Hey folks! Super excited for Humankind, and the whole cultural focus they've got going pushed me to make this vid. I really hope you enjoy this one! It was quite the undertaking for a very different format from my usual (variety being the spice of life and all that). Let me know what you think - enjoy!
Out of curiosity, under what classification system do you consider the Nubians, Eyptians, etc. Eurasian civilizations? I'm interested in your justification.
I quite enjoyed this sort of history lesson :D . Awesome work. Im not entirely sure this is worth the probably tremendous effort you need to put into it however.
I really appreciate these sorts of videos, and really enjoyed this one. As someone whose interest in history was sparked in no small amount by games adding context and meaning to the systems has always been one of my favorite things. I'd definitely watch more if you are so inclined.
Humankind dev here, just wanted to pop by to say that we loved the video and we're showing it to everyone in the office :) Great job on the video and I hope you'll love the game Cheers ! :)
Not even halfway through the vid but the smoothness of the editing and the transitions I gotta comment and praise you!. It is so nice to be back home and finally watch your videos again, love this content and hoping for you to play it on realease!
@@chevi_to if only it could be so easy, but are we sure we can choose this kind of evolution ? Egypt, Song, Maya, Spanish, German.... not sure that's less irrealistic to play Canada in bronze age
I absolutely love the way you explained everything and it was so fascinating to hear about different kingdoms from around the world. I would love to see more!!
This is one of my most anticipated games of 2020. I have bought all the Endless games and while I do love the idea behind them; the humour, the focus on lore, the difference factions and so on, I have had a very hard time actually getting into them the same way I am into Total War or Civ or other similar titles. But this really looks like it will finally be the one. EDIT: Love the video btw, with sources and pictures and all that jazz. Would love to see more like this in the future.
Same here. I liked the concepts of Endless Space and Endless Legend, but they lacked the realism and personality of Civ. But a "Civ" game with Endless Space's mechanics? Yes!
@@Beastinvader I also hope they do something with the combat. That have always been the biggest hurdle for me in those games. It is not as short and snappy as Civ but is not nearly as rewarding and deep as TW, or even HoMM, but somewhere in between.
@@reutermo I know, right?! That's the most important reason I stopped playing Endless Legend. It's a chorr and It's painful. I really hope they simplified it for Humankind. Civ's combat, but with EL's use of terrain, bonuses and items perhaps.
It's so unfortunate that the Rosetta's stone of the Harappan civilization has yet to be found. To think that so much knowledge and history of one of the oldest civilizations is undeciphered.......the potential......sigh...
PartyElite actually there is. The Harappans worshipped the Hindu Gods. There were far more Bronze Age cultures in India that were war-like. The Hindu scriptures provide the answers. Sanskrit? Hindusim has had war, Ramayan and Mahabharat
I mean, they made the first sewer systems, so I imagine they must've had some smart people amongst them to coordinate that. Grid system probably would've been difficult to get people to stick to, instead of just expanding your house into the street.
@@PartyElite They are unearthing ruins in southern india that show evidence of trade between the harrapans and the south indian states... There is a lot of south asian history yet to be unearthed and lack of funding and a humid climate causing much of the delays...Also there are sunken ruins of huge sprawling cities and temples off the coast of Mumbai and the eastern indian coast that have yet to be excavated
The Medjay of Fayium No. The Aryans (who brought Indo-European languages to India) only arrived in Northern India/Pakistan the 1500s BCE. Recognizable Sanskrit only appeared in the mid-first millennium, long after the Harappans. Although there are some symbols that are similar to those of the Hindu religion, it is most likely that Hinduism borrowed them, as the timing just doesn’t line up for the Harappans to have been Hindu.
I guess one of reason that Zhou was pick instead of Shang is that there are more survived official (and first-hand)records on Zhou than Shang, thus give the developer more info to create a proper civ in game Anyway, just happy to see more early Chinese dynasties in game, sometime I just tired of all the 3 kingdom , Ming and Qing stuff
Take a look at Oriental Empires then. It's designed to run 1500 BC to 1500, and features some 15 different starter empires to try to get the mandate of heaven and unify china... Gameplay is... somewhat lackluster at times though.
But it's a little weird that the emblematic quarter is defined as confucian school. At that time, Confucian was never a predominant institute across China (many schools such as Daoism, Legalism, political strategists,military strategists etc. thriving at the same time). Confucian was officially promoted and further developed in Han Dynasty. And I think Zhou is picked because of its great contribution to Chinese civilisation as the precursor in many theories and schools which had significant influence over later history.
@@willsaint8871 Yeah, I dont think the confucian school is a good choice for the emblematic quarter either. Maybe a better way to do this in a civ game is a building that allow you to switch to different school in Bronze Age with a main bonus (or 2-3 school with minor bonus) and then locked into one school with bigger bonus in later age. Yet, I guess actually includes all schools in one game is kinda a a headache for the dev And I am totally not going to argue about Zhou being a important Dynasty, it being the first dynasty with good amounts of official records remains is kinda side-effect of all the accomplishment Zhou had and the Mantle of Heaven was definitely the most important concept across all times and dynasties
I thought the same! These are often completely ignored, and it always blows my mind especially to see the Indus Valley Civilization get ignored considering its age!
I'm only halfway, but great video so far. I just searched for humankind and this vid came up. I didn't expect such an in depth (and academic?) historical overview along with it.
Thanks! Yeah video games and history are my favourite pairing, and so I couldn't help myself. Thought it might be interesting and unlike any other Humankind conversation happening out there right now =)
Learning with Party. I legit absolutely love this. it's also one of the main reasons I love you planet zoo timelaps moments a lot. I would love to see more like this. you have an amazing voice to listen to for this kind of stuff and you make it sound so much more interesting than how my teachers made it sound. if only I had these vids when I still had to follow histroy class, maybe then I could have had some better grades XD
Haha thanks for the kind words! It's funny to hear how many people enjoy the historical storytelling - I totally thought it'd be the other way round lmao
@@timoehlers2265 I will! Thanks for the tip! My problem with Civ is this: I want to like it. But after the initial 20 turns its just SO FREAKIN` BORING. Choose this, move that. End turn. queue (or however you write that word) buildings , end turn. Nothing happens! I have enjoyed AoE, Total War, HoI, Homm, age of wonder.. They are all grand-scale Its just that civ is boring. DISCLAIMER: Im not here to rip on civ. Its just imho.
