Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6
In which John relates a condensed history of India, post-Indus Valley Civilization. John explores Hinduism and the origins of Buddhism. He also gets into the reign of Ashoka, the Buddhist emperor...
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Hi, my name is John Green; you’re watching Crash Course World History and today we’regoing to talk about India, which is hard because:A. I only have 10 minutes...Past John: Mr. Green, Mr. Green!Present John: I don’t have time for you today, Me from the Past!B. When we study history we tend to study unified polities that we can label like “TheRoman Empire” or “China" or “Beliebers,” and this emphasis on unity tends to:C. lead to labels that mask a lot of historical difference, like for instance “Europe,”which is such a weird and nebulous word that we don’t even know what it means. Plus:D, no offense Europe, but there are not many histories more complex than India, and...E. a lot of what we know about Indian history comes from British ...
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Hi, my name is John Green; you’re watching Crash Course World History and today we’regoing to talk about India, which is hard because:A. I only have 10 minutes...Past John: Mr. Green, Mr. Green!Present John: I don’t have time for you today, Me from the Past!B. When we study history we tend to study unified polities that we can label like “TheRoman Empire” or “China" or “Beliebers,” and this emphasis on unity tends to:C. lead to labels that mask a lot of historical difference, like for instance “Europe,”which is such a weird and nebulous word that we don’t even know what it means. Plus:D, no offense Europe, but there are not many histories more complex than India, and...E. a lot of what we know about Indian history comes from British ...
