Crash Course Finding Aid

Welcome to the "Crash Course Finding Aid" page!

I. Introduction: On this page, students & teachers can find Crash Course YouTube videos (from executive producers John & Hank Green) using the Table of Contents below. The search bar in the website's header can also be used to find information on this page. Some sections on this page will lead to other pages on this website (ie Resource Pages).

A. Teachers: For more information, please view the websites & or documents below -

1. The NYS Social Studies Framework (2014): New York State K-12 Social Studies Framework
2. The Crash Course YouTube Video Series (from executive producers John & Hank Green): Crash Course on YouTube, Crash Course on Facebook, & or Crash Course on Tumblr
3. Mrs. Takhtani's work surrounding the study & use of Crash Course (from executive producers John & Hank Green) in the social studies classroom: View the PDF attached below entitled "Crash Course Project - Fall 2015".

II. Table of Contents: Click on the links below to find the Crash Course YouTube videos (from executive producers John & Hank Green) related to the topics covered on the NYS Global Regents Exam.

Students can also view video transcripts, or the captions of all of the videos, by visiting the Nerdfighteria Wiki home page, scrolling to the section on the bottom right of the page, & choosing a category (for example "World History"). After choosing a category, the videos can be found by title.

III. Grade 9 Key Ideas (10,000 B.C.E. - 1750 C.E.):

9.1: The Development of Civilization

9.2: Belief Systems: Rise & Impact

9.3: Classical Civilizations: Expansion, Achievement, & Decline

9.4: Rise of Transregional Trade Networks

9.5: Political Powers & Achievements

9.6: Social & Cultural Growth & Conflict

9.7: The Ottoman Empire & Ming Dynasty Pre-1600

9.8: Africa & the Americas Pre-1600

9.9: Transformation of Russia & Western Europe

9.10: Interactions & Disruptions

IV. Grade 10 Key Ideas (1750 C.E. to the Present):

10.1: The World in 1750

10.2: Enlightenment, Revolution, & Nationalism

10.3: Causes & Effects of the Industrial Revolution

10.4: Imperialism

10.5: Unresolved Global Conflict (The World Wars)

10.6: Unresolved Global Conflict (The Cold War)

10.7: Decolonization & Nationalism

10.8: Tensions Between Traditional Cultures & Modernization

10.9: Globalization & the Changing Global Environment

10.10: Human Rights Violations

III. Grade 9 Topics/Key Ideas (10,000 B.C.E. to 1750 C.E.):

9.1: The Development of Civilization -

A. Time Period: ca. 10,000 B.C.E. – ca. 630 C.E.

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: Paleolithic Era, Neolithic Eras, hunter-gatherers, nomadic, simple tools, shift to the use of agriculture and its effects, subsistence agriculture, the elements of civilization, the development of laws, the Code of Hammurabi, permanent settlements, shifting gender roles, early religions, writing systems, cuneiform, job specialization, population growth, social hierarchy, surplus, sedentary, natural resources, the importance of rivers and waterways, river valleys, the Fertile Crescent, Mesopotamia, the Nile River, the Indus River, the Yellow River, cultural diffusion, irrigation, the Sumerians, the rise of the Mesopotamian, Shang, and Indus Valley civilizations, and how early civilizations modified and adapted to their environment

C. Crash Course Videos:

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9.2: Belief Systems: Rise & Impact -

Please See the "World Religions" Page or the "World Religions - Additional Resources" Page!

