Youtube comments of Whatifalthist (@WhatifAltHist).

  1. 3200
  2. 2300
  3. 2200
  4. 2100
  5. 1900
  6. 1400
  7. 1200
  8. 1200
  9. 955
  10. 946
  11. 942
  12. 893
  13. 842
  14. 745
  15. 738
  16. 652
  17. 611
  18. 609
  19. 577
  20. 555
  21. 554
  22. 544
  23. 528
  24. 460
  25. 452
  26. 444
  27. 435
  28. 435
  29. 419
  30. 404
  31. 399
  32. 392
  33. 388
  34. 384
  35. 380
  36. 378
  37. 375
  38. 372
  39. 369
  40. 358
  41. 352
  42. 339
  43. 333
  44. 330
  45. 315
  46. 315
  47. 315
  48. 313
  49. 312
  50. 307
  51. 1.The Xia is so far back I didn't feel the need the mention them. They're's also not a lot of archaeological material for them and a lot of the stuff is wrapped up in Chinese nationalism. The Shang seemed more like a stable point I could agree on. If I picked the Xia as a starting point that would get even more flack IMO. 2.I don't remember ever saying the Shang created Chinese religion. 3.I've read like 5 academic books that have said the Zhou were Turkic, or since this was so long ago, their closest relatives today would be Turkic people. 4.I never said the Zhou did create China's feudal system, merely that the duke of Zhou divided China between this supporters, which he did, thus resulting over hundreds of years in China's disunity. 5.I use religion loosely hear as I do across my whole channel, where I often define Communism as a religion. Also, if you look at lists of world religions, Confucianism normally gets on the list by providing many similar roles. Also, I would argue that Confuciniasm in its original form was more religious, being linked to beliefs in heaven and the spirit world. Source:Houston Smith the World's religions. 6.Accurate, Was simplifying. 7.Accurate. Was simplifying. 8.Accurate. However, China still did not adopt a giant theocratic structure or construct extremely abstract philosophies, which is the norm for the rest of the world. 9.I talk about the 3 wine tasters in this video. Also, a single short example does not deviate from 4,000 years of precedent enough to warrant description. 10.I never said Buddhism did sell itself among peasant. I said it's predominant demographics were outside groups like barbarians, merchants and women. However, since China was over 90% peasant at the time, any successful religion had to appeal to them.
    306
  52. 301
  53. 294
  54. 286
  55. 280
  56. 279
  57. 274
  58. 266
  59. 265
  60. 264
  61. 258
  62. 250
  63. 249
  64. 244
  65. 243
  66. 242
  67. 241
  68. 241
  69. 240
  70. 238
  71. 228
  72. 227
  73. 227
  74. 226
  75. 225
  76. 222
  77. 220
  78. 219
  79. 216
  80. 214
  81. 212
  82. 210
  83. 209
  84. 207
  85. 206
  86. 204
  87. 202
  88. 202
  89. 200
  90. 200
  91. 193
  92. 187
  93. 187
  94. 185
  95. 184
  96. 179
  97. 178
  98. 175
  99. 169
  100. 169
  101. 168
  102. 167
  103. 165
  104. 165
  105. 164
  106. 164
  107. 162
  108. 162
  109. 161
  110. 160
  111. 159
  112. I read a huge amount. Each episode pulls from a variety of things that I've read. This episode pulls from more general materials and less from works of a specific era. The 5 I owe the greatest debt to for this episode are. 1)Susan Wise Bauer: A History of the Ancient World 2 and 3) Will Durant's "The Life of Greece" and "Our Oriental Heritage" (Almost every single one of my videos set before 1500 owes a debt to Will Durant. He wrote an 11 volume history of civilization that just has incredible coverage and detail.) 4)Eric Cline:1177 BC, The Year Civilization Collapsed (Covers mostly the era before this but gives precious background info) 5)A Brief History of Myth: Karen Armstrong(for the information of Early Judaism and Axial Ages etc...) This video pulled on more documentaries than I normally use, which is where I got a fair amount of the information of David himself. If I need verifiable details, like population size or dates, I'll look them up. My best sources in general include Matthew Whites' "Atrocities", which covers the 100 worst atrocities in history. The Osprey Military history books are excellent, they provide very strong details on very specific topics. So if you want to know all the details on the War of the Triple Alliance, it's there. I've already mentioned by debt to Will Durant. McNeill is the best for gaining a general understanding of how history works and the grand patterns at work. His "Rise of the West" and "Plagues and Peoples" are really necessary for anyone who wants to see the bigger picture in history. I hope this was helpful.
