanks
Indian culture never went through a revolutionary democratic phase like the west did so there are not many classes of people united under ideas of liberty and equality. India has lots of corruption and has failed to develop what any western nation, or china, or japan would consider an infrastructure. They can't maintain their food supply consistently or store it at all. If the west is in decline it will stop exporting food to India. A weakened West means that India and China will have to stabilize internally which would be difficult because of India's systemic racism and China's state run industry. Like it or not, the planet has became one economy, that will grow or shrink together. Decreasing western spending means a decrease in manufacturing jobs in China and lower wages in the West along with increasing wages in India would mean that tech and engineering jobs will be moving to Eastern Europe.
Dr. Zoidberg first ever Golden Ages in the history of mankind were in India and China
This video mean too much to my country. Thank for Video.
Is your country good to visit?
jak33 it’s very good here, tourist from around the world came here every month and year. especially siem reap.
Temples are not burial places... Our kings were warrior kings, they go went to battle and all died in war. Temples are purely religious and sacred. They were kept by the priests with their own staff members and inventories to keep the temple clean. Kings commisioned temples to be built so they show their power, one upping the previous ones, so they can settle into their roles of the God King. Some temples like Preah Khan were built in honor of the ancestors.
(Before any of you jumped ship and attack me, know that I am Cambodian and I am an architect. I've read and studied extensively about my own culture, my own architecture.)
@Father Joseph Seed nah not really mate but some of us still does
noona96n hi I’m also currently majoring in Architecture, can u please refer/recommend the books and source u have read .
Wrong. The kings ashes used to be placed at Angkor Wat.
@@MyNameBaboo Call it the exception, but she/he really is right, Temples aren't really buried place, it was to show power mainly, internal conflict in Khmer is at its best at the time.
@@Yayaloy9 They found sarcophaguses.
The way you tune your monologue each episode.. Just perfect
Wow, you really did this topic and subject matter justice for an 8 minute video. When i went to Angor Wat, i had no idea it was more than just one big temple. I was shocked by its size.
I'm really loving this channel.
Yeah, i know. I live in Thailand.
Yes, there's a big Khmer legacy here, a lot of the symbols of Thailand come from Hinduism, which obviously came from India, but they came via the Khmer Empire, before they were adopted by the new rising Thai Kingdoms.
A fellow Cambodian here! Hope you are enjoying your stay at Siemreap.
It's freaky how what this video stands for resonates for all civilization across all periods. Truly Man is fallible.
Please never stop making videos
Enjoy and learn from this while it lasts :)
Stave off the decline of a golden age? Just save up great persons.
The Analyser That Civ joke :)
Just when I thought the Japan episodes were great - this is even better! Keep up the good work 🌼
I was binging on your video (just found your channel) and kept thinking "wow, I need to go to the Caucasus! Wow, I need to go to Patagonia!", you have such beautiful pictures (and a nice presentation), but I have been to Angkor Wat. It is truly amazing, you can't realize the scale of this place through pictures or videos (and the work that must have been required to build it!!!), but your videos make it look even better. The colours are vibrant and there is almost nobody. I was there right after the rainy season and the grass wasn't that green (and it was cramped).
Beautiful video as always :)
Didn't expect to see koi here
Careful with the Easter Island narrative if you're going to cover it in the future. Jared Diamond's account is more or less accepted as truth in popular discourse but don't forget he's a very polarizing figure in his field and his views aren't accepted by a significant amount of other practitioners. Not to mention that his book "Collapse" was written over a decade ago and since then new evidence has come in, most of which doesn't really support his thesis (not to say it necessarily discredits it either, but it does at least nuance it).
The main alternative thesis is probably that of Carl Lipo, who gives an entirely different account of the island's history (which basically concludes that the collapse of their civilization was mainly due to contact with the Europeans, not dissimilar to what happened with the Native Americans, it also moves away from the account that deforestation was entirely due to them). In popular culture it seems that people pick and choose what narrative they like best depending on whatever other contemporary narrative they're trying to "peddle". If your focus is environmentalism, you cite Diamond. If your focus is colonialism and asymetric power relationships between cultures, you cite Lipo. But the scientific debate around what happened is far more technical, in many ways is far more fierce than the public debate, and in any event, it is far from being settled.
