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

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  • @SvenniTayivek
    @SvenniTayivek 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3039

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

    • @collinhenry12
      @collinhenry12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +142

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

    • @ish562
      @ish562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +211

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

    • @sgtjohnson49
      @sgtjohnson49 4 ปีที่แล้ว +85

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

    • @natemup
      @natemup 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

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

    • @sgtjohnson49
      @sgtjohnson49 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@natemup I did not know that, fascinating

  • @morgangardner9035
    @morgangardner9035 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1953

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

    • @Bunfire123
      @Bunfire123 10 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      So true!!!

    • @tshepomatabane5823
      @tshepomatabane5823 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @morgangardner9035
      @morgangardner9035 10 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @bookdream
      @bookdream 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nykola Phillipi Wow what a stupid comment... Incredible

    • @SoméDjata
      @SoméDjata 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

  • @KidJapan44
    @KidJapan44 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1949

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

    • @tommytucker5464
      @tommytucker5464 9 ปีที่แล้ว +163

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

    • @bobbobington3194
      @bobbobington3194 9 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

    • @fa11234
      @fa11234 9 ปีที่แล้ว +211

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

    • @gtrue7530
      @gtrue7530 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yes indeed!

    • @ENDOFANAGEMUSIC
      @ENDOFANAGEMUSIC 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @neeks7046
    @neeks7046 6 ปีที่แล้ว +474

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

  • @imaginareality
    @imaginareality 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1117

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

    • @13ritalove
      @13ritalove 9 ปีที่แล้ว +135

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

    • @umai21
      @umai21 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @jamretro1336
      @jamretro1336 9 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      +TuTOk Not really.

    • @jamretro1336
      @jamretro1336 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nah.

    • @imaginareality
      @imaginareality 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @wardjones2261
    @wardjones2261 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1171

    All of these young people who like history. Great!

    • @AlbionSupreme
      @AlbionSupreme 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

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

    • @insiadurrani9793
      @insiadurrani9793 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      +goforit666 bruh

    • @johnchurchilldizon7508
      @johnchurchilldizon7508 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

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

    • @derekgreaves165
      @derekgreaves165 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      DR. JAGER MEISTE

    • @crunchypeach
      @crunchypeach 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      all of these young people who like good grades

  • @raspberryalya7496
    @raspberryalya7496 6 ปีที่แล้ว +281

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

  • @railz1510
    @railz1510 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4039

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

    • @Stevenbfg
      @Stevenbfg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +158

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

    • @343bola4
      @343bola4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Monica Rae False, Bill gates only has $80 billion

    • @Usernameemanr
      @Usernameemanr 8 ปีที่แล้ว +498

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

    • @hasshamhabib2068
      @hasshamhabib2068 8 ปีที่แล้ว +69

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

    • @theunclethatdoesnttouchyou
      @theunclethatdoesnttouchyou 8 ปีที่แล้ว +54

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

  • @emilyflores2243
    @emilyflores2243 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1003

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

    • @diacsquad1117
      @diacsquad1117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Wait til you learn about maritime exploration

  • @daewolfo94
    @daewolfo94 7 ปีที่แล้ว +337

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

  • @lightningfletch5598
    @lightningfletch5598 8 ปีที่แล้ว +324

    0:01. RIP guy standing on the world.

    • @cortneybolt7074
      @cortneybolt7074 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      LightningFletch dude I didn't even see that!!

    • @forzaa867
      @forzaa867 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was wondering what that cheering was kma

    • @crazymangoz9583
      @crazymangoz9583 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      LightningFletch lol

    • @redacted5035
      @redacted5035 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      So racist

    • @ismailmustafa5068
      @ismailmustafa5068 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@redacted5035 🤦‍♂️

  • @jzefeirlan8165
    @jzefeirlan8165 8 ปีที่แล้ว +751

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

    • @danieldavis162
      @danieldavis162 8 ปีที่แล้ว +55

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

    • @dalitsobanda1032
      @dalitsobanda1032 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Jzef Eirlan hahahahahaha! So true

    • @peakjvs4967
      @peakjvs4967 4 ปีที่แล้ว +50

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

    • @3-Kashmir
      @3-Kashmir 4 ปีที่แล้ว +41

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

    • @ChibiRiku
      @ChibiRiku 4 ปีที่แล้ว +35

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

  • @samatarh5852
    @samatarh5852 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1180

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

    • @beestonpalani07
      @beestonpalani07 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      hahhahahha. thank you.