Totally agree. I've played Civ 1 through 6. Civ 2 is still my favourite. Civ 6 became too detailed to have fun. I love building too (particularly roads) and this title has promise.
I have to say that the quality of this video really impressed me. The editing was top notch. Congratulations. Humankind picked my interest with this idea of an evolving culture through the ages and I'm really excited to see how this will play out in the final product. Please, play this game on release and keep posting this high quality material.
I just wanna say this is an incredible video! I can't imagine the amount of research it took. I learned so much more about the Iron Age than I did in college and high school! Cheers!
Im bearly even a quarter of the way in but seriously, the sheer quality and animation of this is insane. It's honestly better than a lot of tv documentaries, serious props mate.
A very interesting vid for a game I hadn't really noticed. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. As for the choice of civilisations, there's two I really would like to see. One is Sumer, the oldest civilisation in the world, which could reasonably replace Assyria or Babylon as the predecessor civilisation. Obviously they might appear as DLC if it's successful, but I'm surprised they're not in the game from the start. The other is the Norte-Chico civilisation, the first to start building cities in South America, and one of just five civilisations around the world which are considered 'pristine' (not having been influenced by previous civilisations). It's obscure and there's probably not enough known to make an appearance, but it's not as if a significant amount about Harappa isn't speculative. I might have preferred seeing the Minoans over Mycenae, they're not only a little earlier but they seem too have focused on ships and trade over warfare - probably too similar to Phoenicia, in that respect. And maybe Elam, the early neighbour to Sumer along the Persian Gulf and a region that remained culturally distinct and occasionally powerful through to the iron age. They could even include some of the early Europeans or some of the first steppe nomads, who start to arise in the middle bronze age.
Sounds interesting. I'm Egyptian and i can tell you that Markabata makes no sense. The closest word to it is Markaba which means Vessel, as in navy vessel but it was sometimes used with the same meaning as Vehicle (Which is called Araba in Arabic) A fun fact about the Phoenicians is that they were the first people to circumnavigate the entire African Continent. They were commissioned by Pharaoh Necho (one of the last Egyptian Pharaoh in 600 B.C. to search to search for new trade routes. The fleet started from the Red sea and it took them 3 years to finish the voyage. Not much is known about the voyage it self but they did make it back to Egypt so there's that.
Hey NTLuck! We just wanted to hop in here to respond to your initial comment about the Markabata. Markabata is a vocalization of a hieroglyphic word, which is also likely a word taken from semitic origin, used in middle and late Egyptian. Here are a couple sources we used to find this info: J. P. Allen, Ancient Egyptian Phonology, 2020, p. 36 And J. P. Allen, An introduction to the language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2010, p. 224-225 We have some links to the info too, so if you want to read up on it, you can get in touch with us on Twitter and we'll share them with you!
@@HUMANKINDGAME Nice. I'm glad you guys have done extensive research on your game. I will be checking it out but my comment was based on PartyElite stating that the name comes from modern Egyptian. A simple misunderstanding but in the end looking at how similar both words are shows that we still share similarities with our ancient ancestors.
@@NTLuck No problem at all! From a historical perspective, we're working really hard to be as true to each culture as possible. If you have any more questions or comments about the cultures in the game, don't hesitate to reach out. We can learn a lot from all of you too!
I loved this! Please do more of these types of videos. This made me excited to watch you play this game once it came out and I found it all super interesting.
The zh in Chinese make a sort of "J" sound. So it would be the pronounced "jou" and "Janche" The "Che" part has the "e" sounding like the second "e" in "telegraph" or "uh" So the "che" would almost sound like the word "chug" but without the "G".
@@vigilantsycamore8750 Again, I think it sounds similar. Both the "J" in English and the "z" (Can't do any accents or umlauts on this phone) could pass as the "zh" in Chinese. They are both the more sharp versions of "J" instead of the more rolled French "J" as in "Je" or the "ж" character in Russian
@@silverrain530 Tone =/= pronunciation. Joe have a different tone from 周 but pronunciation wise they are practically the same. As far as teaching foreigners who knows nothing about Mandarin, tone doesn't matter as much as pronunciation. So in this particular example, yes, it is exactly the same, even if Joe is more like Zou then Zhou, but once again, for a foreigner who just uses Mandarin once in a while, it makes no significant difference. Easier to understand if it has the correct pronunciation but wrong tone then the other way round.
This game looks awesome! And thank you for the history lesson. I knew some of this stuff but it's been so many years since I had an ancient history class and you covered some things I never learned as well. Definitely looking forward to watching you play this game when it becomes available, and considering getting it for myself too! Also, your hard work on this video is SO clear. All the info you provided was super interesting, and the visuals were very well done. Felt like I was watching an educational TV program or something! Well done on this 😁
This is fantastic. very dynamic. rhythmic, captivating narration . great voice too . I'd really enjoy more content like this in your channel related to the games you're playing. you definitely hyped me for this game. You really did.
Thank the gods the TH-cam algorithm suggested your video. The editing is so slick and your history tid bits are so informative. Keep up the good work man.
This has to be some of the most historically accurate videos I've ever seen. You're doing a great job of introducing Ancient History by providing pictures of monuments, maps, scholarly works and being careful about what you say if there's a controversy. As a fellow Roman history student, I can assure you that you honor the scientific tradition of History and as such, you've gained a subscriber and got me interested in the game. I'm really glad that I discovered your channel.
Thank you very much for the kind words! While it's not my area of study, it's subject matter I'm very passionate about, so I'm glad to see it received like this!
As a Classicist, I thoroughly enjoyed this! You should be commended for the presentation and the historical breakdown of each civilisation was great! Keep up the great work!
Watched this video when it was first released and now I'm watching it again! I really enjoy your deep dives into the historical context behind each of the cultures in the game. I learnt a lot, so thank you! (Also I saw on Twitter that you pulled a double all nighter - please remember to take care of yourself!)
So damn refreshing to have another contender in the CIV dominated genre. I hope this game turns out great. Mostly I hope they make the mid game and end game more fun than CIVs "passing time to build a thing...then passing time to build a thing" and so on.