Which is why, as lay people, I think we should be very cautious when covering this issue, cautious that we don't choose a narrative not because we actually believe the evidence is sound, but just because it fits nicely with our world view. Anyways, it's clear that you guys do your research. It's just that, out of all of the civilizations that have disappeared because of what I supposed could be called "over-consumption", this is one of the most contested cases so perhaps not the best example to cite as "historical evidence".
Excellent comment, I was about to write something on the same lines, but MUCH less eloquently and less extensively researched!
As you say, they clearly do their research, so I would trust that challenging the dominant narrative among the general public would form part of any Easter Island video they made, which might actually be good :)
Don't worry. The more we make the better we get at dotting our i's and p'ing our q's. Easter Island is odd because it is one of those anti-factoids. It seems like everyone knows the prevailing narrative is wrong (and normally always in relation to Jared Diamond), but their anti-thesis is almost always equally out of step as the factoid they're aiming to dismiss. It is like when people correct the pronounciation of karate, not realizing the Okinawan original is much closer to the Anglicized word than the Japanese. I don't think I've outstepped any bounds in this video (what I did say was meant to be taken metaphorically - the last tree could have fallen in a storm for all we know), and will aim to avoid it when I'm there. But of all the parts of the history that are contested, human interaction with/destruction of the environment bringing about the island's decline is not among them. For the total collapse of the culture and original civilization, it is a deeper story.
We'll be sure to mention it all when we're there.
Great comment but a huge part of the controversy surrounding Diamond is strictly jealousy because of the success he's had. It happens to every academic that becomes popular with the public. I'm not saying Diamond is perfect, far from it. But as a fellow history professor/researcher (your comment seems to imply as much) you should recognize how much of the criticism Diamond receives is valid as anyone.
Rare Earth Amazing response to an amazing comment. Keep being the best channel on TH-cam!
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You're a great story teller dude and obviously a very well read road scholar, I enjoy your videos and learn from your perspective keep up the great work
'dont vote in bad administrators for no reason'
whoops
+Tb0n3 "yet"...
Blowing up the world isn't Trump's particular MO. He's more of a rabble rouser and swamp monger ...and his handy work is already well underway.
I'm pretty happy with how my 401k has blown up. Lots of people tell me that Trump is doing a bad job, but they can't really tell me what he's done wrong.
I'll save a good amount of money with his new tax plan, and he hasn't started a thermonuclear war with Russia, which was Hydrogen hillary's plan.
+john harker
Alright, so you haven't heard anything he's done wrong. Here you go, a list containing some of the many many things Trump has done wrong.
- Appointed completely incompetent and unqualified people to his cabinet (Kushner, Ivanka, Ajit Pai, Betsy, Scott, etc.)
- Tried to make it so that the government could sell off *98*% of our ocean to oil companies for drilling
- Tearing apart the EPA
- Turning the FBI into quite a mess.
- Approving a tax plan that will give about ~$1,000 more to most poor americans, but *millions* and I mean *MILLIONS* to the top 0.1% (Y'know, the people that totally need money)
- Golfing. Far too much of it, here's a easy way to keep track: trumpgolfcount.com/
- Getting enraged by the pettiest of things I.E Saturday Night Live skits.
- Not looking at daily briefings.
- Making us go in the completely wrong direction when it comes to Climate Change by thinking things like "Clean coal" exist as well as denying Climate change's existence.
- Potentially starting a trade war, which should be grounds for impeachment already as trade wars help nobody.
- Could've caused nukes to be launched to and from N.K. because of shitty tweets.
- Not applying sanctions to Russia even though basically everyone in congress voted for it (518 for, 5 against)
- Trying to obstruct justice by attempting to fire Mueller
- Congratulating Putin on """winning""" re-election in Russia despite the fact that his own staff directly told him not to. (I know Obama congratulated Putin as well, but that was before Crimea, before the Nerve agent attacks, and without being told not to by his own damn staff.)
There's tons more when it comes to the environment that Trump is being a jackass about, and I'd recommend you look into some of these things in your own time. Please don't use Breitbart, Infowars, Fox news, Daily mail, etc. which are all notoriously bad at reporting news.