    • @EcompGames
      @EcompGames 10 ปีที่แล้ว +42

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

    • @aaroncow1824
      @aaroncow1824 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Because it has a few thousand more people. XD

    • @aaroncow1824
      @aaroncow1824 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Also , racism is dead.

    • @Chuschannel
      @Chuschannel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      EcompGames Yeah right.

  • @thedavid00100
    @thedavid00100 11 ปีที่แล้ว +218

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

  • @Ldizzil5000
    @Ldizzil5000 5 ปีที่แล้ว +423

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

    • @arberor4597
      @arberor4597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @khephra1
      @khephra1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      I agree. Even college level history omits this information.

    • @arberor4597
      @arberor4597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Khephra
      Why would we learn about this?

    • @khephra1
      @khephra1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @Arberor to each his own

    • @arberor4597
      @arberor4597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @mrmister1657
    @mrmister1657 4 ปีที่แล้ว +231

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

    • @RomeDCarlo
      @RomeDCarlo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

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

    • @thebridge5483
      @thebridge5483 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      RomeDCarlo yep

    • @arberor4597
      @arberor4597 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @TheLegendSpeaker
      @TheLegendSpeaker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

  • @disarmyouwitha
    @disarmyouwitha 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1001

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

    • @kikilicious99
      @kikilicious99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      disarmyouwith a I was thinking the same thing!😊

    • @kkngenomesho7744
      @kkngenomesho7744 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Legit

    • @Michpxg
      @Michpxg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@cocopus bad words.

    • @ameyas7726
      @ameyas7726 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @scales8768
    @scales8768 10 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

  • @JoStylin
    @JoStylin 10 ปีที่แล้ว +127

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

    • @BigAl1234567AlBig
      @BigAl1234567AlBig 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Soon we will have to call Ghana New China

    • @katiekim6535
      @katiekim6535 10 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @parisjej
      @parisjej 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Iioiiiiiuu

    • @Chuschannel
      @Chuschannel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @lewhossofdoom
      @lewhossofdoom 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Salif Keita is a phenomenal singer and artist!

  • @johntaylor9381
    @johntaylor9381 8 ปีที่แล้ว +963

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

    • @Treetops27
      @Treetops27 7 ปีที่แล้ว +117

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

    • @youtubelover5112
      @youtubelover5112 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @dvltang871
      @dvltang871 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wrong

    • @aught9264
      @aught9264 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @chillhomie7
      @chillhomie7 6 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

  • @alsyrriad
    @alsyrriad 9 ปีที่แล้ว +78

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

    • @MsStormcrow
      @MsStormcrow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @alsyrriad
      @alsyrriad 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lori Burnip For real

    • @youthmember9981
      @youthmember9981 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @WilliamGarrow
      @WilliamGarrow 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @shabaanmarijani8447
    @shabaanmarijani8447 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @ab-pj2ur
    @ab-pj2ur 9 ปีที่แล้ว +286

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

    • @TheWolfgangGrimmer
      @TheWolfgangGrimmer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @ab-pj2ur
      @ab-pj2ur 9 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @TheWolfgangGrimmer
      @TheWolfgangGrimmer 9 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @BigHenFor
      @BigHenFor 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @JMSginoclave
      @JMSginoclave 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @salahuddinashraf9663
    @salahuddinashraf9663 8 ปีที่แล้ว +118

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

  • @LeahMarkum
    @LeahMarkum 9 ปีที่แล้ว +254

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

    • @daleludtke7803
      @daleludtke7803 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @misterrex684
      @misterrex684 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @rileybenedict1804
      @rileybenedict1804 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @narp3094
    @narp3094 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

  • @flex1481
    @flex1481 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @flex1481
      @flex1481 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@diarka78 "There are no West African people". Okay.SMH!

