@Yam-jt3vw
Social studies teacher: we're studying the Renaissance because it was an important era and Also social studies teacher: sends us this video
@alaqmarchawalwala2367
anyone scrolling through the comments just to see what type of comments would be on a history video?
@georgekirk7170
I've been learning from this guy for years and I just found out my mom teaches his daughter
@sagesheahan6732
In other words. The Renaissance is an era? Not an event.
@schappiness
I don't think many commentators here grasped John Green's rhetorical statement. I don't think he literally meant the Renaissance did not happen, but used the statement to "emphasize" his point that the idea of the Renaissance as a clearly designated period and a landmark turning point as we usually teach in school is misleading. It is also true that our Western history (art history together, my field) hasn't yet fully incorporated broader cultural interactions in its granting of credits. His lecture is entertaining while has some depth to it. good combination.
@yinghaoyu3686
The day he posted the video is just few day after i came to US. I didn't understand a word back then, and now i'm using it to study for exam. Thanks John!
@emoore29681
"I want to be a professor of the Dark Arts!" Alright, Quirrel...
@IqnisX
Your point about our projection of a false narrative upon history is EXTREMELY accurate. However, defining the Renaissance as "not a thing" because of the fact that it seems to be a series of many, interdependent "things" that happened over centuries and therefore built up as a "sequence", making the Renaissance "not a thing", is debatable. When you see into any event of history, into any "thing" (a war, for example), it often becomes evident that the "thing" is not actually just one single sequence, but is in fact a series of many interdependent elements, all happening on a microscopic scale. The difference with the Renaissance is that it is a "thing" that happened with interdependent elements happening on a MACROSCOPIC scale. So the Renaissance is not one flowing event in history, as it was previously perceived to be. But it is an event, like events such as war, that happened as a result of elements happening on a microscopic scale to create something that we can observe on a macroscopic scale.
@assooya
"Mario, Luigi come outside. The Renaissance is here!" 😂😂💔
@charx225
The Dark Arts are a dangerous profession
@TheXPERT891
So... anyone taking an exam tomorrow?
@IAmFitEnough
My teacher had never heard about John Green before. A few days ago we started on Renaissance, and so I gave her this link, and she was really impressed. May God bless your soul, John.
@TheFireflyGrave
'So was the renaissance a thing? Â Not really, it was a lot of mutually interdependent things that occurred over centuries.' Couldn't the same be said for any era?
@orake84
How anyone can dislike a Crash Course video is beyond me. You guys do an amazing job at breaking down the most complex topics to easy to understand, relatable concepts. Thank you!
@langfordjeremy100
Hey there CC! I just wanted to tell you guys the gratitude I feel towards you guys is tremendous. This world history is helping me discover a passion I never knew I had and preparing me for a exciting trip to Europe. so thanks
@DogeingFlem
anyone watching in quarantine
@emilyconcannon
I want to play “some Venetian guys international trade agreement “. Lol
@xiomaramartinez.
Whos here bc of online school....
@victoriah9421