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  1. Fomorians: "When you get stabbed, you're out! Using that healing spring was cheating!"
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  2. Thank you for doing a series on this. Most people I know, including me, don't know nearly enough about China, a country which influences us so much today. Glad Chinese history is getting more attention!
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  3. This has everything I love. Kittens. Soft music, Gritty devouring two landlords. 10/10
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  4. Adjusting for inflation, hecks given: still 0.
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  5. Diocletian and Walpole should run the Illuminati, they would be so efficient
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  6. See, Hephthalites? That's what happens when instead of annexing a territory, you made them pay you tribute. Yes, they are your friends now. But only because they fear you. You keep supporting the monarch you want in there with your own weapons, and eventually he will turn them against you. It's like the old saying: "Raise crows, and they will peck your eyes out."
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  7. This is one of those series where I know literally nothing about the topic. Thank you Extra Credits and their Patreon supporters for letting me learn about something completely strange to me :)
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  8. It is always morally correct to resist faulty pseudoscience. And fascism.
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  9. I'm surprised you didn't label this as "Eggstra Mythology".
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  10. The inca jerky was called charki and the dried potatoes called chuño are still part of andean daily food nowadays
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  11. Oh my god as an Irish person I’ve been dying for episodes on the revolutions! Would love to see a Michael Collins centered episode going into the Anglo-Irish Treaty and the Civil War!
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  12. its sad that tragedy is what sparks this kind of reform. but i'm glad the reform happens and quality of life improves
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  13. The worst is that Charles VI's reign began very well. He was popular, the kingdom was getting back on his feet thanks to spanish and italian trade, his father's policy had forced the english to withdraw and he even won a great victory at Roosebeke against the flemish. And then he was struck down from inside. Thanks for talking more in-depth about this, most people just say "he get mad, yo" and leave it at that.
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  14. Joan of Arc: RPG protagonist, the way they're intended to be played Ibn Battuta: RPG protagonist, the way they're actually played
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  15. As a Swede, I am so fucking here for the Gävle slander. "Gävle's only other claim to fame" please keep it up!
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  16. SUGGESTION: If you're thinking about getting a friend to share your home with, why not check out the local pounds and shelters. While many of these pets don't come with papers or are as flashy as that "gotta have certified breed" pet, the pets at the shelters often know the score. And they're often just as grateful and loving, if not more so. So, why not give your local shelter or pound a look.
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  17. Lesson: Never neglect social studies, geography, geopolitics, cultural studies when you want to conquer, rule, or make an empire.
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  18. It's less weird how all those gods randomly help or get lenient with Heracles when you consider that he's technically related to most of them, they're prolly going "aww so cute" behind his back and putting pics of him on olympic facebook
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  19. WOOHOO! West African Empires!!! I hope this channel does more West African Empires such as Songhai, Mandinka, Kanem-Borno, Asante, Benin, Oyo and the various caliphates such as Sokoto and Segu. I'm a descendant of the Oyo Empire myself
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  20. CGP Grey made videos in voting systems and Gerrymandering. Those could be useful to watch as well.
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  21. Man, I'd love it if in some ancient text somewhere, someone who was denied membership to one of these cults wrote out the ancient Roman equivalent of "Why won't those stupid idiots let me in their crappy club for jerks?" lol.
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  22. As a Kansan myself I'm very excited to learn more about the period of Bleeding Kansas, because it was tragically glossed over in my school when we learned about the civil war. Thank you EH for teaching what schools won't.
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  23. Suleiman : It seems my nephew, the Mansa, has died of sleeping. Nothing to see here. Doctor : I smell poison on his breath Suleiman : Sleeping I tell you
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  24. can we just take a moment to appreciate the mirror trick at the beginning, though?
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  25. Just putting it out there but isn't the most uneventful ruler sometimes the best one
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  26. Eleanor: I can finally retire in peace Richard and John: Mommy please save me Eleanor: For f**cks Sake
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  27. How on earth did I read that year SO WRONG.
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  28. You forgot the one where Anansi captured the fairy by making her enraged at a doll covered in tree sap who was holding yams in a bowl
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  29. The alternate Dutch name for the dodo this video mentions is probably walgvogel. In the video this name is translated as ‘tasteless’ bird. Nah. It’s much worse than merely tasteless. Walg (from the verb walgen, the noun walging or the adjective walgelijk) actually has the meaning disgust/disgusting. Vogel is indeed bird, thus the more correct translation would be disgust(ing) bird.
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  30. This feels like an episode of hoarders that went horribly wrong
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  31. Fun fact: One of the main reasons tulips became such a commodity in the Netherlands was because their soil was particlarly suited for plants such as flowers. The seabed created from land reclamation with a mix of rain,sunshine and clever management,has created a unique type of fertile soil which although not good for farming crops is perfect for a plant such as a tulip. To this day the Netherelands account for 80% entire world tulip production.