  • @mykey49
    @mykey49 5 ปีที่แล้ว +644

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

    • @Palestine4Ever169
      @Palestine4Ever169 5 ปีที่แล้ว +65

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

    • @arberor4597
      @arberor4597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @arberor4597
      @arberor4597 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @SL4US
      @SL4US 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

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

    • @Palestine4Ever169
      @Palestine4Ever169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

  • @JordanWindhamBenford
    @JordanWindhamBenford 9 ปีที่แล้ว +369

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

    • @archiij1707
      @archiij1707 9 ปีที่แล้ว +53

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

    • @archiij1707
      @archiij1707 9 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Europa X false , lol keep stepping troll

    • @bog1122
      @bog1122 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @archiij1707
      @archiij1707 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Europa X why don't you look it up.

    • @bog1122
      @bog1122 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Joseph Archibong
      They are all in the 50s..

  • @Ayplus
    @Ayplus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1442

    More Africa please. . .

    • @HelloWorld1947
      @HelloWorld1947 9 ปีที่แล้ว +80

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

    • @Ayplus
      @Ayplus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +43

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

    • @william97able2
      @william97able2 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      more asia please!!

    • @bog1122
      @bog1122 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @Ayplus
      @Ayplus 9 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      +Europa X Silence

  • @adnanilyas6368
    @adnanilyas6368 9 ปีที่แล้ว +394

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

    • @njokuizuchukwu1744
      @njokuizuchukwu1744 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Adnan Ilyas yh do assasims creen mali or assasins creed

    • @johnad101
      @johnad101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

    • @SaddamHussain-gx9nc
      @SaddamHussain-gx9nc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @crazedbrazy617bh
      @crazedbrazy617bh 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A movie would be cool too

    • @TrueRaps
      @TrueRaps 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @AamirVachku
    @AamirVachku 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

  • @ProtoStar120
    @ProtoStar120 8 ปีที่แล้ว +805

    Do more African based history lessons!!

    • @stickmannatiion390
      @stickmannatiion390 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      Plus, no slavery Dude.

    • @__-wc5zn
      @__-wc5zn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

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

    • @lolcox1527
      @lolcox1527 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @anonymousontheinternet4486
      @anonymousontheinternet4486 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

    • @lolcox1527
      @lolcox1527 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @user-dz3cy1tx4y
    @user-dz3cy1tx4y 9 ปีที่แล้ว +169

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

    • @harishussain7569
      @harishussain7569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @mohanadal-qaesy8169
      @mohanadal-qaesy8169 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @aboubacaramine8689
    @aboubacaramine8689 9 ปีที่แล้ว +432

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

    • @Mm-sd9cz
      @Mm-sd9cz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

    • @mediahater
      @mediahater 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aboubacar Amine check out reddit.com/r/islam

    • @aboubacaramine8689
      @aboubacaramine8689 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      mediahater that's interesting

    • @sakurakou2009
      @sakurakou2009 9 ปีที่แล้ว +63

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

    • @yali6422
      @yali6422 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @isabellakuntz8418
    @isabellakuntz8418 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    he literally never blinks his eyes

  • @yahya361rulez
    @yahya361rulez 10 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

    • @abd-al-haqal-haqiqi6981
      @abd-al-haqal-haqiqi6981 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @abd-al-haqal-haqiqi6981
      @abd-al-haqal-haqiqi6981 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Damir Pryce sorry if it offedned you

    • @cr3160
      @cr3160 9 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @yahya361rulez
      @yahya361rulez 9 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @sumitstronk3825
      @sumitstronk3825 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @zsdfasdfas
    @zsdfasdfas 12 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @LoraLoveesCats
    @LoraLoveesCats 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @notdipperpines6626
    @notdipperpines6626 8 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @turicaederynmab5343
    @turicaederynmab5343 9 ปีที่แล้ว +511

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

    • @kevinovo6956
      @kevinovo6956 8 ปีที่แล้ว +215

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

    • @Miyirwaaq
      @Miyirwaaq 8 ปีที่แล้ว +51

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

    • @MsStormcrow
      @MsStormcrow 8 ปีที่แล้ว +49

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

    • @Ren-nf4pz
      @Ren-nf4pz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

    • @Miyirwaaq
      @Miyirwaaq 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Tempus Fugit Rapidus The city of Dubai is not an example of Islamic city but a Westernized one.
      The main difference between Islam and the Western world is that one is submissive to the laws of God, and the other is submissive to worldly desires.