A. Time Period: ca. 10,000 B.C.E. – ca. 630 C.E.

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: The rise of Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Confucianism, how religion unites and divides people, affects social order and gender roles, and how it affects political systems, monotheistic, polytheistic, the caste system, dharma, karma, brahma, moksha, reincarnation, atman, the Holy Land, the Four Noble Truths, the Five Pillars of Islam (Faith/Wisdom), the Eightfold Noble Path, the Gospels, the Ten Commandments, the Koran, Siddhartha Gautama, Allah, Mohammad, Jesus, the Torah, filial piety, animism, hajj, codes of behavior, nirvana, and in many religions a range of beliefs exist

C. Supplemental Crash Course Videos (Not discussed in the "World Religions" page):

Supplemental:

Crash Course Mythology Playlist

9.3: Classical Civilizations: Expansion, Achievement, & Decline -

A. Time Period: 600 B.C.E. – ca. 900 C.E.

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: The rise of the Greek, Mayan, Mauryan, Roman, Gupta, Abbasid, and Qin empires, Hellenistic culture, Shi Huangdi, Alexander the Great, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Ptolemy, the differences between Sparta and Athens, Pax Romana, Age of Pericles in Athens, The Pillars of Emperor Asoka of the Mauryan Empire, Prince Vladimir, ways religion was used to unite empires, central government, Twelve Tables, Qin legalism, the tomb of terra cotta soldiers, mathematical innovations of the Gupta Empire (decimal system and zero), Sanskrit writing system of the Guptas, contributions to the arts and sciences, dynasty, empire, direct democracy, republic, cultural achievement, the impact of geography on expansion and political unity in Greece and Rome, the development of trade networks and road systems and their effect on wealth, the impact of foreign invaders on stability of empires, and the borders of early empires

C. Crash Course Videos:

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9.4: Rise of Transregional Trade Networks -

A. Time Period: ca. 500 – ca. 1500

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: The Indian Ocean trade network, the Silk Road in Asia, Mediterranean Sea trade network, the Trans Saharan trade network, interdependent, the rise of the Byzantine, Ottoman, Ghana, and Mali empires, the exchange of goods, technologies, ideas, and diseases, cultural diffusion, importance of Constantinople as a trading center because of its geography, Timbuktu as West African center of trade and Islamic learning, Mansa Musa and his pilgrimage to Mecca, Zheng He, the travels of Ibn Buttuta and Marco Polo simulated interest in other cultures in their home countries, Mali as conquerors of the Ghana and Golden Age under Mansa Musa, expansion of Islam in the Mali empire under Mansa Musa, development of urban areas near waterways, and the importance of salt mining and the gold trade in the Sahara by the Ghana and the Mali

C. Crash Course Videos:

9.5: Political Powers & Achievements -

A. Time Period: ca. 500 – ca. 1500

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: The rise of feudalism in Western Europe and the Middle Ages after the fall of Rome, manorialism, self-sufficiency, land as the most significant commodity in European feudalism, obligations, how the Byzantine Empire, the Mongol Empire, & the Abbasid Caliphate developed after the fall of the Roman Empire, nomadic practices, horsemanship, and technology (stirrups/siege warfare tehcniques) of the Mongols, Pax Mongolica, the spread of technology and learning, cultural diffusion, Justinian and Theodora, Justinian Code, Hagia Sophia, Byzantines as preservers of Roman and Greek culture, church as unifying force in Europe, decentralized government, chivalry, innovations in math, science, literature, and fabric making in Islamic civilizations, development of gunpowder, print making, porcelain, and the compass during the Tang and Sung dynasties of China, Korea as a cultural bridge between China and Japan and thus have similar cultures, and the borders of the Mongol empire (conquered China and largest land empire in history)

C. Crash Course Videos:

Supplemental:

Card Games: Crash Course Games #13

9.6: Social & Cultural Growth & Conflict -

A. Time Period: ca. 500 – ca. 1500

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: The Black Death, bubonic plague, decrease in European population after the Black Death, Black Death spread by traders from Asia on fleas on rats on trading vessels, the Crusades, economic, political, and social effects of the Black Death, Jerusalem, political, social, religious, and economic motivations for the Crusades, increased trade between Europe and the Middle East as a result of the Crusades, the Great Schism, Roman Catholic Christianity, Orthodox Christianity, divisions of Islamic religion (Sunni and Shia), Sikhism, and Delhi Sultanate