    158
  113. 153
  114. 151
  115. 149
  116. 145
  117. 144
  118. 144
  119. 143
  120. 143
  121. 142
  122. 141
  123. 141
  124. 140
  125. 138
  126. 137
  127. 137
  128. 137
  129. 135
  130. 132
  131. 132
  132. 129
  133. 129
  134. 129
  135. 128
  136. 128
  137. 125
  138. 125
  139. 124
  140. 123
  141. 123
  142. 123
  143. 120
  144. 119
  145. 113
  146. 113
  147. 111
  148. 111
  149. 110
  150. 105
  151. 105
  152. 104
  153. 101
  154. 100
  155. 100
  156. 99
  157. 99
  158. 97
  159. 96
  160. 94
  161. 94
  162. 94
  163. 93
  164. 91
  165. 90
  166. 89
  167. 89
  168. 87
  169. 87
  170. 82
  171. 82
  172. 80
  173. 79
  174. 77
  175. 77
  176. 76
  177. 74
  178. 73
  179. 73
  180. 72
  181. 69
  182. 69
  183. 69
  184. 67
  185. 66
  186. 64
  187. 62
  188. 61
  189. 59
  190. 59
  191. 58
  192. 55
  193. 55
  194. 55
  195. 55
  196. 53
  197. 53
  198. 52
  199. 51
  200. 51
  201. 50
  202. 49
  203. 49
  204. 49
  205. 48
  206. 47
  207. 46
  208. 46
  209. 46
  210. 45
  211. 44
  212. 42
  213. 41
  214. 41
  215. 40
  216. 40
  217. 40
  218. 39
  219. 39
  220. 38
  221. 37
  222. 37
  223. 36
  224. 36
  225. 35
  226. 34
  227. 33
  228. 32
  229. 31
  230. 31
  231. 31
  232. 31
  233. 31
  234. 31
  235. 30
  236. 29
  237. 29
  238. 28
  239. 27
  240. 27
  241. 27
  242. 27
  243. 26
  244. 26
  245. 25
  246. 24
  247. 24
  248. 24
  249. 24
  250. 24
  251. 23
  252. 23
  253. 23
  254. 22
  255. 22
  256. 22
  257. 22
  258. 22
  259. 21
  260. 21
  261. 20
  262. 20
  263. 20
  264. 20
  265. 20
  266. 20
  267. 19
  268. 19
  269. 19
  270. 18
  271. 18
  272. 18
  273. 18
  274. 17
  275. 17
  276. 17
  277. 17
  278. 16
  279. 16
  280. 15
  281. 15
  282. 15
  283. 15
  284. 15
  285. 15
  286. 14
  287. 14
  288. 14
  289. 13
  290. 13
  291. 13
  292. 13
  293. 12
  294. 12
  295. 12
  296. 12
  297. 12
  298. 12
  299. 12
  300. 12
  301. 11
  302. 11
  303. 11
  304. 11
  305. 11
  306. 11
  307. 10
  308. 10
  309. 10
  310. 10
  311. 10
  312. 10
  313. 9
  314. 9
  315. 9
  316. 9
  317. 9
  318. 9
  319. 8
  320. 8
  321. 8
  322. 8
  323. 8
  324. 8
  325. 8
  326. 8
  327. 8
  328. 8
  329. 7
  330. 7
  331. 7
  332. 7
  333. 7
  334. 7
  335. 7
  336. 7
  337. 7
  338. 7
  339. 7
  340. 7
  341. 6
  342. 6
  343. 6
  344. 6
  345. 6
  346. 6
  347. 6
  348. 6
  349. 6
  350. 6
  351. 6
  352. 6
  353. 6