  • @athinimqolora6523
    @athinimqolora6523 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @GoldenChild88888
    @GoldenChild88888 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @tessdrudy6953
    @tessdrudy6953 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @catherineaguinaga624
    @catherineaguinaga624 9 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

  • @mhogomchungu7168
    @mhogomchungu7168 6 ปีที่แล้ว +39

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

  • @beestarjay
    @beestarjay 9 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    Trying to study for my AP world final

    • @savannahmegan1615
      @savannahmegan1615 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @pokefan20001000
      @pokefan20001000 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @beestarjay
      @beestarjay 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @cambam722
      @cambam722 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      +Bella Jones High school is a joke

    • @madslight
      @madslight 9 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Aezur20
    @Aezur20 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

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

  • @AsellusPrimus
    @AsellusPrimus 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @AsellusPrimus
      @AsellusPrimus 8 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @kingdra36
    @kingdra36 8 ปีที่แล้ว +178

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

    • @aidanfarmer2045
      @aidanfarmer2045 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I prefer WHAP as an acronym, good luck

    • @samdowns5885
      @samdowns5885 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +RotMG Store
      yep

    • @tBlizzi
      @tBlizzi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +Chickenfarm I'm gonna get WHAPped :(

    • @birberking6999
      @birberking6999 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +RotMG Store rip in pieces

    • @AGentleTree
      @AGentleTree 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      +RotMG Store We're gonna need it!

  • @samysaid1989
    @samysaid1989 10 ปีที่แล้ว +180

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

    • @marshymellowmonster
      @marshymellowmonster 10 ปีที่แล้ว +100

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

    • @GReid-ol5gk
      @GReid-ol5gk 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      marshymellowmonster So true, it's refreshing.

    • @lamarmcneil5655
      @lamarmcneil5655 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      marshymellowmonster Yay!

    • @atefrod680
      @atefrod680 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      not only those, also islamic videos..

    • @transporterIII
      @transporterIII 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @Mafia_マフィア
    @Mafia_マフィア 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    “We were the most humiliated people on earth and God gave us honour through Islam. If we ever seek honour through anything else, God will humiliate us again.”
    ― *Umar ibn Al-Khattab*

    • @MrRodjac
      @MrRodjac 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      We where great before Islam.

    • @Palestine4Ever169
      @Palestine4Ever169 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      z steve
      Not true whatsoever

    • @AK-nm1jh
      @AK-nm1jh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrRodjac
      Nope

    • @anass123ism
      @anass123ism 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrRodjac nah bro sorry

    • @anass123ism
      @anass123ism 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      nah bro sorry

  • @GalaxyGirl08
    @GalaxyGirl08 9 ปีที่แล้ว +54

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

    • @umarali1822
      @umarali1822 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @GalaxyGirl08
      @GalaxyGirl08 9 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @JosephDeLosSantos-t3m
      @JosephDeLosSantos-t3m 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @tsukune2910
    @tsukune2910 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @ashiahimitsu7236
    @ashiahimitsu7236 10 ปีที่แล้ว +376

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

    • @TBotAlpha
      @TBotAlpha 10 ปีที่แล้ว +91

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

    • @yousefkhalil8666
      @yousefkhalil8666 10 ปีที่แล้ว +111

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

    • @personaldove
      @personaldove 10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      yousef khalil
      China is not muslim.

    • @personaldove
      @personaldove 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @samatarh5852
      @samatarh5852 10 ปีที่แล้ว +63

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

  • @sirneffy1160
    @sirneffy1160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @TheGiantKiller8
    @TheGiantKiller8 11 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    maybe best channel on youtube

    • @ruzefosho
      @ruzefosho 10 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @ruzefosho
      @ruzefosho 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @hannafitzherbert7722
      @hannafitzherbert7722 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi

  • @kennedy072
    @kennedy072 5 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    When you want to learn about Islamic Africa they bring out the Arab Slave trade, but never mention the great kingdoms of Mali and Somalia

    • @Usman__134
      @Usman__134 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Somalia didn’t have good kingdoms lol

