The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?: Crash Course World History #14

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John Green teaches you about the so-called Dark Ages, which it turns out weren't as uniformly dark as you may have been led to believe. While Europe was indeed having some issues, many other parts of the world were thriving and relatively enlightened. John covers European Feudalism, the cultural blossoming of the Islamic world, and the scientific and artistic advances in China, all during these "Dark Ages." Along the way, John will raise questions about the validity of Europe's status as a continent, reveal the best and worst years of his life, and frankly state that science and religion were once able to coexist.

Chapters:
Introduction: Europe 00:00
Why are they called The Dark Ages? 0:50
Feudalism in Medieval Europe 1:34
Dar al Islam and the Umayyad Dynasty 3:55
The Abbasids 4:42
An Open Letter to Science and Religion 7:17
Spanish Muslims in Cordoba 8:15
China's Golden Age 9:12
Credits 10:52

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“Your worst year is someone else’s best year.”

Pretty sure nobody’s having their best year in 2020

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John: 2001 is the worst year


2020: hold my corona

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Best year: 2015
Worst year: 2020

Thank you John Green, for writing amazing books and being so supportive of students and teachers everywhere! As someone who just finished being a student, and is about to be a teacher, I am grateful for your work.

Best wishes,
Clara Nims

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the best year: every year in the 2000's except for 2020

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worst: 2017 when the first dog I have ever loved enough was hit by a car so much that he was paralysed
best: 2017 when the vet told me he was just being melodramatic and nothing was wrong with him

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Best year: 100 BC (Birth of Julius Caesar)
Worst year: 100 BC (Birth of Julius Caesar)

I'm both Patrician and Plebeian.

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Best Year: Literally anything other than 2020 I am stuck and home watching our special guest John Green for the next month (I do love john green tho) but also ah

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*People in the Comments:* God 2020 is the worst!


*2021:* I'm about to ruin these peoples' whole education

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worst year: 1993 (i quit smoking)
best year: all that followed because i quit smoking :-)

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Worst Year: 19BBY - When order 66 happened.

Best Year: 4ABY - When the Empire has fallen.

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Worst year(s) 2001-2019

Fun fact, I was born in 2001.

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Literally live for the "wait for it...the Mongols"

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Worst year : 2009 Diagnosed with cancer
Best year: This Year. :) Graduated high school, made a lot of good friends, becoming an adult, etc. 

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“Nothing gold can stay”
*sobs* stay gold ponyboy 😭

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Worst, 2025. So much studying.
Best 2026-2015. When I finally finished the time machine and invested in Bitcoin. Man, it was a weird year.

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Of course my people, the Indians, Invented zero.
"How much are we going to pay, sahid?"
"Hold on" Draws a circle
"...What is it?"
"Nothing"
"...How much is in it?"
"Nothing"
'sniff' "It's beautiful!" 'sniff'

If you get the reference you are awesome.

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Finally someone speaks truthfully about Islam . thank you

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This was 8 years ago?!
This is 2020-Quarantine Quality show ❤️
Excellent job!

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Worst year 2015 (started smoking, brother left for college, depression)
Best year 2018 (second and third semester at college, met my girlfriend, started the shamefully long process of quitting smoking)

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Just a sneaky little hand behind John at 10:44 who also wants in on the fun

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