Thank you very much for your hard work into making this video. All the history and references were deeply enriching and interesting. I believe it also shows how Humakind is being fruit of great work and research. I can't wait to play it.
I swear I learn more on your videos than i did at school! Brilliant video Party! I can really see the effort you put into the video editing as well as the content of the video!
Ok, after taking my time to watch and re-watch the video on humankind, then doing a little lookup on some facts myself, I compliment on the thorough investigation and relativistic look at the various cultures. I could only find minor things resulting from word choice or time constrains, and which actually do need some more deeper look into the topic to get noticeable. I have a couple points I would like to point at as historian though: * Assyria first emerged some 100 years after Egypt (ca 2600 BC) as little more than a region of the Sumerian empire. After that fell and was replaced by the Akkadian Empire, then was resstablished as Neo-Sumerian Empire and fell again, Assyria's time came: around ca 2025 BC, the Old Assyrian Empire emerged and would become the foundation for the later empires. The ca 1392 BC date given is the start of the Middle Assyrian Empire. As a side note: Assyria might have had the first standing army, but not necessarily the first formalized one, that prize would go to the Egyptians. * During its Old Kingdom (ca. 2700 BC-2200 BC) Egypt had a system of volunteer armies and developed massive defensive constructions, especially to the south (currently drowned by Lake Nasser), and manned those fortifications. While not an attack army, This gives Egypt the very first border patrol! The first standing army for Egypt would come during the 12th Dynasty, ca 1990-1800 BC. In General, the Bronze age collapse had only a minor effects on Egypt, and as often as Egypt came under new rule from outsiders, it just assimilated whoever just conquered them duting antiquiy. *Mycenean Culture was a literate culture that used Linear B to document trade and tributes. I was a somewhat pictorial script that, after the bronze age collapse, was replaced by the Phoenician script. Their palace culture was highly dependent on nobles/kings (basileis) which would perform overseer duties just as much as being the representative of a palace in military dispute. It seems to many Historians that many palaces had interdependent trade and tribute to one another, which made the invasion of the "Sea People" (modern historians fight if they came from the Black Sea region) that ended the Bronze Age a such hard hit, that it destroyed this crucial trade and tribute system, leading to disarray and the Dark Age. From this, the hellenic polis system was born, which would then be taken as one of the landmarks to decide to count something as "classical" time in the study of antiquity. * Babylonia's "Astronomy House" art shows the Ishtar Gate. It was errected in 575 BC by Nebuchadnezzar II from glazed bricks as the inner-north gate. It was dug out in the early 20th century, and fter being halfway shipped to Germany before WW1 and the rest sent there in 1927, it was reconstructed using the original bricks and brick splinters. It took them 3 years to rebuild, and today it still resides in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin - and survived the World War there! Well, due to the massive size, only the very front stands on display there, most of the gate actually lies in storage, which means somewhere in Berlin is a warehouse full of Ishtar Gate reliefs and wall. Some of the panels of the reconstruced gate also stand on display in various other museums today. But now comes the main point I want to stress: Please make your bibliography and picture source availeable.
Wow thanks for this! Super interesting stuff in here. One of my biggest issues was managing the length of the video, and needing to be succinct (hence the exclusion of some intriguing details). And some things I was seeing different arguments from different sources which put me in an awkward spot hah. I have my image sources listed in the description already but unfortunately my bibliography in MLA format is way too long it goes over the character limit!
That Mycenaean Promachos looks like a modern-day bodybuilder with those huge biceps. Seems like they might have supplemented their bread and fish with something more...
This was an awesome video! I love how it glosses over the history of these civilizations or atleast a glimpse and what they've been most known for. Some I'd heard about but didn't know much about, others I had never. It's very interesting how early these civilizations were at some things and that sadly things they came up with weren't preserved or universally known enough to survive until our ages where things were reinvented without us knowing it until finding out about these civilizations.
Excellent and super informative video. Lots of work went into this and it shows, It's the first video I watched from you but damn man, keep up the good work cause that was a very very pleasant watch!
A great game !!!! I am from Babylon province in Iraq and am very impressed by knowledge of Ancient Babylonian and Assyrian histories in this game ! Impressive job done by Humankind creators and I will be one of the firsts to buy the game as soon as i find it in the stores .
Oh wow! This is a great videos, look so professional and engaging. Publishers will bring the games PartyElite will bring the immersion. I will probably start with the Hittite. In my youth I did a lecture about the relationship between the Hittite and the Egyptians. I am so nicely surprised that diplomacy is mentioned. The Treaty 'documents' with Hittites and Egyptians have survived in both nations to our times. Though the Treaty is maybe not very well known, it ended the more famous Battle of Kadesh.
Thank you! And yeah the diplomacy angle stood out to me about the Hittites! Also the "accounts" of that battle are surprisingly detailed. Very cool to see
saw this vid popped out on my recommendation list and I must say I'm really impressed by how well made this video is. The transitions, the scientific articles references, and your voice. *Chef's kiss* Subscribed 👍
And Civ goes for mighty civilizations like... Australia, Canada and Brazil. Nice countries sure but not exactly historically interesting. Or a candidate for teaching the player about a facet of history they didn't already know. And poor choices for a game where you tend to have very little of interest to do in the (modern) time period where these countries actually are relevant - by then you're either spamming end turn to get to a victory condition or you've quit to play a new game. But I guess it's a good commercial strategy for pandering to countries where they could sell a lot more games. Will see how much Humankind does this too I suppose.
Yes... but with Civilization u can choose one of these 41 civilizations from the start to the end game Humankind let's play one of only 10 civilizations from the start, others are just "evolution" of these 10 civilizations to reach the end game Maybe Humankind let's play others if we start the game in different eras, but u wont be able to play with them from Bronze era U'll have only 10 civilizations choice to start the game at Bronze era If you want to play on a earth map with true location start, 1 will be alone in America, 1 in india, 1 in east asia, 1 in south-east europa, 2 in north east africa and 4 in middle-east.
Me: My exam is in two days, I totally don't have time for this video now. I will just click to check what it is about, I'll watch it this weekend. Also me, half an hour later: Well, Babylonians did maths, my exam is basically maths, when I read the entire Wikipedia entrance about Babylonians, I basically study, so everything's fine. But seriously: I totally loved this video! I loved the graphics and just the facts you put in here. You wrote an exceptionally fine script. Listening to that as a second language was sometimes hard since you were a little fast in between, but not not understandable. Would totally watch this again if you'd do this more often. I'm so watching you if you play this game. I'm very excited! One of the best videos I've seen in a while! Fantastic job!