    • @ahmedguled6494
      @ahmedguled6494 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Saving Your time Actaully the Sultanate of Adal as well as Ajuran were very successful empires that even engaged in conflict with Europeans such as the Portuguese and the sultanate of Adal actually conquered Abyssinia with ottoman and Arab aid

    • @ElijahShawmaliciousboy
      @ElijahShawmaliciousboy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@Usman__134 every empire gets conquered, even the Ramans did, so it doesn't make sense

    • @hasal1234
      @hasal1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Usman__134 herreeee we gooooooo

    • @maheer2613
      @maheer2613 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Usman__134 just know that Somali and east africa kingdom date way back to egypt civilisation From the Punt civilisation to Nubia

  • @MisterOrange1
    @MisterOrange1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

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

  • @jordanmeier7202
    @jordanmeier7202 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @elliottmcollins
    @elliottmcollins 11 ปีที่แล้ว +21

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

  • @samuelcameron8215
    @samuelcameron8215 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @jeffreystevens8042
      @jeffreystevens8042 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

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

    • @youtubelover5112
      @youtubelover5112 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @raywoods5213
    @raywoods5213 9 ปีที่แล้ว +295

    I don't understand, why all of the hate towards Africa?

    • @jamretro1336
      @jamretro1336 9 ปีที่แล้ว +154

      nobody wants to know the truth

    • @ashantinyongo7632
      @ashantinyongo7632 9 ปีที่แล้ว +199

      To understand that you have to look at the history of American Colonization and of course the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade which depended on Africans to work in the Americas and parts of Europe as architects, servants, manual laborers, and farmers. But the slave trade was inhumane so Europeans had to cover this up with lies about the Africans being inferior and primitive, these lies passed through generations causing racism and even promoted racially motivated pseudoscience that fueled even more negative views towards Africans and the rest is history.

    • @honsrain669
      @honsrain669 8 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I agree with what you said except for one thing; by definition and by law the United States cannot establish any colonies. You can think of them as colonies but historians will never call them that they will use the word "territory" but a lot of western nations did play a huge part in the exploitation of africans and when ever any country wishes to invade another they begin a propaganda campaign against the people to justify their motives (we see this happening today actually). It is absurd and completely delusional for one person to say that slavery has absolutely no effect on our "political" society today because it happened centuries ago. That is the most cracked out statement I hear from some people. Africa is a beautiful continent with a rich full history to bad peoples choice to remain ignorant due to their racism and religions remains well embed in the human species.

    • @honsrain669
      @honsrain669 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm sorry I didn't realize you meant the American colonies hahaha my bad

    • @jarenc2048
      @jarenc2048 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They are dumb. Reeeeeeaaaaalllly dumb.

  • @benjaminlamptey1867
    @benjaminlamptey1867 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @BassTechnologic
    @BassTechnologic 10 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

    • @akidah
      @akidah 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @jarenc2048
      @jarenc2048 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      P luck'd It was mentioned.

    • @Treetops27
      @Treetops27 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @Treetops27
      @Treetops27 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @Treetops27
      @Treetops27 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @haileyb.n.4133
    @haileyb.n.4133 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

  • @joeygrl111
    @joeygrl111 11 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @mangalisadlamini6121
    @mangalisadlamini6121 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @mrleyasbrownintrovert5020
    @mrleyasbrownintrovert5020 8 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    our history has been swooped under the rag by the foreign settlers I.e British
    * Alhamdullilah for Islam and the faithful in humanity who preserved knowledge and are not of the ignorant.
    #PleaseDoAHistoryOnTembakto

    • @Thoralmir
      @Thoralmir 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Go away, Turban Nazi!

    • @brycelahm1283
      @brycelahm1283 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Thoralmir You’re being racist. F you

    • @brycelahm1283
      @brycelahm1283 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The reason more people in America know European history is because most of us are from Europe, I agree with you, but all histories are equal

    • @NazmaShahidullah
      @NazmaShahidullah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Thoralmir racist I'm muslim

    • @notayoutuber3518
      @notayoutuber3518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Bryce Not everyone in America is from Europe. Wold history should be taught instead of the European perspective of history.

  • @RestingJudge
    @RestingJudge 9 ปีที่แล้ว +364

    Completely glossed over Ethiopia....They had the first African Alphabet!