C. Crash Course Videos:

9.7: The Ottoman Empire & Ming Dynasty Pre-1600 -

A. Time Period: ca. 1400 – ca. 1600

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: Neo-Confucianism, the rise of the Ottoman Empire after the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, Ottomans derived power from controlling the Mediterranean Sea, religious and ethnic diversity in the Ottoman Empire, Islam, borders of the Ottoman Empire, voyages of Zheng He, civil service exams, and return of Chinese rule under the Ming dynasty, Emperor Yonglo, expansion of Chinese trade, building of the Forbidden City, Nanjing and Mogadishu as important trading centers in China due to being close to waterways, reasons for Chinese decline in exploration, Mandate of Heaven, ethnocentrism, supremacy, naval advancements during the Ming dynasty, missionaries, Suleiman the Magnificent (the Lawgiver), stable governments bring about cultural achievement and expansion of trade and ideas (golden ages), and the fall of Constantinople/the Byzantine Empire to the Ottomans motivated Europeans to find alternative trade routes to Asia

C. Crash Course Videos:

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9.8: Africa & the Americas Pre-1600 -

A. Time Period: ca. 1325 – ca. 1600

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: The Aztec, the Inca, the Maya, the Inca empire location in the Andes Mountains in western South America, influence of mountains on the development of the Inca empire, Incan and Aztec ability to adapt to their environment, terrace farming, chinampas, floating gardens, extensive Inca road system, building of complex structures and societies in South and Central America, warfare and conflict among Native American civilizations, animism, religious beliefs of early American civilizations, human sacrifice, the Aztec/Maya calendar, monsoon winds influenced trade between East Africa and India, the Mali and Songhai empires gained wealth by controlling salt, gold, and ivory trade in the Sahara desert, rivers and overland trade routes helped the Songhai become powerful, Islamic traditions of Mali and Songhai, the economies of the economies of the western African civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai relied on the trans-Saharan trade routes,

C. Crash Course Videos:

9.9: Transformation of Russia & Western Europe -

A. Time Period: ca. 1400 – 1750

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: The Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, the printing press, increased literacy and spread of ideas as a result of the printing press, Renaissance began in Italian city states as a result of wealth and trade with Constantinople, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Philip II, Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince, humanism, scholasticism, reason, renewed in Roman and Greek culture, independent thought, focus on worldly as well as religious matters, secular, observation and experimentation as a result of new territories led to the Scientific Revolution, Newton, Galileo, heliocentric universe, technological advancements lead to major change, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Protestantism, Calvinism, predestination, indulgences, abuses of the Catholic Church, vernacular Bibles, the Protestant Reformation led to a decline in religious unity, the decline in the power of the Catholic Church, and in increased power for monarchs (absolute monarchs include Louis XIV of France, Peter the Great of Russia, Henry VIII of England, Akbar the Great of the Mughal empire, and Suleiman the Magnificent of the Ottoman empire), Henry the VIII's embrace of Protestantism led to an increase in his own power and most of England converting to Protestantism, divine right, centralized, the Counter Reformation, Council of Trent, Peter the Great adopted Western ideas and expanded his territories, the Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights

C. Crash Course Videos:

Supplemental:

9.10: Interactions & Disruptions -

A. Time Period: ca. 1400 – 1750

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: The Aztec, the Incas, mercantilism, raw materials, markets, joint-stock companies, Dutch East India company, colonies, monopolies, cultural diffusion, Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, Triangular Trade, trade networks, the Columbian Exchange, Christopher Columbus, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, Prince Henry the Navigator, Age of Exploration, Vasco de Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, circumnavigate, astrolabe, caravel, gunpowder/firearms, the compass, advancements in map making, Montezuma, Pizarro, Cortes, Tenochtitlan, reasons for the Age of Exploration (need for alternative trade routes, desire to spread Christianity, and curiosity), effect of disease on the Native American population, encomienda system, social structure in colonial Latin America, mestizos, mulattoes, conquistador, the African Diaspora, the Middle Passage, enslaved Africans were sent to the Caribbean and Spanish America, silver mining and sugar cultivation in South America, decline in economic and political stability of African cultures and decreased population of Africa as a result of the slave trade, and Ashanti and Dahomey African cultures