Hahaha you fall into the same trap I always do with just looking stuff up lmao. Thanks for the kind words and excellent feedback! I'll keep that in mind for the future ones - I have a tendency to speak very quickly at times
The effort in this video is incredible! Looking forward to seeing what you put out next! I think I’ll be choosing Babylon - I always play with a science focus in Civilisation games so Humankind will likely be no different.
Holy shit. I was expecting some minor overviews of each culture, not some in-depth historical breakdown. Jesus Christ. Subbed. I looked forward to more.
This is an incredible amount of research and I think Amplitude should have paid you for this work, as this video will undoubtedly convinces people to buy it. I wish you shall net few more sponsored videos from developers and publishers for the good work you've done.
love this video. giving everyone some great facts/history about each of these important civilizations makes for such a lovely video. Very well researched and could easily get anyone interested in these histories. oh yeah, excited for the game too :)
Party, I am absolutely blown away. What a spectacular editing job! Amazing info about both history AND the game. 10/10. Oh, and btw, I believe it's pronounced as-THEET
Not only is the game really gonna be cool. I also have to say the video was awesome and i actually learned a few things. Hope you'll make more of these when we get more insight into the game.
The editing in this video was buttery smooooooth. There’s some nice attention to historical detail in the instance of stuff like Hittite chariots being able to support three people, and man do those Mycenaeans look awesome. A bit surprised that Hittites are classified as ‘warmongers’ when you yourself noted they also used a lot of diplomacy. Seems like they should honestly be reclassified as ‘expansionist,’ with the ‘warmonger’ title going to the Assyrians.
Props for the quality video. The editing and research are both top-notch. I regret not being able to give you multiple likes. ps. I am unsure if the Hittites are deserving of being in the first ten available civs, but that's on devs.
This is an excellent video! You took a great care with explaining everything and providing examples. Also the game look more and more promising. Something to look forward to!
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Hey folks! Super excited for Humankind, and the whole cultural focus they've got going pushed me to make this vid. I really hope you enjoy this one! It was quite the undertaking for a very different format from my usual (variety being the spice of life and all that). Let me know what you think - enjoy!
Really entertaining ! The editing is top notch. You should not shy away from experimenting with formats. You have a high video quality.
Editing was top notch indeed! Great job!
Out of curiosity, under what classification system do you consider the Nubians, Eyptians, etc. Eurasian civilizations? I'm interested in your justification.
I quite enjoyed this sort of history lesson :D . Awesome work.
Im not entirely sure this is worth the probably tremendous effort you need to put into it however.
I really appreciate these sorts of videos, and really enjoyed this one. As someone whose interest in history was sparked in no small amount by games adding context and meaning to the systems has always been one of my favorite things. I'd definitely watch more if you are so inclined.
Humankind dev here, just wanted to pop by to say that we loved the video and we're showing it to everyone in the office :) Great job on the video and I hope you'll love the game
Cheers ! :)
ElPerfusion yea he’s great! Give him some early access so he can pump us up!
Oh awesome! That's great to hear glad you enjoyed it! Can't wait to see what else you folks are cooking up =)
@@PartyElite and we can't wait to show you !
@@MaadcoClimbing Why isn't Zhou just called "Chinese"? Zhou isn't a civilisation, it was a dynasty.
and we love your game thus far, I gree with Jams Moody, give Sid Meier hell
The sheer quality of this video and the amount of work it must've taken to put together is genuinely incredible.
Thanks for the kind words! Had a lot of fun making this one (fun mixed with blood, sweat, and tears, sure, but fun nonetheless!)
@@PartyElite Indeed the video is great! What is your major software used to make this video?
Not even halfway through the vid but the smoothness of the editing and the transitions I gotta comment and praise you!.
It is so nice to be back home and finally watch your videos again, love this content and hoping for you to play it on realease!
Certainly planning on playing this one on (before?) release! Glad you liked it - seems the hard work paid off! =)
Finally, a 4x game with starting civilizations that were actually... uh... starting civilization
What do you mean? Isn't it fun to play as Canada or Australia in the bronze age? haha jk!
@@chevi_to yes it's more fun and realistic to start as Egyptian and finish as German !
@@aleyn7182 Mmm Egypt => Greece => Rome => Holy Roman Empire => Germany. Close enough for me. At least still makes more sense than Canada vs Babylon.
@@chevi_to if only it could be so easy, but are we sure we can choose this kind of evolution ? Egypt, Song, Maya, Spanish, German.... not sure that's less irrealistic to play Canada in bronze age
@@aleyn7182 well since you play as one of the first civilazations you influence history so neanderthals might reach space before homo sapiens Develops
Honestly, this could have been ripped straight from a TV documentary. It's incredible how much effort went into this.
Thanks! Comments like this really make my day =)
For real though.
Dude this video is badass I feel like I’m watching nat geo like I learned so much😂
Awesome! Thanks for the kind words - glad the effort on production comed through haha
I absolutely love the way you explained everything and it was so fascinating to hear about different kingdoms from around the world. I would love to see more!!
Glad to hear it! Definitely wanting to do more of these as they reveal each of the eras =)
This is one of my most anticipated games of 2020. I have bought all the Endless games and while I do love the idea behind them; the humour, the focus on lore, the difference factions and so on, I have had a very hard time actually getting into them the same way I am into Total War or Civ or other similar titles. But this really looks like it will finally be the one.
EDIT: Love the video btw, with sources and pictures and all that jazz. Would love to see more like this in the future.
Same here. I liked the concepts of Endless Space and Endless Legend, but they lacked the realism and personality of Civ.
But a "Civ" game with Endless Space's mechanics? Yes!
@@Beastinvader I also hope they do something with the combat. That have always been the biggest hurdle for me in those games. It is not as short and snappy as Civ but is not nearly as rewarding and deep as TW, or even HoMM, but somewhere in between.
@@reutermo I know, right?! That's the most important reason I stopped playing Endless Legend. It's a chorr and It's painful. I really hope they simplified it for Humankind. Civ's combat, but with EL's use of terrain, bonuses and items perhaps.