My point is, he's the worst president the U.S has ever had. Without a doubt. He has caused absurd amounts of damage to the country in just his first 14 months, just imagine what would've happen had Obama, or even any democrat in general, did half of these things. They would've been impeached practically immediately, and probably imprisoned/hung for conspiracy and treason against the U.S. So again, please look further into it than "I saved $1k on taxes.".
Doot Doot you should work for CNN you know how to misrepresent facts very well too bad the epa mandating ditch digging and lawn runoff isnt my top priority
You have hit on the same concept as Nassim Taleb with anti-fragility and Benjamin Graham with a margin of safety. The idea is that for a strategy to work or a system to survive long-term, it must have built in flexibility to not only survive unexpected change, but exploit unexpected change. The easiest example I can think of is the portfolio that Taleb recommends. 90% treasury bonds to insulate yourself against negative shocks and 10% tech stocks to take advantage of the positive shocks.
Videos with this much insight (and foresight) deserve so many more views... But then again, "most people can barely think for themselves"
I live in Thailand part time. Despite having roots there, I have enormous respect for Cambodia's culture, history and people. They haven't had it the best in recent history but I hope they can get to a better situation.
Earth is my city
O Nosferatu ™ Hello neighbor!
Q8Caffeinated this town ain't big enough for the both of us.
best city on the planet :p
dasco597 is earth the biggest planet in the world?
This is the video that got me to go to Cambodia next month.
Can't thank you enough for the inspiration to explore the world and find as many stories as I can, finding these deep and meaningful conversations.
I've been considered deep and philosophical since I could speak, and it's truly amazing that I found a channel to satisfy that, and tell a good story along the way.
Thank you.
7:17 sending a message, Rare Earth styled.
This should be the 7th wonder of the world. Not that mediocre statue in Brazil.
The world is too big for limiting wonders to 7 or 8 or 100!
But christ the redeemer is not a wonder
It's not. All 7 wonders of the world are (or to be more precise - were) around Medditerranian sea.
The wonders don't really exist anymore. Nowadays they are just listed by random people in an effort to make another.
Well there are different wonder lists. The wonders of the ancient world, the wonders of the modern world and there should be a new list now. There are so many impressive human feats being accomplished every year its hard to keep up with
The entire Angkor Wat complex is absolutely magnificent. No video or photograph can do it justice. Seeing Angkor Wat loom out of the predawn darkness is one of the most humbling experiences I've ever witnessed.
i really like how you can tell us about historical events and seamlessly connect it to current problems and situations and even give advice on how to handle these problems
Evan, as a business owner (architecture) I'm always focused on work etcbut always trying to learn everything I can. I have a thirst for knowledge. I'm going to make a concerted effort to save some money and take my kids to places like this and share with themthe history of our world. You have inspired me yet again. Thank you.
I just discovered your channel today (with Easter island series of videos) and I am already loving it, especially, the style of writing and of course, the content. 👌
I always pause at the end, to read the credits. Always.
Found one of these videos last night and have just been watching them non-stop. Absolutely incredible.
i just saw 3 of your videos and im now fan of this channel. keep up the work man.
Earlier this year I spent a month exploring Cambodia and found it fascinating. This whole series is teaching me new things about a country I’ve only begun to understand. When I return next year I will have a richer experience from watching these.
Amazing video! Can you tell us a little about the equipment you use? Maybe you have already done a video about it? I'm just curious because the quality of your videos is just incredible. I'd really like to know about the cameras you use. In my opinion this is the standard that all youtubers should strive for in all of their videos if they are doing this professionally.
Yeah sex is great, but have you ever came across a new (to you) youtube channel that makes engaging high quality videos?
I just came all across it. Twice.
Hi Evan, another thought-provoking video. I live in the UK, and as many know this nation once 'ruled the world' - now we're just another country. I guess one question worth asking is 'What do you consider to be a golden age?' I'm glad we no longer have an Empire. It was evil, cruel and degrading to so many people. Yet now, I feel as though we're in a sort of golden age. I'm sure loads of fellow Brits will disagree... But our society has never been more even. We've got free health care for the population and fantastic free schools. Ours isn't the best country (Can anyone say they have the best?) but it's one where the decisions made by leaders have made it bearable. Will it exist in another 100, 200, 1,000 years? Who knows. One thing is certain - we can't be like the Khmer Empire and rely on memorialised memories and hope for the best. Society needs to keep a firm vision of a better future. Wow, I've written more on this than anything else all week! Sorry. Again, incredible video mate. If you guys ever come to the UK, I'll buy you both a pint and some fish & chips!
