Wednesday, May 25, 2016

John Green "Crash Course" on the Columbian Exchange

A Crash Course on the Columbian Exchange (note: this is one of his funniest videos as well as quite informative).


 

9 comments:

Dennis Estrada said...

Lets just say, this is an optimistic approach to the absolute clash of two cultures which took place in America. While is true that maybe 2 or 3 positive consequences came out of the native Americans' genocide for the rest of the world, it would be an exercise of Cynicism (not the Greek school of thought) to try and deviate from the evident and perpetual status quo in the new world. Columbus said this was the most beautiful land ever seen by human eyes, but apparently not enough to be seen as equals. If the present from the past seemed like a blackout, the future was not very bright either. We literally became the backyard of the European and some other modern empires. A Latin American factory, the west greatest assembly line only second to the Chinese one worldwide.

Unknown said...

I agree with Dennis that it may have been somewhat of an optimistic view but it definitely helped me understand this topic more. Even though it made it easier, I still have to watch it again and read the book to fully grasp the content. We should definitely watch more of these videos because they are very helpful.

Unknown said...

It's crazy to believe today that some of the products we take for granted wouldn't exist in our groceries stores without the Columbian exchange. Countries that depend on cattle like Argentina, for example, wouldn't have cows without the Columbian exchange.

Unknown said...

I've heard of the Colombian Exchange, but I had no idea it had to do with crops, animals, and diseases. My school never really touched ground on that subject. I enjoyed this topic because it's something new that I learned about. The fact that all of these new animals, diseases, crops, etc that are here today are all because of people exploring different parts of the world, and settling in those new found places, and also returning back to their homeland.

Romanda Santana said...

It's amazing to see how radically and quickly the Americas and Europe changed because of trade. I think the Columbian Exchange was a significant marker in history for the dawn of global trade, many times blurring the lines of national territory as the sea was no longer a barrier to trade and exploration.

Dayde Moreno said...

I really enjoyed this video because of the great impact the Columbian Exchange had in our world. It had a great significance in why we see certain crops or animals in certain places that without this exchange would not be there today. I also find it interesting how not all aspects of this exchange were positive, you could argue some negative came from it as well.

Unknown said...

I really enjoyed this video because learning about the Columbian Exchange was really interesting.

Unknown said...

Columbian exchange did impact the world and this video taught me way more than I ever knew about Columbian exchange. The Americas and Europe would not be where they are today without the Columbian Exchange.

Jason Madrid - ISS1120MDCKENDALL said...

Interesting and funny video as always!