    • @sakurakou2009
      @sakurakou2009 9 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      +Ruston Wilson first African Alphabet Meroitic language not ethopia .
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meroitic_alphabet

    • @natechristie2574
      @natechristie2574 8 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      this is a video about Mali and Mansa Musa, not all of Africa you fool

    • @xavierimperial5965
      @xavierimperial5965 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      +Nate Christie they He clearly referenced east Africa. Which he did without mentioning Ethiopia. don't be a dick.

    • @dakotataylor2712
      @dakotataylor2712 8 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      +Ruston Wilson This is a video about Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa. Not about African Alphabets.

    • @imperatorcaesardivifiliusa2158
      @imperatorcaesardivifiliusa2158 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ethiopia... was defeated in battle by Italy... ITALY!

  • @toastandplants
    @toastandplants 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @mosengteroosss5485
    @mosengteroosss5485 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Mansa Musa, flexin' since 1324

  • @PlainsPup
    @PlainsPup 10 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    CrashCourse, the loud singing in the background from 6:58 - 7:34 is incredibly distracting, as it drowns out John Green's speech. So annoying. Please don't do that again.

    • @TomiOdukoya
      @TomiOdukoya 10 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      You could have been a bit nicer about that.
      "Crash Course, I was hard to hear John in certain parts of your video. Thanks for teaching me, and I hope I can learn more in the future. "
      Jerk.

    • @PlainsPup
      @PlainsPup 10 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Tomi Odukoya Actually, Jerk, I'm a big fan of this series. However, I have noticed a trend lately throughout media to drown out voices with background music. It seems editors have forgotten how, or no longer care to fade music anymore. That is why I am annoyed, because the problem is so prevalent these days. Doesn't mean I don't love Crash Course, though.

    • @TomiOdukoya
      @TomiOdukoya 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      You could have been nice about it.

    • @PlainsPup
      @PlainsPup 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Tomi Odukoya Sorry, I didn't mean to be cruel to the makers of Crash Course, which again, is a great channel. I just get tired of weird editing ruining my viewing and listening experience. It happens in so many media now.

    • @TomiOdukoya
      @TomiOdukoya 10 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      It's alright dude. I'm sorry for calling you a jerk. I bet you were just frustrated with this going on so much.

  • @aydenmcgee3026
    @aydenmcgee3026 8 ปีที่แล้ว +264

    In reality, who ACTUALLY uses TH-cam for education outside of school when they aren't told to?

    • @colline.3039
      @colline.3039 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The guy behind u

    • @Lee-rn3ql
      @Lee-rn3ql 8 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      +Ayden McGee Me

    • @davidmb1595
      @davidmb1595 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      +Ayden McGee I do it… I have no friends.

    • @EchoL0C0
      @EchoL0C0 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      +Rarity Sparkle same here

    • @Thoughtso573
      @Thoughtso573 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🙋🏽

  • @kingkusnacht
    @kingkusnacht 10 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    what about the Ethiopian empire? I know it was christian but he could have at least mentioned them!

    • @lamarmcneil5655
      @lamarmcneil5655 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah.

    • @sarban1653
      @sarban1653 10 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      He was talking about West Africa in this video.

    • @VonKrauzer
      @VonKrauzer 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Paschtunist well, Ethiopia is one of the most ancient countries in the world and the only African country that actually stayed independent from Europe.

    • @sarban1653
      @sarban1653 10 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      VonKrauzer It was actually occupied by Italy for a while.

    • @VonKrauzer
      @VonKrauzer 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Paschtunist yes, but in XIX century, when all Africa was divided by European empires, only Ethiopia defended their independence. Italy occupied them much later, only when Mussolini came to power.

  • @notava6601
    @notava6601 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @Michpxg
    @Michpxg 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @hometeamhistory806
    @hometeamhistory806 11 ปีที่แล้ว +272

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

    • @sunshinesc90
      @sunshinesc90 11 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @urockit2011
      @urockit2011 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Well this is a crash course :)

    • @njokuizuchukwu1744
      @njokuizuchukwu1744 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Watch ur videos bro uvr got nice contact

    • @sjappiyah4071
      @sjappiyah4071 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Love ur videos man

    • @blksheep176
      @blksheep176 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Just keep doin what you doin bro!