It's so unfortunate that the Rosetta's stone of the Harappan civilization has yet to be found. To think that so much knowledge and history of one of the oldest civilizations is undeciphered.......the potential......sigh...
Right? What secrets are waiting to be unlocked? We'll likely never know!
PartyElite actually there is. The Harappans worshipped the Hindu Gods. There were far more Bronze Age cultures in India that were war-like. The Hindu scriptures provide the answers. Sanskrit? Hindusim has had war, Ramayan and Mahabharat
I mean, they made the first sewer systems, so I imagine they must've had some smart people amongst them to coordinate that. Grid system probably would've been difficult to get people to stick to, instead of just expanding your house into the street.
@@PartyElite They are unearthing ruins in southern india that show evidence of trade between the harrapans and the south indian states... There is a lot of south asian history yet to be unearthed and lack of funding and a humid climate causing much of the delays...Also there are sunken ruins of huge sprawling cities and temples off the coast of Mumbai and the eastern indian coast that have yet to be excavated
The Medjay of Fayium No. The Aryans (who brought Indo-European languages to India) only arrived in Northern India/Pakistan the 1500s BCE. Recognizable Sanskrit only appeared in the mid-first millennium, long after the Harappans. Although there are some symbols that are similar to those of the Hindu religion, it is most likely that Hinduism borrowed them, as the timing just doesn’t line up for the Harappans to have been Hindu.
I guess one of reason that Zhou was pick instead of Shang is that there are more survived official (and first-hand)records on Zhou than Shang, thus give the developer more info to create a proper civ in game
Anyway, just happy to see more early Chinese dynasties in game, sometime I just tired of all the 3 kingdom , Ming and Qing stuff
Yeah that makes sense! And tell me about it - it's tiring seeing the same thing over and over, so it's nice to see something different included!
Take a look at Oriental Empires then. It's designed to run 1500 BC to 1500, and features some 15 different starter empires to try to get the mandate of heaven and unify china... Gameplay is... somewhat lackluster at times though.
But it's a little weird that the emblematic quarter is defined as confucian school. At that time, Confucian was never a predominant institute across China (many schools such as Daoism, Legalism, political strategists,military strategists etc. thriving at the same time). Confucian was officially promoted and further developed in Han Dynasty. And I think Zhou is picked because of its great contribution to Chinese civilisation as the precursor in many theories and schools which had significant influence over later history.
@@willsaint8871 Yeah, I dont think the confucian school is a good choice for the emblematic quarter either. Maybe a better way to do this in a civ game is a building that allow you to switch to different school in Bronze Age with a main bonus (or 2-3 school with minor bonus) and then locked into one school with bigger bonus in later age. Yet, I guess actually includes all schools in one game is kinda a a headache for the dev
And I am totally not going to argue about Zhou being a important Dynasty, it being the first dynasty with good amounts of official records remains is kinda side-effect of all the accomplishment Zhou had and the Mantle of Heaven was definitely the most important concept across all times and dynasties
@@askovtk4834 Good idea for that game mechanism. Yeah, they don't need to include all schools, just several popular ones.
I was particularly pleased to see the Harappas, Olmec, and Zhou included. Makes for a far more interesting and far fresher selection.
I thought the same! These are often completely ignored, and it always blows my mind especially to see the Indus Valley Civilization get ignored considering its age!
I'm only halfway, but great video so far. I just searched for humankind and this vid came up. I didn't expect such an in depth (and academic?) historical overview along with it.
Thanks! Yeah video games and history are my favourite pairing, and so I couldn't help myself. Thought it might be interesting and unlike any other Humankind conversation happening out there right now =)
Learning with Party. I legit absolutely love this. it's also one of the main reasons I love you planet zoo timelaps moments a lot. I would love to see more like this. you have an amazing voice to listen to for this kind of stuff and you make it sound so much more interesting than how my teachers made it sound. if only I had these vids when I still had to follow histroy class, maybe then I could have had some better grades XD
Haha thanks for the kind words! It's funny to hear how many people enjoy the historical storytelling - I totally thought it'd be the other way round lmao
Do you think this is a CIV competitor? Because, CIV needs competition.
Definitely!
You might want to check out "Endless Legend" then if you have not so far.
@@timoehlers2265 I will! Thanks for the tip!
My problem with Civ is this: I want to like it. But after the initial 20 turns its just SO FREAKIN` BORING. Choose this, move that. End turn. queue (or however you write that word) buildings , end turn. Nothing happens!
I have enjoyed AoE, Total War, HoI, Homm, age of wonder.. They are all grand-scale Its just that civ is boring.
DISCLAIMER: Im not here to rip on civ. Its just imho.
Totally agree. I've played Civ 1 through 6. Civ 2 is still my favourite. Civ 6 became too detailed to have fun. I love building too (particularly roads) and this title has promise.
We need variety. A new and different approach to same concept is exciting
I have to say that the quality of this video really impressed me. The editing was top notch. Congratulations. Humankind picked my interest with this idea of an evolving culture through the ages and I'm really excited to see how this will play out in the final product. Please, play this game on release and keep posting this high quality material.
Hahahah this is so god damn sick. Great job brother
Thank you, sir!
Wow, one of your best videos ever @PartyElite, beautifully edited and narrated!!
Thank you! =)
I just wanna say this is an incredible video! I can't imagine the amount of research it took. I learned so much more about the Iron Age than I did in college and high school! Cheers!
Thanks! The work was clearly worth it with comments like this!
Im bearly even a quarter of the way in but seriously, the sheer quality and animation of this is insane. It's honestly better than a lot of tv documentaries, serious props mate.
A very interesting vid for a game I hadn't really noticed. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
As for the choice of civilisations, there's two I really would like to see. One is Sumer, the oldest civilisation in the world, which could reasonably replace Assyria or Babylon as the predecessor civilisation. Obviously they might appear as DLC if it's successful, but I'm surprised they're not in the game from the start. The other is the Norte-Chico civilisation, the first to start building cities in South America, and one of just five civilisations around the world which are considered 'pristine' (not having been influenced by previous civilisations). It's obscure and there's probably not enough known to make an appearance, but it's not as if a significant amount about Harappa isn't speculative.