  354. 6
  355. 6
  356. 6
  357. 6
  358. 6
  359. 6
  360. 6
  361. 5
  362. 5
  363. 5
  364. 5
  365. 5
  366. 5
  367. 5
  368. 5
  369. 5
  370. 5
  371. 5
  372. 5
  373. 5
  374. 5
  375. 5
  376. 4
  377. 4
  378. 4
  379. 4
  380. 4
  381. 4
  382. 4
  383. 4
  384. 4
  385. 4
  386. 4
  387. 4
  388. 4
  389. 4
  390. 4
  391. 4
  392. 4
  393. 4
  394. 4
  395. 4
  396. 4
  397. 4
  398. 4
  399. 4
  400. 4
  401. 4
  402. 4
  403. 4
  404. 4
  405. 4
  406. 4
  407. 4
  408. 3
  409. 3
  410. 3
  411. 3
  412. 3
  413. 3
  414. 3
  415. 3
  416. 3
  417. 3
  418. 3
  419. 3
  420. 3
  421. 3
  422. 3
  423. 3
  424. 3
  425. 3
  426. 3
  427. 3
  428. 3
  429. 3
  430. 3
  431. 3
  432. 3
  433. 3
  434. 3
  435. 3
  436. 3
  437. 3
  438. 3
  439. 3
  440. 3
  441. 3
  442. 3
  443. 3
  444. 3
  445. 3
  446. 3
  447. 3
  448. 3
  449. 3
  450. 3
  451. 3
  452. 3
  453. 3
  454. 3
  455. 3
  456. 3
  457. 3
  458. 3
  459. 3
  460. 2
  461. 2
  462. 2
  463. 2
  464. 2
  465. 2
  466. 2
  467. 2
  468. 2
  469. 2
  470. 2
  471. 2
  472. 2
  473. 2
  474. 2
  475. 2
  476. 2
  477. 2
  478. 2
  479. 2
  480. 2
  481. 2
  482. 2
  483. 2
  484. 2
  485. 2
  486. 2
  487. 2
  488. 2
  489. 2
  490. 2
  491. 2
  492. 2
  493. 2
  494. 2
  495. 2
  496. 2
  497. 2
  498. 2
  499. 2
  500. 2
  501. 2
  502. 2
  503. 2
  504. 2
  505. 2
  506. 2
  507. 2
  508. 2
  509. 2
  510. 2
  511. 2
  512. 2
  513. 2
  514. 2
  515. 2
  516. 2
  517. 2
  518. 2
  519. 2
  520. 2
  521. 2
  522. 2
  523. 2
  524. 2
  525. 2
  526. 2
  527. 2
  528. 2
  529. 2
  530. 2
  531. 2
  532. 2
  533. 1
  534. 1
  535. 1
  536. 1
  537. 1
  538. 1
  539. 1
  540. 1
  541. 1
  542. 1
  543. 1
  544. 1
  545. 1
  546. 1
  547. 1
  548. 1
  549. 1
  550. 1
  551. 1
  552. 1
  553. 1
  554. 1
  555. 1
  556. 1
  557. 1
  558. 1
  559. 1
  560. 1
  561. 1
  562. 1
  563. 1
  564. 1
  565. 1
  566. 1
  567. 1
  568. 1
  569. 1
  570. 1
  571. 1
  572. 1
  573. 1
  574. 1
  575. 1
  576. 1
  577. 1
  578. 1
  579. 1
  580. 1
  581. 1
  582. 1
  583. 1
  584. 1
  585. 1
  586. 1
  587. 1
  588. 1
  589. 1
  590. 1
  591. 1
  592. 1
  593. 1
  594. 1
  595. 1
  596. 1
  597. 1
  598. 1
  599. 1
  600. 1
  601. 1
  602. 1
  603. 1
  604. 1
  605. 1
  606. 1
  607. 1
  608. 1
  609. 1
  610. 1
  611. 1
  612. 1
  613. 1
  614. 1
  615. 1
  616. 1
  617. 1
  618. 1
  619. 1
  620. 1
  621. 1
  622. 1
  623. 1