  • @titaniumsnake1799
    @titaniumsnake1799 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    3:59 anyone notice the bruises on his arm?

  • @izzytahir4346
    @izzytahir4346 8 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I just can't believe you ignored Ethiopia John. One of the earliest civilisations in Africa if not world.

    • @seanpatch9487
      @seanpatch9487 8 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      +Izzy Tahir ISLAM in Africa, Ethiopia is not Muslim

    • @yertzneemie9380
      @yertzneemie9380 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      +abdul raheem actually Ethiopia was the first nation to accept christianity alongside Armenia in 1st century AD. The majority of people in Ethiopia since then are Christian (around 60%), but what you probably meant is that the christian ruler of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) allowed muslim refugees to settle in this region making it the first country outside arabia to have muslims in them. But it's far off to say that Ethiopia is muslim.

    • @Automotivelife44
      @Automotivelife44 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Yertz Neemie no ethiopia is not much of a muslim country but a christian i know because they are my neighbors and yes christianity was acepted first but when muhammad(pbuh) came and his followers ehiopians were the first non-arab muslims out there

    • @Hotboytrue
      @Hotboytrue 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I think it is because he was covering muslim african civilizations and ethiopia was chrstian. I could be wrong

    • @agentchaos5572
      @agentchaos5572 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Izzy Tahir Somalia accpeted islam before Ethiopia

  • @davidking6242
    @davidking6242 9 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    I think it would be very difficult to talk about the entirety of Sub Saharan Africa in a single video. Compared to John referring to Europe in almost all of them having multiple European vids.
    Just my opinion tho...

    • @biffyqueen
      @biffyqueen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      +kwadwo baidoo The problem is that African History is mostly oral or written by Arabs or Europeans. Further complicating things are the effects of colonialism where whole histories would have been erased (see also Mayan writing)

    • @davidking6242
      @davidking6242 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      biffyqueen i know but he could have gone into detail about Mali, Songhai or islamic influence in Ghana. He didnt mention, maybe he mentioned Askia the Great i dont remember but he didnt mention the 'Lion King' at all.

    • @biffyqueen
      @biffyqueen 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      kwadwo baidoo I don't disagree. Maybe he went into again in the second World History course?

    • @davidking6242
      @davidking6242 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      biffyqueen yeah i just hope he does individual african kingdoms across Africa. He hasn't touched Carthage yet or the Moors or Nubians (Only Egypt) and this is just northern Africa. What about western, southern, central and eastern Africa? He should talk about Ethiopian kingdoms like Aksum (the first christian african nation-christian before any of Europe was). He could go in-depth on the Swahili, the city of Great Zimbabwe and the various coastal kingdoms of West Africa like the Asante, Yoruba, Benin and Senegal as well as the kingdoms of the Sahel and the kingdom of Kongo. there are sooooo many african kingdoms he could discuss...

    • @Monochromicornicopia
      @Monochromicornicopia 9 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +kwadwo baidoo Eurocentrism runs deeper than we white folks like to admit.

  • @HistoryHustle
    @HistoryHustle 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @teenageriot123456
    @teenageriot123456 10 ปีที่แล้ว +161

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

    • @FinessedAnalyzer
      @FinessedAnalyzer 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

    • @chrischampagne9469
      @chrischampagne9469 10 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Why would racists be watching this channel?

    • @RyanTheDuckGaming
      @RyanTheDuckGaming 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      that's good I'm a muslim

    • @itsjustme9459
      @itsjustme9459 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      They're scared of big words

    • @Golkarian
      @Golkarian 10 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @michaelbooser970
    @michaelbooser970 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    My long term sub in the 10th grade gave me helpful way to remember who Mansa Musa is: Mansa Musa the Muslim from Mali. It helped a lot. I just needed to give him the shout out! Dan Buzzard if you every see this, we miss you!

  • @ayub579
    @ayub579 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Ibn Battuta, he had the best.life.ever...