I might have preferred seeing the Minoans over Mycenae, they're not only a little earlier but they seem too have focused on ships and trade over warfare - probably too similar to Phoenicia, in that respect. And maybe Elam, the early neighbour to Sumer along the Persian Gulf and a region that remained culturally distinct and occasionally powerful through to the iron age. They could even include some of the early Europeans or some of the first steppe nomads, who start to arise in the middle bronze age.
Sounds interesting. I'm Egyptian and i can tell you that Markabata makes no sense. The closest word to it is Markaba which means Vessel, as in navy vessel but it was sometimes used with the same meaning as Vehicle (Which is called Araba in Arabic)
A fun fact about the Phoenicians is that they were the first people to circumnavigate the entire African Continent. They were commissioned by Pharaoh Necho (one of the last Egyptian Pharaoh in 600 B.C. to search to search for new trade routes. The fleet started from the Red sea and it took them 3 years to finish the voyage. Not much is known about the voyage it self but they did make it back to Egypt so there's that.
Hey NTLuck! We just wanted to hop in here to respond to your initial comment about the Markabata. Markabata is a vocalization of a hieroglyphic word, which is also likely a word taken from semitic origin, used in middle and late Egyptian.
Here are a couple sources we used to find this info:
J. P. Allen, Ancient Egyptian Phonology, 2020, p. 36
And J. P. Allen, An introduction to the language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2010, p. 224-225
We have some links to the info too, so if you want to read up on it, you can get in touch with us on Twitter and we'll share them with you!
@@HUMANKINDGAME Nice. I'm glad you guys have done extensive research on your game. I will be checking it out but my comment was based on PartyElite stating that the name comes from modern Egyptian. A simple misunderstanding but in the end looking at how similar both words are shows that we still share similarities with our ancient ancestors.
@@NTLuck No problem at all! From a historical perspective, we're working really hard to be as true to each culture as possible. If you have any more questions or comments about the cultures in the game, don't hesitate to reach out. We can learn a lot from all of you too!
Great Video. Looking Forward to you exploring this game and hope it is worthy of you!
I loved this! Please do more of these types of videos. This made me excited to watch you play this game once it came out and I found it all super interesting.
Glad to hear it! And roger that will try and do one for each era at the very least!
The zh in Chinese make a sort of "J" sound. So it would be the pronounced "jou" and "Janche" The "Che" part has the "e" sounding like the second "e" in "telegraph" or "uh" So the "che" would almost sound like the word "chug" but without the "G".
It's literally just "Joe", as in the name.
@@biggusballuz5405 Are you sure it's exactly the same? Where I live, there is a slight difference in how it is pronounced.
Huh. I thought it sounded like the ż sound we have in Polish
@@vigilantsycamore8750 Again, I think it sounds similar. Both the "J" in English and the "z" (Can't do any accents or umlauts on this phone) could pass as the "zh" in Chinese. They are both the more sharp versions of "J" instead of the more rolled French "J" as in "Je" or the "ж" character in Russian
@@silverrain530 Tone =/= pronunciation. Joe have a different tone from 周 but pronunciation wise they are practically the same.
As far as teaching foreigners who knows nothing about Mandarin, tone doesn't matter as much as pronunciation. So in this particular example, yes, it is exactly the same, even if Joe is more like Zou then Zhou, but once again, for a foreigner who just uses Mandarin once in a while, it makes no significant difference.
Easier to understand if it has the correct pronunciation but wrong tone then the other way round.
Really appreciate the amount of research that went into this video.
Awesomeness, my history major self is loving this. Its like a mini lecture. Getting uni flashbacks.
This game looks awesome! And thank you for the history lesson. I knew some of this stuff but it's been so many years since I had an ancient history class and you covered some things I never learned as well. Definitely looking forward to watching you play this game when it becomes available, and considering getting it for myself too!
Also, your hard work on this video is SO clear. All the info you provided was super interesting, and the visuals were very well done. Felt like I was watching an educational TV program or something! Well done on this 😁
Thanks! Can't wait to get on this game - I'm so excited for it!
This was a very well done and educational video. Thank you so much for it. Subbed!!
This is fantastic. very dynamic. rhythmic, captivating narration . great voice too . I'd really enjoy more content like this in your channel related to the games you're playing. you definitely hyped me for this game. You really did.
Thank the gods the TH-cam algorithm suggested your video. The editing is so slick and your history tid bits are so informative. Keep up the good work man.
Humankind is easily at the top of the list for games I'm excited for this year.
Great informative video! I love the visuals!
Thank you! Glad to hear it =)
great edit and great info, I couldn't imagine the amount of effort and time you spend on this video alone
Wait this game sounds so incredible. Thank you for this vid Party (:!
Edited: also your editing in this video is so good! You are so dang talented!
Thanks!
I like this kind of games and look forward to see more of this game and this type of video's.
I'am one of your Netherlands watchers
Thanks for the input! Seems many are interested so I'll definitely be doing more!
Hahaha that cheeky plug on 9:28, amazing video btw, hoping to see more when the other ages starts being revealed
This has to be some of the most historically accurate videos I've ever seen. You're doing a great job of introducing Ancient History by providing pictures of monuments, maps, scholarly works and being careful about what you say if there's a controversy. As a fellow Roman history student, I can assure you that you honor the scientific tradition of History and as such, you've gained a subscriber and got me interested in the game. I'm really glad that I discovered your channel.
Thank you very much for the kind words! While it's not my area of study, it's subject matter I'm very passionate about, so I'm glad to see it received like this!
As a Classicist, I thoroughly enjoyed this! You should be commended for the presentation and the historical breakdown of each civilisation was great! Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Makes me very glad to hear it. Will be coming back for the next era - the Classical Era - when they're done revealing all the factions!
I wasn't expecting to learn so much history, lol. This is so well made, and it's made me more hyped for this game!
Watched this video when it was first released and now I'm watching it again! I really enjoy your deep dives into the historical context behind each of the cultures in the game. I learnt a lot, so thank you!
(Also I saw on Twitter that you pulled a double all nighter - please remember to take care of yourself!)
And thank you for the kind words! And yeah this was supposed to release on Friday - I underestimated the effort lmao hence the double-all-nighter!
