Crash Course: World History (2012)

Name: Crash Course: World History
Genre: Comedy, Documentary, History
Rating: 8.8
Cast: John Green

Comedy · Documentary · History

Crash Course World History is a video course hosted by John Green that teaches world history from growing the first crops in the First Agricultural Revolution to global textile production in the 2010s. Across the series, it builds skills in identifying and explaining historical developments, analyzing events in broader context, and tracing patterns and connections across time and place—aiming to help viewers become more informed citizens of the world. Season 1 follows the 2012 AP World History curriculum in a 42-episode chronological survey, while Season 2 continues in 30 episodes with a more thematic approach that focuses on systems and encourages viewers to question how “history” is written and what biases shape it.

IMDb rating: 8.8 (351 votes)
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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John Green John Green

Seasons

Season 1 (2012)

7.05 avg 42 episodes 7.9 → 8.0

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Agricultural Revolution	7.9	20
2	The Indus Valley Civilization	7.3	22
3	Ancient Mesopotamia	6.9	19
4	Ancient Egypt	7.2	20
5	The Persians & Greeks	7.2	18
6	Buddha and Ashoka	6.3	15
7	China	6.2	15
8	Alexander the Great	5.6	16
9	The Silk Road	6.9	15
10	Rome	6.8	15
11	Christianity	6.7	14
12	The Fall of Rome	7.2	14
13	Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar	6.6	14
14	The Dark Ages	6.6	16
15	The Crusades	7.2	14
16	Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa	7.4	12
17	The Mongols	7.2	15
18	Indian Ocean Trade	6.6	13
19	Venice and the Ottomans	6.4	13
20	Russia	6.7	12
21	15th Century Mariners	7.3	12
22	The Renaissance: Was It a Thing?	7.3	13
23	The Columbian Exchange	6.9	14
24	The Atlantic Slave Trade	7.4	12
25	The Spanish Empire	7.3	12
26	The Seven Years War	7.1	12
27	Captain Cook	7.7	14
28	American Revolution	6.5	13
29	French Revolution	6.8	14
30	Haitian Revolution	6.7	15
31	Latin Revolutions	6.1	13
32	Industrial Revolution	7.5	11
33	Capitalism	6.8	12
34	Nationalism	7.2	12
35	Imperialism	7.0	12
36	World War I	7.9	11
37	China's Revolutions	6.4	12
38	World War II	7.8	11
39	The Cold War	7.8	11
40	Decolonization	7.6	11
41	Globalization I	7.9	12
42	Globalization II	8.0	12

Season 2 (2014)

7.80 avg 24 episodes 7.7 → 7.6

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rethinking Civilization	7.7	10
2	Debt & Money	8.0	10
3	Disease in Human History	8.0	11
4	Nature of War	7.7	9
5	War and Civilization	7.8	8
6	Little Ice Age and the Crisis of the 17th C.	8.3	9
7	Humans & Energy	7.8	8
8	Drought & Famine	8.0	8
9	How WW1 Began	8.2	8
10	Who Started WW1?	8.0	8
11	The End of Civilization in the Bronze Age	7.8	8
12	The West and Historical Methodology	7.8	8
13	Asian Responses to Imperialism	7.7	9
14	Railroads: How the Industrial Age Changed Our Perspective	8.2	8
16	Islam & Politics	7.2	8
17	The Mughals & Key Details	7.6	8
18	The Protestant Reformation	6.4	8
20	WW2: A War for Resources	9.0	8
21	Congo & the Great African War	7.7	10
22	Water & Classical Civilizations	8.0	8
23	Conflict in Israel & Palestine	7.6	12
24	Vikings: Trading & Raiding	7.4	10
25	Nation Building in Latin America	7.8	8
26	Iran's Revolution(s)	7.6	8

Crash Course: World History (2012)

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