Awesome! So full of many levels of imagery and thoughts!
It strikes me that the Ankor system was run exactly the same way as 'Cities' on long lived minecraft servers. A large group decides to make a magnificent megastructure, or just settle together and build like madmen (minecraft is lego after all, building is the goal) So a fresh virgin site is selected. jungle is cleared, food production secured, every necessary type of resource is harvested and everything possible goes to the ultimate goal of building. If the 'civilization' which constructs the site survives long enough, eventually it'll get fully exploited, everything already built becomes heritage and is untouchable, so theres generally a mass exodus to a new site where building can start afresh. The old site may have caretakers who remain to prevent damage, or to maintain infrastructure, old resources and farms may still be used, but if the new site is remote enough literally the entire economy will transfer to the new 'temple' complex.
Rare Earth / Evan, there is no need for a voice-over. You are much easier to listen to than a lot of the many videos I have viewed. Actually I have found a few that have interesting subjects, yet their voice is so annoying I can't watch them. I'm only on about my 5th episode of yours but so far they have all been interesting and informative. I imagine you do quite a bit of research for these as you seem to know a lot more than the average bear. Thanks for making me a little smarter.
I wish we had "Love" buttons along with the "Like" and "Dislike" ones.
One of the best videos on TH-cam so far (and I watch YT, not TV!)
Where are you?
Angkor.
Anchor? Anchor what?
That's right.
🇰🇭🇰🇭🇰🇭 Angkor is in Cambodia អង្គរវត្ត
I'll have one Anchor and one Angkor, 8000 riel, yes?
Love your work, no issues with the narration. Can I embed this and the Laos video in an online Geography course? It's a non profit high school.
Sure
@@RareEarthSeries Check it out here, it's on the 14th slide in
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Just watched four of your videos tonight instead of doing my homework! Hey, it's educational...
hands down this is the most unique youtube channel ive seen
I love your videos and the wisdom you share. There are lots of variables to think about and manage in this world and so many perspectives to look at a situation with and you illustrate that well.
I don't think you should be worried about your voice, I'd say everything about this style of video is great, especially the voice. It sounds informative and professional but approachable.
“The Empire’s Rice Stacks” I see what you did there Francesco!
Loved the vid ! I just got back from a two week trip around south east Asia , only stayed in Siam reap and Angkor for two nights and it was the most memorable part of my trip , plan on checking out Phnom Penh and the islands next !
It can't be easy growing up in the shadow of an astronaut. Chris , You're a top bloke, don't ever forget it.
I So enjoyed this! You make a great team and I've loved learning from you!
Very Nicely Done! Great way to teach history. Gods Speed in All You do👍
Excellent overview of what happened to the Khmer people. As part of our around the world family tour, we spent 3 weeks in Siem Reap last fall and fell in love with that part of Cambodia. Well done video. Keep it up!
Cheers,
-Christine
Beautiful! Love it. I just can't see it or learn about it too much. Amazing.!
Thank you for making these videos, you are bringing out the best in the world. Much love from Thailand
Please do Hampi- capital of the Vijayanagar Empire- 2nd most populated city in the world where people would sell precious stones on the streets- home to the ruins of hundreds of temples and palaces.
"I think that there are patterns around the world that we can look at to stave off our own decline." An excellent definition of history to this historian.
Your voicework is fine!! Don't beat yourself up! :)
its pretty nice listening to this guy while doing other things
Great vid! I went to Angkor last year and would love to be back. It was amazing!
Gorgeous! This series is going to be massive :))
The best pictures of Angkor Wat Video, Thanks for Sharing this VD
6:02 A sign written in Hindi? (devnagri script) how is that possible?
great video man, I was there early last year, the place is amazing. thanks for sharing a different perspective on it.
