2012-01-26

[public] 13.8M views, 162K likes, 3.46K dislikes audio only

CrashCourse

In which John Green investigates the dawn of human civilization. John looks into how people gave up hunting and gathering to become agriculturalists, and how that change has influenced the world we live in today. Also, there are some jokes about cheeseburgers.

Additional reading:

Nisa by Marjorie Shostak: https://bit.ly/3M5Ikyq

First Farmers by Peter Bellwood: https://bit.ly/3jHBNxL

Chapters:

About the Test 00:00

The Journey of a Double Cheeseburger 1:04

Early Humans: Hunting and Foraging 02:18

Advantages & Disadvantages of Agriculture 03:39

An Open Letter to Elephants 06:49

Why did the Agricultural Revolution Happen? 07:51

Credits 10:38

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