So damn refreshing to have another contender in the CIV dominated genre. I hope this game turns out great. Mostly I hope they make the mid game and end game more fun than CIVs "passing time to build a thing...then passing time to build a thing" and so on.
The production quality of this video is so great. Beautiful job.
I also love the drawings behind the culture cards
17:46 A S S - T I T S
Thank you very much for your hard work into making this video. All the history and references were deeply enriching and interesting. I believe it also shows how Humakind is being fruit of great work and research. I can't wait to play it.
This is a video with some top quality production values. Great job. Looking forward to seeing further videos on this game from you
Thank you very much! Definitely plan on covering each era (and more besides that). Super pumped for the game
The effort and work put in, is second to none. Great job
Everything was transitioned and done so smoothly. So very well done! You earned a sub!
Thank you!
4k info and actual historical facts.....you earned a new sub good lord
Babylon is my favourite Civ in the Civilization series, especially Nebuchadnezzar II in Civ V. Definitely picking them on my first run. :)
I swear I learn more on your videos than i did at school! Brilliant video Party! I can really see the effort you put into the video editing as well as the content of the video!
Thanks! Glad to hear it was informative =)
I just discovered this game and it's amazing, but this video got me even more hyped about all of this !Thanks! (also your editing is fabuluos honey)
At first, I saw the video had 24:1 minutes, but I was glued from start to finish, nicely done
Thanks! I knew the length would work against me, but I'm glad you enjoyed it =)
Ok, after taking my time to watch and re-watch the video on humankind, then doing a little lookup on some facts myself, I compliment on the thorough investigation and relativistic look at the various cultures. I could only find minor things resulting from word choice or time constrains, and which actually do need some more deeper look into the topic to get noticeable. I have a couple points I would like to point at as historian though:
* Assyria first emerged some 100 years after Egypt (ca 2600 BC) as little more than a region of the Sumerian empire. After that fell and was replaced by the Akkadian Empire, then was resstablished as Neo-Sumerian Empire and fell again, Assyria's time came: around ca 2025 BC, the Old Assyrian Empire emerged and would become the foundation for the later empires. The ca 1392 BC date given is the start of the Middle Assyrian Empire. As a side note: Assyria might have had the first standing army, but not necessarily the first formalized one, that prize would go to the Egyptians.
* During its Old Kingdom (ca. 2700 BC-2200 BC) Egypt had a system of volunteer armies and developed massive defensive constructions, especially to the south (currently drowned by Lake Nasser), and manned those fortifications. While not an attack army, This gives Egypt the very first border patrol! The first standing army for Egypt would come during the 12th Dynasty, ca 1990-1800 BC. In General, the Bronze age collapse had only a minor effects on Egypt, and as often as Egypt came under new rule from outsiders, it just assimilated whoever just conquered them duting antiquiy.
*Mycenean Culture was a literate culture that used Linear B to document trade and tributes. I was a somewhat pictorial script that, after the bronze age collapse, was replaced by the Phoenician script. Their palace culture was highly dependent on nobles/kings (basileis) which would perform overseer duties just as much as being the representative of a palace in military dispute. It seems to many Historians that many palaces had interdependent trade and tribute to one another, which made the invasion of the "Sea People" (modern historians fight if they came from the Black Sea region) that ended the Bronze Age a such hard hit, that it destroyed this crucial trade and tribute system, leading to disarray and the Dark Age. From this, the hellenic polis system was born, which would then be taken as one of the landmarks to decide to count something as "classical" time in the study of antiquity.
* Babylonia's "Astronomy House" art shows the Ishtar Gate. It was errected in 575 BC by Nebuchadnezzar II from glazed bricks as the inner-north gate. It was dug out in the early 20th century, and fter being halfway shipped to Germany before WW1 and the rest sent there in 1927, it was reconstructed using the original bricks and brick splinters. It took them 3 years to rebuild, and today it still resides in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin - and survived the World War there! Well, due to the massive size, only the very front stands on display there, most of the gate actually lies in storage, which means somewhere in Berlin is a warehouse full of Ishtar Gate reliefs and wall. Some of the panels of the reconstruced gate also stand on display in various other museums today.
But now comes the main point I want to stress: Please make your bibliography and picture source availeable.
Wow thanks for this! Super interesting stuff in here.
One of my biggest issues was managing the length of the video, and needing to be succinct (hence the exclusion of some intriguing details). And some things I was seeing different arguments from different sources which put me in an awkward spot hah.
I have my image sources listed in the description already but unfortunately my bibliography in MLA format is way too long it goes over the character limit!
Super impressed by the quality of the editing and the amount of research that went into it ♥
Glad to hear it! =)
Man, Bronze Age history is so interesting and so diverse...
Awesome video! Loved all the historical facts thrown in
Thanks! Glad to hear it - it's some of my favourite stuff to talk about haha
That Mycenaean Promachos looks like a modern-day bodybuilder with those huge biceps. Seems like they might have supplemented their bread and fish with something more...
They had a lot of goats and therefore goat cheese and milk, some good protein right there and fats. Or was it something more?
This was an awesome video! I love how it glosses over the history of these civilizations or atleast a glimpse and what they've been most known for. Some I'd heard about but didn't know much about, others I had never. It's very interesting how early these civilizations were at some things and that sadly things they came up with weren't preserved or universally known enough to survive until our ages where things were reinvented without us knowing it until finding out about these civilizations.
Great job on this video! The production quality is very good.
Excellent and super informative video. Lots of work went into this and it shows, It's the first video I watched from you but damn man, keep up the good work cause that was a very very pleasant watch!
Beautiful video, fascinating and informative. Looking forward to Humankind a lot, so glad you'll be doing more on this game.
I did not expect such quality when I clicked the vid, well done man!
Thanks!
That's probably your best video to date. Looking forward to more of this.
Thanks! Definitely more coming!
They have revealed all Classical cultures! You should do a video on that right now!!
You bet! Been working on it, and hoping to release it soon =)
simply amazing video. the work and passion that went into this is very apparent! cant wait to see more of you and humankind
A great game !!!! I am from Babylon province in Iraq and am very impressed by knowledge of Ancient Babylonian and Assyrian histories in this game ! Impressive job done by Humankind creators and I will be one of the firsts to buy the game as soon as i find it in the stores .