I'm continually distracted by your tshirt in this video, I need it! Jokes that are not really jokes aside, great vid.
Thank you for making video about my country!
And i appreciate u guys try to cover hindu temples too (last century had trend to ignore everything related to hinduism)..
Thsnks.. i appreciate it
Superior ❤️. I live here since 10 yrs and have been about anywhere else since 1985. I have been a permanent observer, stubborn analyser and ruthless synthesiser of Sapiens' world ever since then. But I have been unable to achieve this sort of intellectually and visually compelling performances. I thank you for making me less pessimistic about Millennials and Next. 🙏🙏🙏
7:00 Probably one of the coolest things I've ever seen in my ENTIRE LIFE!
its more prettier in real life, it feels so majestic entering khmer temples
This channel is so incredible
This is really good stuff, keep it up.
The Empire's Rice Stack = The Empire Strikes Back?
Love your videos. Where did you get your shirt?
Great job 👍 Fantastically done.
It will be really great if you could list the reference materials for your videos. A sort of bibliography may be in the description.
"it's amazing how many societies collapsed simply because they couldn't handle change" good point. Maybe one we should shout out very loud.
Thank you for the Rare Earth videos!
That was a trip down memory lane. My parents took me there, back in the mid 60s, recorded on 8mm films. This was while the Vietnam war was raging, and the place was in ruins.. What you see now is the restored version, done in the 80s by the Archaeological Society of India (ASI), while the Khmer Rouge was "at work". Thanks for the video. 👏👏👏
awesome Video, as always. Great work!
7:22 Narrator's final warning, and advice are that we are doomed. Things improve, spurring unstoppable growth correlated to brittleness , which leads to destruction. Improve, and be worse off. Explains birth and death of many things from species to planets to stars. Depressing as [expletive]. "Yes, Minister."
Your knowledge about our temples is far more impressive. Thank your for sharing.
Extra Credit done a similar video on the Bronze Age Collapse. Both channels have brought different perspectives on a common topic that are both interesting. To think that when I first saw the channel name, I thought this would be about rare earth elements. :)
The sign at 06:01 includes a Hindi language version. How come? Is it because a large number of visitors are from India?
Absolutely excellent video. Stellar work. Thank you
"It would be until the Industrialisation and hundreds of years before any other civilization got close to this level of city building"
*Rome wants to know your location*
To be fair, Angkor was the largest pre-industrial city in the world by area, not population. Angkor measured over 1000 square kilometers, surpassing modern-day Berlin or all five boroughs of New York City combined, which would have made it the biggest city ever built before the Industrial Revolution.
But Angkor's population was no joke, either. Although it wasn't as big as Rome's, Angkor's population at its height in the 11th or 12th century amounted to 0.1% of the world population, or about 750,000 to 1,000,000 people. For comparison, London in the same period had about 30,000 people, while Paris had about 200,000 to 300,000. The only contemporary civilization I can think of that had cities to rival Angkor in population were those of the Song Dynasty of China.
Great documentary! I also love the facetious comments on the credits at the end. And yeah -- Mister Executive Producer -- it is your fault! So there! (we might as well have humor since our empire is at its twilight. Plus no one really likes empires anyway. If they do, they're nuts.)
Ego's back in the days when this place was built were HUGE. Man is such a study I love the tree's that declare survival of the fittest.
So we should build a giant library at remote corners of the world with large predictions based on social science to make sure recovery from dark ages end quickly?
Like Foundation by Asimov.
Please come to Yucatán, México! You will get so much content for great videos!
Did you guys win any freaking awards with this series yet? I mean, come on!
How did you manage to film all these places with no people? Isn't it always crowded?
goskascience Patience.
Chris Hadfield's Rare Earth :) Keep up the good work!
nice insight at the end on the climate
Just curious. How come did you record this video on Siem Reap with no tourists at all? This place is always crowded!
Patience and polite request work wonders. :)
yess finally another one of these great episodes.😁😁
Wow just wow ! Evan hadfield is a great narrator
My favourite diss track
Love the shots! Keep it up
Cool t-shirt. Where'd you get it?
Bump.
Well done - have you read any of Will and Ariel Durants' Books? They are fitting with this.