  • @CeasiusC
    @CeasiusC 9 ปีที่แล้ว +194

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

    • @CeasiusC
      @CeasiusC 9 ปีที่แล้ว +36

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

    • @mrpkmnfrk
      @mrpkmnfrk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Disko H well ur kinda just being a jerk XD

    • @SK-hd1yk
      @SK-hd1yk 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +Ceasius looooool

    • @CeasiusC
      @CeasiusC 9 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @CeasiusC
      @CeasiusC 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @therealmissbubbly
    @therealmissbubbly 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @momoa6527
      @momoa6527 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL! Expect more of these nights from hell at uni

    • @therealmissbubbly
      @therealmissbubbly 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      Looking forward to it

  • @etienneporras7252
    @etienneporras7252 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Let us not forget about south Africa and the glory that was Great Zimbabwe. African history is so shamefully ignored but is so rich to learn about.

  • @bruzote
    @bruzote ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @raymondsmith2040
    @raymondsmith2040 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @king2781
    @king2781 11 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    Mansa Musa is the richest man of all time and he was a black man. No place on this earth has the type of natural resources and raw materials that Africa ha which is why Europe colonized it and stripped africans of everything they had

    • @TDudePro
      @TDudePro 11 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You know, Rockefeller existed...

    • @illmatic_07
      @illmatic_07 11 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      DBCrumpets Mansa Musa..$400Billion John D Rockefeller $340 Billion

    • @TDudePro
      @TDudePro 11 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Iliyas Mobley Nope, based off the amount of gold was worth in Mali, he wasn't that rich. Also, there is no historical record of exactly how much gold he had. If I have a lot of plutonium, it becomes less valuable to me, same idea. We have records of exactly how much money Rockefeller made and how much it is worth today. We can do that because he lived in a money economy not a barter economy like Mansa Musa. In truth, gold wasn't all to valuable to Mansa Musa, making him less rich than you think.

    • @illmatic_07
      @illmatic_07 11 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      DBCrumpets well said, iCan not argue with you on that. iHumbly surrender.

    • @TemplarX2
      @TemplarX2 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      DBCrumpets
      Salt was actually more valuable back then. Salt is worth nothing nowadays.

  • @marogo99
    @marogo99 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally mentioned Zanzibar, all the love from our paradise island of Zanzibar to crash course, you are awesome. Keep us educated and informed 👍

    • @KaziDepartment
      @KaziDepartment 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yakhe upo?

    • @marogo99
      @marogo99 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KaziDepartment amiiii tuko salamaaaa

  • @naywahn
    @naywahn 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Abu Bakr II, who preceded him, is the one who set sail for The Americas...The Spanish around the Isthmus of Darien, in South America, described seeing (and depicted) Africans there.

  • @anwars6400
    @anwars6400 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I really love this channel and how objective it is, however, everytime you talk about why people converted to islam you either say for politacl or economic gains which is not necessarily true. Islam when it was first intrudoced to people it tought them too many new things that people didn't care or know much about back then. Thus, it was really powerful in convencing people to convert.

  • @soccerandtrack10
    @soccerandtrack10 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    the mm guy was both "rich" as he owned the word,plus he was nice,for a change from most rich people.

  • @buwerhassan
    @buwerhassan 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well, I never expected that Africa, especially West-Africa was so sophisticated and well organized. I might even do more study since this is extremely new to me and very interesting. thanks John!

    • @kayzsosa1414
      @kayzsosa1414 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Buwer you won't be disappointed

  • @loyisokhoali9511
    @loyisokhoali9511 8 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Thoroughly enjoyed it except when green mentioned that there was no written literature. There were several African libraries which were burnt down by European colonialists in order to hide the truth of Africa's greatness

    • @You-pk6jh
      @You-pk6jh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Lmao why would they hide it? That makes no sense. Europeans aren't the boogeyman you make them out to be in your head. Plus Africa isn't one entity.

    • @game_boyd1644
      @game_boyd1644 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      You it is common practice for a defeating army to destroy history and culture from a defeated peoples' perspective. That's why many African cities where obliterated after defeat, their people's subjugated and/or sold into slavery. This is usually done to eliminate them as a threat to dominance in that region forever. Case in point: the utter destruction of Carthage by Rome after the third Punic war.

  • @therealbs2000
    @therealbs2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:02 one of the great flexes in human history

  • @slimpickens9135
    @slimpickens9135 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    interesting, but the show failed to mention how Munsa came into power, and that is a very fascinating story which Munsa described to Ibn Batuta