Extremely high quality production. Bravo! 👌🏻
That is some... really professional looking video editing. Good job my dude.
Thanks!
Oh wow! This is a great videos, look so professional and engaging. Publishers will bring the games PartyElite will bring the immersion. I will probably start with the Hittite. In my youth I did a lecture about the relationship between the Hittite and the Egyptians. I am so nicely surprised that diplomacy is mentioned. The Treaty 'documents' with Hittites and Egyptians have survived in both nations to our times. Though the Treaty is maybe not very well known, it ended the more famous Battle of Kadesh.
Thank you!
And yeah the diplomacy angle stood out to me about the Hittites! Also the "accounts" of that battle are surprisingly detailed. Very cool to see
saw this vid popped out on my recommendation list and I must say I'm really impressed by how well made this video is. The transitions, the scientific articles references, and your voice. *Chef's kiss*
Subscribed 👍
Thanks! =)
awesome idea, thanks. looking forward to more.
civ 6: 41 civilisations with DLC
Humankind -Hold my 60
And Civ goes for mighty civilizations like... Australia, Canada and Brazil. Nice countries sure but not exactly historically interesting. Or a candidate for teaching the player about a facet of history they didn't already know. And poor choices for a game where you tend to have very little of interest to do in the (modern) time period where these countries actually are relevant - by then you're either spamming end turn to get to a victory condition or you've quit to play a new game.
But I guess it's a good commercial strategy for pandering to countries where they could sell a lot more games. Will see how much Humankind does this too I suppose.
Yes... but with Civilization u can choose one of these 41 civilizations from the start to the end game
Humankind let's play one of only 10 civilizations from the start, others are just "evolution" of these 10 civilizations to reach the end game
Maybe Humankind let's play others if we start the game in different eras, but u wont be able to play with them from Bronze era
U'll have only 10 civilizations choice to start the game at Bronze era
If you want to play on a earth map with true location start, 1 will be alone in America, 1 in india, 1 in east asia, 1 in south-east europa, 2 in north east africa and 4 in middle-east.
@@ZerakTul very true dude
Me: My exam is in two days, I totally don't have time for this video now. I will just click to check what it is about, I'll watch it this weekend.
Also me, half an hour later: Well, Babylonians did maths, my exam is basically maths, when I read the entire Wikipedia entrance about Babylonians, I basically study, so everything's fine.
But seriously: I totally loved this video! I loved the graphics and just the facts you put in here. You wrote an exceptionally fine script. Listening to that as a second language was sometimes hard since you were a little fast in between, but not not understandable. Would totally watch this again if you'd do this more often. I'm so watching you if you play this game. I'm very excited!
One of the best videos I've seen in a while! Fantastic job!
Hahaha you fall into the same trap I always do with just looking stuff up lmao. Thanks for the kind words and excellent feedback! I'll keep that in mind for the future ones - I have a tendency to speak very quickly at times
This was a great video! I'm usually not at all interested in these kinds of things, but the editing and information was so engaging.
Awesome! I was hoping for some of that =)
Awesome video dude, you clearly put a lot of work in and it shows. Super slick, digestible and informative.
Thanks! Glad to hear it!
I'm a bit late to the party, but I'm must say that the production value of this video is outstanding!!! I love your channel (newly found on my part)
The effort in this video is incredible! Looking forward to seeing what you put out next!
I think I’ll be choosing Babylon - I always play with a science focus in Civilisation games so Humankind will likely be no different.
This video has crazy production value great work
these editing and presentation! And the research! Just WOW! Amazing job Party!
Thanks! Glad to see the reaction haha
Holy shit. I was expecting some minor overviews of each culture, not some in-depth historical breakdown. Jesus Christ. Subbed. I looked forward to more.
VERY GREAT VIDEO!!! LOVE EVERY PART OF IT!! THE EFFORTS & INFO ARE SPOT ON!
Subscribed half way through the video . Awesome video made me even more excited for Humankind 🙌🏽
This is an incredible amount of research and I think Amplitude should have paid you for this work, as this video will undoubtedly convinces people to buy it. I wish you shall net few more sponsored videos from developers and publishers for the good work you've done.
love this video. giving everyone some great facts/history about each of these important civilizations makes for such a lovely video. Very well researched and could easily get anyone interested in these histories. oh yeah, excited for the game too :)
Party, I am absolutely blown away. What a spectacular editing job! Amazing info about both history AND the game. 10/10.
Oh, and btw, I believe it's pronounced as-THEET
Thanks! Glad to see the reaction. And thanks for the tip - I've always said "ass-thete" but maybe that says something about me
Party needs to be applauded!!!!!
Quality far beyond expectations.
An excellent video on so many levels! Well done Sir!
Really well done! Not a regular viewer, but a like and comment fully deserved here:)
Thanks!
Not only is the game really gonna be cool. I also have to say the video was awesome and i actually learned a few things.
Hope you'll make more of these when we get more insight into the game.
Awesome glad to hear it! Definitely will be doing more of these for the other eras!
Great video, incredibly reasearched. Never played a civ game before but definitely excited to give this game a go.
The editing in this video was buttery smooooooth. There’s some nice attention to historical detail in the instance of stuff like Hittite chariots being able to support three people, and man do those Mycenaeans look awesome. A bit surprised that Hittites are classified as ‘warmongers’ when you yourself noted they also used a lot of diplomacy. Seems like they should honestly be reclassified as ‘expansionist,’ with the ‘warmonger’ title going to the Assyrians.
Wowowowowowowoow! Nicely done. The video editing is ❤️
Props for the quality video. The editing and research are both top-notch.
I regret not being able to give you multiple likes.
ps. I am unsure if the Hittites are deserving of being in the first ten available civs, but that's on devs.
Haha thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
I found the Hittites to be an interesting inclusion, but I'm glad to see some variety here and there too.
This is an excellent video! You took a great care with explaining everything and providing examples. Also the game look more and more promising. Something to look forward to!
Thank you! And yeah seeing some of the details included has me even more interested in the game than I was at reveal!
Really really like this style. The background historical snippets are very interesting
Thank you for putting plenty of references in your description.
Wow. I learned a lot out of this video and I just have to give a round of applause to the effort put into this video.
Fabulous video, editing and comment! Congratulations!
Thanks!