Thursday, September 10, 2015

Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama compared Zeng He

John Green (who is hilarious) compares Christopher Columbus, Vasco da Gama and the Chinese admiral Zeng He
 

14 comments:

Unknown said...

Pretty funny! I wish my old teacher would've shown me this when I first learned about them... worth the watch.

Erick Magloire said...

I agree he is really funny, keeps me interested.

Unknown said...

very cool stuff. interesting video. honestly, better than my high school professors haha

Unknown said...

Very funny guy, but very educational at the same time.

Unknown said...

Seriously love his video lessons! It's kind of sad that Zeng He doesn't get the recognition he deserves, I had honestly never even heard of him and I took AP world history in high school.

Unknown said...

I've read somewhere that Zeng might've even traveled as far as North America! Its crazy to think that such a huge fleet could've maybe gone that far - I find that theory kind of unlikely though. But you never know!

Unknown said...

I love these types of videos. They are so interesting and funny. I think John Green is brilliant! The animations also help to wrap your head around all the facts and history.

andreamoldon said...

I honestly enjoy these videos so much! It's very animated and very kid-friendly, like previously said by one of my classmates, i wished i wouldve seen this when i was learning it the first time. I am a very visual person and personally that is how i learn the best. John Green is the best!

Caterina De Leo 5309125 said...

love it! love john green! always keeping my interested.

Unknown said...

Honestly John Green is one of the best! He's hilarious and very educational!

Unknown said...

I love how he keeps you wanting to hear more. He's pretty funny!

Natalia A San Martin said...

Wow it's crazy that half of the world could be speaking Spanish and the other in Portuguese. It would make it easier to communicate though since there would only be two languages to learn.

Giuliana di Croce said...

John Green's jokes are so dorky, but I literally always laugh. I agree with what everyone said above, especially with the fact that not only is John Green funny, but he is also very educational.

Unknown said...

I didn't know much about Zheng He before this before this video. I feel that I was able to grasp a little bit of information about him. I also didn't realize how much Vasco de Gama contributed to the trading system in the Indian Ocean until I saw this video.