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  32. I think it's dumb and reductionist when people pretend that the democracy of Athens has anything to do with our modern democracy. If anything, Rome is the ancient republic that we nicked a lot of ideas from, not Athens. In reality, though, we have only really taken the names from those ancient republics. Our modern democracy would be unrecognisable to any ancient Roman or Athenian. Edit: I don't want to engage with the youtube reply system, so I'm just going to expand on a few things here. By "we" I was referring to the US and UK (which, given that I'm neither American nor British and have never been to the US, is admittedly a bit weird, yeah), and by "nicked a lot of ideas from" I mean the word 'senate', the fascis symbol, etc., i.e a bunch of symbolism and wording, but not really any actual direct influence of how the system works. Compared to the democracies of ancient times, even the US looks like a utopia of representation. I think focus should be more on what modern events and forces created the ideas that have led to our modern democracies, rather than the things that ostensibly "inspired" them. Modern democracy is a result of changing material conditions (improving standard of living and education, for ex.), not a re-discovery of a long lost system of government that everyone suddenly agreed was better.
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  33. This is always inspiring to think about. They closed in on something and have saved thousands of thousands of lives. Shame about it's price in the modern pharmacy.
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  34. You didn't put the part when he smokes 3 cigars at a time, and drinks a bottle of champagne for breakfast
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  35. "Victory delivered with the help of the train schedules" has got to be the most Victorian sentence I've ever heard.
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  36. As an Australian I can say parts of this story happen to this day you can have a dry desert the rains can fall filling a lake and there will be fish they actually go into a form of stasis during the dry
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  37. Man, this is the biggest fight problem with a fruit tree I've heard since Eden.
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  38. Thanks for the message about respecting historical sites, guys. I work in the tourism industry and, trust me, nothing breaks your heart like seeing a tourist pee all over the wall of your local, priceless basilica. We love to show you around! If we tell you no, there's always a good reason. Be good tourists, people.
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  39. the Big Bad has been defeated, but the True Final Boss is about to emerge . . .
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  40. It's always great to be subscribe to extra credits and overly sarcastic production.
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  41. Let's just say the original myths don't put the glad in gladiator.
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  42. Alas, what a shame that you missed Dr. Sun's final teaching which inspires generations of Chinese and we still remember it today: The work of revolution is yet to be finished. Our comrades shall strive on for its consummation. 革命尚未成功，同志仍需努力。 And the Chinese civil war did not last for 20 years. Communists and nationalists fought between 1927 and 1937 before they reached an agreement to cease fire (at least openly) and deal with Japanese invaders first. The civil war started again in 1945 and ended in 1950 with the nationalist government escaped to Taiwan island. So it is 15 years of civil war in total. And it is also worth mentioning that Dr. Sun's wife Soong Ching-ling still played a big role in Chinese politics after Sun passed away. She contributed to form the united front of Chinese against Japanese invasion, and devoted a lot for social charity, children welfare and women rights. She became the vice president of the People's Republic of China later and remained this country's only honorary president until today.
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  43. I am glad so many people are getting interested in history due to this series. But, let us remember, this style of telling history (more like a story) has distinct flaws. Specifically, to tell the story in a compelling way, some things get emphasized and some things get downplayed. Too much nuance is lost when this style of history becomes your primary source. For example, the show portrays Peter as just signing a letter claiming his unfitness to rule Russia, when he signed it at the point of a bayonet. Let shows like this get you interested in a historical event. History is interconnected. The American Revolution happened in large part because Peter pulled back from Berlin. The reason that was important was it caused the British to win the war. Due to that victory, they left the colonies alone, and allowed them to form their own governments. Also, the man who is credited with building the Continental Army was a former Prussian officer during the 7 Years’ War. If the war had continued, he might have died. The French loss in the 7 Years’ War is part of the reason they supported the Americans. Etc. You cannot tell all of that in a story format. One of my college projects (History Major, focusing on the History of Prussia), was building a timeline of the start of WW1. It could not be done in a left to right linear fashion. Instead, we started from a central event (the assassination). The timeline grew outwardly, forming a spider’s web of events. Solid circles formed time. Dotted colored lines connected the events, as each events’ influence spread, and connected with other events. Some events occurred only a few minutes apart, despite occurring in different countries, and immediately influenced another country's actions.
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  44. Really would love to see a series on Bismarck. Edit: He was one of the greatest statesman ever, and I really find his lack of a series kind of a snub, to be honest.
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  45. Aaaand we're live! Enjoy the episode :)
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  46. The oldest Anarchy server in real life.
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  47. I have never been so on board for the story of Genghis Khan. I'm so hyped for each episode at this point.
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  48. Lorenzo: "Guys, calm down and keep a level head..." People: "BLOOOD!" Lorenzo: ".....what did I just say?"
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  49. The Cartoon horses are my favorite part of this series.
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  50. “Only 168 men? Really? They think they can defeat us with 168 men?”
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