C. Crash Course Videos:

Supplemental:

IV. Grade 10 Topics/Key Ideas (1750 C.E. to the Present):

10.1: The World in 1750 -

A. Time Period: ca. 1750

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: Akbar the Great, the Tokugawa Shogunate, Suleiman the Magnificent, reason for the decline of the Ottoman Empire, religious toleration, political stability, isolationism, centralized power, absolute rulers, selective borrowing, cultural bridge, impact of Japan's geography on its development, Japanese natural harbors, Japan as an island, Japanese social hierarchy, & the differences between Japanese and European feudalism

C. Crash Course Videos:

Supplemental:

The Modern Revolution: Crash Course Big History #8

10.2: Enlightenment, Revolution, & Nationalism -

A. Time Period: ca. 1750 – ca. 1914

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: Impact of the Middle Ages, Age of Absolutism, the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution on the beginning of the Enlightenment, enlightened despots, Catherine the Great, the ideas of John Locke, Baron de Montesquieu, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Diderot, Voltaire, and Mary Wollstonecraft, human reason, absolute rulers, causes of the French Revolution, Estates System, Storming of the Bastille, the Reign of Terror, Robespierre, Napoléon, Congress of Vienna, causes and effects of the Latin Revolutions, Simon Bolivar, José de San Martin, Toussaint L'Overture, Otto von Bismarck, Giuseppe Garibaldi, impact of nationalism on unification and disintegration of countries, & German and Italian Unification

C. Crash Course Videos:

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10.3: Causes & Effects of the Industrial Revolution -

A. Time Period: ca. 1750 – ca. 1914

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: The Industrial Revolution, capitalism, industrialization, laissez faire economics, socialism, guild system, Marx and Engels, Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations, joint-stock companies, supply, demand, monopolies, Agricultural Revolution, enclosure, effects of the Industrial Revolution on population growth and European culture, consumer, producer, markets, efficiency, profit, positive feedback loop, technological advancements in the Industrial Revolution, effects of England's geography on the Industrial Revolution, effects of the Industrial Revolution on imperialism, urbanization, Irish Potato Famine, Matthew Perry, & the Meiji Restoration

C. Crash Course Videos:

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10.4: Imperialism -

Please See the "Imperialism" Page or the "Imperialism - Additional Resources" Page!

A. Time Period: ca. 1750 – ca. 1914

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas: Imperialism, causes for the Age of Imperialism, Berlin Conference,

C. Crash Course Videos:

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10.5: Unresolved Global Conflict (The World Wars) -

A. Time Period: 1914 – 1945

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas:

C. Crash Course Videos:

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10.6: Unresolved Global Conflict (The Cold War) -

A. Time Period: 1945 – 1991

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas:

C. Crash Course Videos:

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10.7 Decolonization & Nationalism -

A. Time Period: 1900 – 2000

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas:

C. Crash Course Videos:

10.8: Tensions Between Traditional Cultures & Modernization -

A. Time Period: Contemporary (1900 – Present)

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas:

C. Crash Course Videos:

Supplemental:

10.9: Globalization & the Changing Global Environment -

Please See the "Globalization" Page or the "Globalization - Additional Resources" Page!

A. Time Period: Contemporary (1990 – Present)

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas:

C. Crash Course Videos:

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10.10: Human Rights Violations -

A. Time Period: Contemporary (1948 – Present)

B. Topics/Concepts/Ideas:

C. Crash Course Videos:

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